Health
“If you don’t have your health, you don’t have anything.” Whoever said that is an f-ing genius!
The regular routine of a healthy diet and exercise can relieve a tremendous amounts of stress, not to mention tighten up that behind, boost your confidence, and better prepare you for any unforeseen health problems.
If there is one thing I’ve learned, your health is an asset, and you must strengthen your temple.
I am a living testimony to this!
After my separation in 2004, I became so stressed out as a result of the break-up, my attempts to manage my house on my own, run a business and care for my three very young children, that I allowed the stress to get the better of me. Don’t let that happen to you.
Here’s a Top 11 List of Things to Do to Help Prevent Unexpected Health Crisis and to
Improve Your Quality of Life:
All women should have annual pelvic exams – From the ages of 25 to 64, all women should have basic screens each year that include height, weight, and blood pressure.
Regular dental exams – Several diseases can be linked to your oral health, things like cardiovascular disease to pre-term labor in pregnancy. Besides, who doesn’t like a beautiful pearly smile?
Love you – Your self-image can have a tremendous affect, either positive or negative, on your health and happiness. Chose to be around people who are positive, make you feel confident, loved, secure, and open. Don’t hang around people who bring you down.
Stress anyone? – Stress is any change in your normal routine or health. Adopting some stress management techniques can lower your risk of stress-related health conditions.
Love the skin – Always, ALWAYS wear sunscreen. Year round sunscreen can prevent and slow down the signs of aging. It also protects you from skin cancer. Although many of us think we don’t pretty or healthy without the glow of a tan, there is almost nothing that will age your skin faster tanning and the accompanying sunburns that almost always occur before you even get a tan.
Exercise – Exercise will literally extend your life expectancy, not too mention improves your cardiovascular health and circulation. It also lessons the symptoms of PMS, menopause, and diabetes. Oh! And please don’t forget the copious amounts of energy you receive from a great work out. The benefits of good exercise habits are numerous and it improves your libido! Yowza!
You are what you eat – Proper nutrition can improve your complexion, extend your life, help your nails (calcium ladies!), add extra energy, the list goes on and on! Are you eating a healthy diet that meets the daily nutritional requirements set by the USDA?
Smokin’ – It’s plain and simple, just don’t do it. There is nothing beneficial about it. Find other ways to curb your stress. Try hoppin’ in the car for a road trip with a friend, a hike, a new restaurant, or maybe a jog.
Boozehound – So yeah, there is new freedom and nights alone. Watch what you drink ladies, or should I say – watch how much you drink. It’s easy to fall into a glass of wine after a long stressful day. Make sure you don’t fall into this rut after the end of a relationship.
Get some! – And practice safely while you are at it. Protect yourself from STDs/HIV and the potential “accident.”
Buckle up for safety – It’s easy to forget when we are loading into the car in the morning, buckling up kids, trying not to spill the coffee, and get to work on time.