12 Healthy Habits to Live Life

What you do every day can be beneficial or detrimental to your health. Staying up late every night and getting insufficient sleep is bad for your health while early to bed and early to rise to promote good health.

Here are 12 healthy habits to adopt and change your life for the better: 

1.      Maintain a balanced diet: The keyword is natural.  Avoid processed food with additives and take in less sugar and salt. Consume more fruits and vegetables and eat less meat as it is cancer-causing acidic food. Find out more about Cancer Prevention - Acidic and Alkaline Food. Maintain the habit of having breakfast and drink plenty of water throughout the day. Give up the bad habit of smoking and try to drink moderately. Have seeds grain and nuts as part of your natural food.  The habit of drinking green tea every day will strengthen your immune system.

2.      Oral hygiene and eating habits: Do daily brushing and flossing and it is also heart-healthy. Chew your food and eat slowly is good for your digestive system.

3.      Exercise: Jogging is one of the best exercises because you connect with nature, enjoy the great outdoors, get fresh air and sunshine for vitamin D. Remember total fitness is about boosting your stamina (jogging), flexibility (stretching), and strength (weightlifting). Every day breathe slowly and deeply right down into your stomach to promote calmness in you. This is what I do. I breathe in at a count of 5 and then I hold my breath for a count of 20 and then I breathe out at a count of 10. It is also good for your lymphatic system. If possible, park your car far away and walk to your place of work.

4.      Sleep: Your sleeping habit is more important than your late-night TV  program. A good night’s sleep will rejuvenate your body and naturalize the harmful effect of stress during the day.



5.   Spiritual wellbeing: Learn to forgive and get peace of mind. It is the best way to stay calm. Fill your heart with gratitude and kindness. Thinking of love instead of hatred and revenge is the way to live.

6.      Avoid negative emotions:  Try to get rid of some of the negative emotions such as anger jealousy, grievances, worries, and holding grudges. It is toxic for your mind and body.

7.      Control stress: Getting into a habit to unwind and relax is important to reduce stress.  Meditate and perform Tai Chi are some of the ways to regain your balance after a hectic day.    

      

8.      Enjoy your work: Look at your job from a positive perspective; you are productive and contributing.  Besides, an active lifestyle is good for your brain. It stays sharp and alert.  Do take breaks while at work to restore your energy and maintain your concentration at work.

9.      Live within your means: The aim of financial freedom is to get peace of mind. Wanting less and leading a simple life are ways to stay out of debt.

10.  Positive thoughts: Good and bad things will happen to you, it is your positive response that counts. Be hopeful about life because tough times never last but tough people do.

11.  Medical examination: Make it a habit to do a thorough check annually to make sure that you are in the pink of health. In case of early detection of critical illnesses, it means a good chance to be treated and be cured.

12.   An attitude of gratitude: As mentioned in No.5, forgiveness is able to maintain your wellbeing while an attitude of gratitude will generate happiness in your life. One effective way to promote appreciation and thankfulness is to write a few things that you are grateful for. Counting your blessings is a healthy habit to develop in your daily life.

The only proper way to eliminate bad habits is to replace them with good ones. ~ Jerome Hines

30 Preventive Healthy Habits – A Checklist

When you have to visit your family physician it is usually a sign that you have not had enough preventive healthy habits. Stay away from your doctor by adopting these preventive healthy habits:  As a baby boomer, I sustain my well-being by following these healthy habits too. 

1.      Early to bed, early to rise, and sleep well.

2.      Drink water throughout the day to stay hydrated.

3.      Do Tai Chi in the morning to start a new day fresh and calm to fortify your sanity.

4.      Look after your heart.

5.      Daily  physical exercise such as jogging

6.      Annual  physical examinations

7.      Do not  smoke and avoid excessive alcohol consumption

8.      Choose happiness and be cheerful.

9.      Think positive thoughts

10.  Adopt healthy eating habits. 

11.  Stress management: Live an orderly life, plan and organize your work in advance. Learn to relax like listening to classical music. 

12.  Connect with people you care about for mutual support.

13.  Drink green tea daily.

14.  Habit of writing dairy/journal: Express your thoughts; capture the daily goodness in writing.  

15.  Active lifestyle: Do not retire; let it be something to do and something to look forward to in life.

16.  Eat embryo rice instead of white rice especially for Asian people.

17.  Go for the great outdoors: Get fresh air and sunshine for vitamin D.

18.  Take a nap.

19.  Employ acupressure for eye care.

20.  Goals, direction and productivity: Goals are your purpose in life and a direction to go forward. Doing the right things gets you  satisfaction and fulfillment in life

21.  The learning habit: Maintain your alertness, keep your mind working and open yourself to changes.

22.  Financial freedom; Get peace of mind living within your means without getting into debt. 

23.  Harmony at home: Family comes first. Let happiness at home spread to other areas of your life.

24.  Problem solving: Get into the habit of looking for solutions instead of just dwelling on it 

25.  Attitude of gratitude: The keywords are forgiveness, kindness and love.

26.  Dental hygiene: Do daily brushing and flossing.

27.  Walk daily: Take the stairs instead of the lift. Park your car far away and walk more often.

28.  Get motivated: Read wise words of famous people in the morning.

29.  Maintain a balanced diet

30.   Consume regularly The World’s Healthiest Foods.

You are welcome to add more ideas to expand the list.

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Healthy Habits Be Smart at Work

Healthy Habits Be Smart at Work

A change in bad habits leads to a change in life. ~ Jenny Craig

Do you have healthy habits at work? Healthy habits promote a good feeling in you and better productivity at work. Here are the things you can do easily to develop healthy habits at work.

1. Water: Are you drinking enough water at work? It is very easy to find out if you do. Just check your urine; if it is not colorless, you are not drinking enough water. Drink throughout the day to be hydrated and prevent tiredness, fatigue and maintain concentration as your brain consists mainly of water (90%).

2. Take breaks: Do you take breaks, such as an afternoon tea break? Taking regular breaks allows you to recover from exhaustion and stress. The most important thing is to clear the clutter in your mind. You must have this kind of experience, you can’t solve a problem, you take a break and when you resume working your problem is instantly identified and solved.

3. Take lunch away from the office: Do not glue to your PC and eat at the same time. When you are not concentrating on eating, your brain will not be able to tell that you have eaten enough and you could be overeating. The best thing to do is to get away from the office and eat outside to enjoy a meal. Let your brain take a deserving break from work.

To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art. ~ La Rochefoucaul

4. Breathe slowly and deeply: Breathe right down into your stomach to promote calmness in you. This is what I do. I breathe in at a count of 5 and then I hold my breath for a count of 20 and then I breathe out at a count of 10. It is also good for your lymphatic system.

5. Comfortable at work: Is the lighting bright enough? Poor lighting will affect your mood and concentration at work. Is the chair comfortable and provides good support for your body? Place a pot of plants on your desk to uplift your mood and encourage the flow of positive energy.

6. Go slow: In order to go slow and work with peace of mind, you need to get organized and get ready for a to-do list. You know what to expect in advance as you have already prioritized the tasks according to their importance. Things get done in an orderly manner and you do one thing at a time without the stress and rushing about.

7. Exercise: To move your body regularly, such as jogging, is to be fit and energetic. A healthy body contributes to mindfulness and calmness at work. It means you are more productive.

8. Sleep well: Sleeping late and getting up late is not the same as going to bed early and getting up early. You are violating the natural rhythm of your body and you will not feel fresh and energetic.


Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy, and wise. ~ Benjamin Franklin

9. Be happy: Happiness which promotes well-being is an attitude and an attitude becomes a good and healthy habit. Do what you like at work and enjoy what you do are ingredients for good health at work.

10. Leave work at work: The key is a balanced life. When you bring home more work to do you are under pressure and your home life is affected and so is your well-being.

11. Healthy Thinking: Positive thinking is healthy thinking. It encourages good vibration in you because you are upbeat, confident, and hopeful about life. Negative thoughts attract negative energies such as anxiety and worries which are bad for your health.

The only proper way to eliminate bad habits is to replace them with good ones. ~ Jerome Hines

Healthy ways to live

Healthy living involves your physical, spiritual, and mental well-being. There are many ways to live healthily and happily.

• Change: A healthy way of life involves changing your habits and your thinking.

It means replacing your bad habits with good ones and be more optimistic about life. 

• Spiritual growth: Fill your heart with gratitude, forgiveness, and kindness. Love is the way to peace of mind.

• Goals: The most important thing in life is to have written goals. Your mind will be the focus on your goals and not drifting aimlessly. There is something to look forward to and life is hopeful.

• Do work that is good for others: Is your work to provide solutions to people’s problems? When what you do is beneficial to others, it gives you a sense of fulfillment and satisfaction.

• Eating habits: Avoid eating in a hurry or under stress. You can have a drink before or after your meal but do not drink and eat. Eat slowly and chew your food well to assist digestion.

• Healthy digestive system

          It is a good habit to excrete in the morning. Thereafter, your system will do the digestion of food eaten up to the evening. At night while you are sleeping your system is working and absorbing nutrients. It is actually the natural cycle of your digestive system.

• Exercise: Enjoy total fitness by boosting your stamina (jogging), flexibility (stretching), and strength (weightlifting). You derive your energy and alertness from physical activities.    

• Sleep: A good night’s sleep repairs damages done to your body after a stressful day. Quality sleep refreshes your mind and you start a new day with renewed energy

• Healthy diet: Drink water instead of a sugary drink. Eat more fruits and vegetables. Take one multivitamin-mineral supplement tablet daily as nutritional insurance. Go for natural food. Avoided processed food with additives, such as flavourings (like sugar and salt) and texture-enhancing agents, and other added chemicals as preservatives.  

• Be connected: A family unit is a source of happiness. To care and be cared for are the greatest joy in life. Share joy and sorrow in the journey of life. Visit your friends and relatives because a healthy life is about getting connected and supported among people you know and care for.

• Intellectual development: Continuous learning is the best way to broaden the mind. Learning stimulates the mind and you will be more alert and adaptive to changes in life.

• Psychological health: Are you feeling good about yourself? Is your mood generally positive? Are you calm and peaceful emotionally? Are you coping well with life’s challenges? Are you happy most of the time? If your answers to all these questions are affirmative, you are doing fine.

• Avoid pollution: The main culprits are air, water, and noise pollution.  Stay away from smokers and live away from heavy traffic. At home install a water filtration system to drink pure water. Heavy traffic and airports contribute to noise pollution. Live close to nature for a healthier life.

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. ~World Health Organization, 1948

10 Bad Habits to Avoid and Reduce Your Expenses

Do you have these bad habits which are not only a drain of your financial resources but they are also detrimental to you good health?

1. Smoking: A packet of cigarettes costs about RM10/=. If you smoke a pack a day it means you will be burning away RM3, 650/= a year. At the same time, you are also ruining your health. When the amount is invested you will be richer by many times more than the amount you have burnt and you are also in good health to enjoy your wealth later.

2. Drinking: It is more than a waste of money because the habit is always related to drunk driving and in many cases they are fatal.

3. Use the car more than necessary: Don’t just think of your car when you think of transportation. Your two legs are an excellent means of going places easily and conveniently. Why waste petrol and car maintenance when you can walk?

4. Junk food: It is foolish to use your hard-earned money to buy something which does not give you nutritional value and it can be easily turned into a bad habit to consume regularly and sabotage your health and well-being

5. Soft drink: Why waste money to get a soft drink when water is freely available at home? Excessive consumption of sugary drink will bring you critical illnesses and long-term sufferings

6. Gambling: Gambling leads to debt and bankruptcy. It is the worst habit you can ever have in life.

7. Surfing the Net: Don’t waste electricity and cost of connection when you surf the Net aimlessly. It is a waste of time and energy when you can be productive in other ways.

8. Inactive: When you don’t move your body often you are more likely to succumb to illnesses and as a result incurring unnecessary medical expenses.

9. Watching TV: It is yet another bad habit that makes you lazy besides taking away your money to pay for the monthly subscription and not to mention paying more for electricity. The longer you watch TV the lazier you will be. In the end, nothing gets done. When you are connected to the TV set you are disconnected from your family members.

10. Disorganized: Don’t store things such as grocery items at home haphazardly. When you can’t locate an item you waste money and time to get one outside. By the time an item is discovered, it has long passed its useful life and you have to throw away. Not planning your trip is another way to waste precious time and petrol


By avoiding these bad habits you will be richer by the amount of money that you can save and even more.

10 Instant Healthy Habits to Change Your Life

Change your habits change your life

These are the healthy habits you can implement immediately to change your health for the better.


1. Get up early: One of the advantages of an early riser is that you get things done even before others are ready to start work. The most important thing for an early riser is that you can start a morning ritual such as getting physical to start a new day with zest and full of energy

2. Breakfast: The other important thing to get up early is that you can enjoy leisurely your breakfast. It is the most important meal in a day as you have gone on a fast for the past eight hours or so, you need nutrition to get you energy to start a new day.

3. Meditate: Early in the morning is the best time to meditate, it is quiet and the air is cool and clean. Doing Yoga or Tai Chi puts you in the peace of mind and you can go about the day with full mental focus.

4. Exercise: The immediate benefit of doing exercise, say, jogging, is to release your stress. Aerobic exercise demands more oxygen intake and promotes blood circulation. Your mind is free from clutter and there is a feeling of well-being in you.

5. Positive mental attitude: Positive mental attitude promotes positive emotions such as happiness, confidence, peace of mind, and mindfulness. This is one area you have full control and it is up to you to think of positive or negative thoughts. I am sure you want to feel good. Why not think of happy thoughts?

6. Eat less but more often: Eat at regular intervals; train your body to expect the food to burn calories. Your digestive system works better on a lighter load. Moreover, your energy levels drop when the intervals between meals are too long. Whenever you are hungry, go for fruits. Avoid smoking and drinking in excess. Avoid eating junk food (processed food, food added with preservatives), and soft drinks. These are things with very low nutritional values

7. Sleep well: Sleep reduces stress and a good night’s sleep energizes your body and makes you more alert. Quality sleep enhances memory, concentration, and prevents depression. It is during your sleep that your body does the repair caused by stress and other harmful elements

8. Drink water: Doctors are well aware that dehydration, second only to oxygen deprivation, robs life fastest. Minor dehydration is one of the causes of many illnesses. Dehydration can also cause damage to the blood vessels in the brain as 85% of your brain consists of water.

9. Drink green tea: Green tea is loaded with antioxidants. University of Purdue researchers recently concluded that a compound in green tea inhibits the growth of cancer cells. There is also research indicating that drinking green tea lowers total cholesterol levels, as well as improving the ratio of good (HDL) cholesterol to bad (LDL) cholesterol. Enjoy a cup of warm green tea every day. I usually have a cup in the evening after dinner.

10. Control stress: The best way to fight stress is to plan ahead with a to-do list. Follow your list means things are done smoothly and stress is avoided.


Health is wealth and wealth is health.

10 Top Tips in Health

Personally, I find the following things that I do is effective to keep me healthy and happy. Why not incorporate the routines into your daily life? You will be glad you do.


1. Sleep early and sleep well: The fact that sleep occupies a third of your daily life means it is essential to have sufficient sleep to maintain good health. Sleep deprivation lowers the functioning of your immune system. You are also not alert and you cannot concentrate well and so your efficiency is reduced.

2. Drink sufficient water: Water makes up two-thirds of our body weight. Just imagine 85% of our brain consists of water. Water regulates our body temperature and assists in bowel movements. Keeping your body hydrated means preventing the disease from entering our body

3. Be happy: Happiness and health complement each other. Happiness promotes good health and good health stimulates happiness. Crack a joke and laugh out loud with friends and relatives every now and then. Happiness is uplifting and affects your health positively.

4. Manage stress: Organize your daily life in an orderly manner to avoid stress. Learn to relax and meditate by doing yoga or Tai Chi. Do deep breathing every day to make your lymphatic system work better.

5. Exercise every day: There is no health without exercise. Life is about movement. The more you move about the better it is for your health. Vigorous exercise promotes blood circulation, sweating, detoxification, and releases stress.

6. Avoid bad habits: Stop smoking and drink moderately. Smoking is not only bad for you and others and it is a dirty habit. Cigarettes butts and ash add more trash to our worsening environment.

7. Glorious Food: The most important meal in a day is your breakfast. After fasting throughout the night you need nourishment to start a new day with zest and energy. A balanced diet means eating a variety of food; more importantly, consume extra fruits and vegetables. Avoid preserved food and food added with preservatives. These are junk food with little or no nutritional values. Eat less in each meal but more frequently at regular intervals to train your digestive system when to expect food and burn calories.

8. Enjoy life every day: Live life fully and enjoy now. Be mindful of what you do every day. Do not go through life mechanically like eating, dressing, and driving while your mind is somewhere else. Slow down to appreciate every moment in life.

9. Purposeful living: Do you find emptiness in life, drifting aimlessly with nothing to look forward to in life? Set goals in life to avoid hopelessness and depression. With goals, you live with hope and expectations.

10. Positive mental attitude: A positive mindset promotes positive emotions. Positive emotions such as cheerfulness and confidence enhance well-being and promote good health. Cultivate thoughts of love, faith, and joy to boost good health.


Health is gold. Its value appreciates in time. With health, you can do anything and go anywhere in life. It is your passport to happiness and well-being.

15 Daily Healthy Habits

1. Talk to family members at home: Talk about the happenings of the day and share your happiness and sadness with your spouse. When you open your heart to each other you get closer to each other and that’s love.

2. Sleep well: Can you sleep well at night? One of the health benefits is a good night’s sleep. The next day you will feel fresh and full of energy to welcome another day.

3. Recreation: What are your hobbies? After a hard day’s work, you need to entertain yourself and relax. Listening to music, playing a musical instrument, and gardening are some of the ways to refresh. and lighten up

4. 30-minute exercise: Do what you enjoy physically every day. You can enjoy good health just by walking around. Do it daily to be fit and happy.

5. Have your breakfast: Breakfast provides the necessary fuel for your brain. A nutritious breakfast will sharpen your thinking process and promote working efficiency. You get better memory and less likely to get obese.

6. More vegetables and fruits: More vegetables and fruits mean fewer chances of getting cancer and heart problems. These are also wonderful snack food

7. Don’t watch TV while having your meals: Switch off the TV and enjoy the food. You are more likely to get fat when you eat and watch TV at the same time.

8. Bring nature to your home: Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain, watch the fish swimming in the pond, and appreciate the lively plants in your garden. Let nature brings you calmness and serenity. Remember to put some plants in your office. Greenery will promote happiness in you.

9. A simple and regularized living: Follow your biological clock; go to bed by 11 and wake up at around 6. Follow a routine that is beneficial to your health. A simple life is a balanced life without upsetting your biological clock.

10. Take a nap: It is a way to restore your energy. A short nap during high noon will boost your working effectiveness.

11. Keep a journal: Daily writing releases your inner feelings, reduces your suffering, and promotes your immune system and not to mention that you are able to express yourself more effectively over time.

12. Religious belief: Do you find forgiveness, spiritual support, and love in your religious beliefs? I believe you do. How about meditation? Mindful meditation relieves stress and results in a state of relaxation. Religion and meditation are related. As an example, Hinduism promotes yoga and meditation.

13. Drink green tea: Among many other health benefits, green tea contains powerful anti-oxidant which inhibits the growth of cancer cells. Enjoy a cup of warm green tea every day.

14. Keep on learning: Be curious and be interested to learn new things. Maintain a daily reading habit. Keep your mind active and be smart

15. Organized activities: Know what to expect and go through each day smoothly. You will avoid undue stress and pressure to meet emergency situations


Share your healthy daily habits with the readers.