Our long-term health is the combined effect over time of our regular daily habits.<\/p>\n
If we drink one sugary, fizzy drink on a particular day, it will have little effect on us. But consume a fizzy drink every day, over a decade or two, and the accumulation will have unfortunate effects on our health.<\/p>\n
Here are three health tips, recommended by the World Health Organisation, to improve your overall health:<\/p>\n
1 . Less sugar and salt<\/strong> \u2013 too much salt can put you at risk of high blood pressure, which in turn increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. Reduce your salt intake to 5g per day, equivalent to about one teaspoon. Don\u2019t put extra salt on your food. Too much sugar can cause weight gain and have negative effects on your heart health. Try fruit as a healthy alternative.<\/p>\n 2. Fewer harmful fats <\/strong>\u2013 Too much fat can affect your heart and circulatory system. The preferable unsaturated fats are found in fish, avocado and nuts, and in sunflower, soybean, canola and olive oils. Avoid saturated fats in fatty meat, butter, cream, and cheese, as well as trans-fats found in baked and fried foods, and pre-packaged snacks and foods, such as frozen pizza, biscuits, and cooking oils and spreads.<\/p>\n 3. Don\u2019t smoke<\/strong>– Smoking tobacco causes lung disease, heart disease and stroke. Tobacco kills not only the smokers but also non-smokers through second-hand exposure. If you think about it, smoking is one habit that adds absolutely no value. The same applies to vaping.<\/p>\n 4. Avoid stress<\/strong> \u2013 Living with stress over a long period of time has unfortunate consequences for our health. Sometimes stress can freeze us. We don\u2019t know where to start, we are overwhelmed. And we worry more about what we have to do, than actually getting it done. We spoke to the team at Regenesys, and here are some of the techniques they use.<\/p>\n The sooner you have these simple life changes, the greater benefit you will derive. Here\u2019s to a long and healthy life!<\/p>\n We are still in the time of Covid. For the protection of all of us, continue to wear a mask, practise social distancing and sanitise!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Our long-term health is the combined effect over time of our regular daily habits. If we drink one sugary, fizzy drink on a particular day, it will have little effect on us. But consume a fizzy drink every day, over a decade or two, and the accumulation will have unfortunate effects on our health. Here<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":144558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,609],"tags":[],"country":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-139692","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-a-z-topics","8":"category-wellness"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n