Nowadays it is become hard to stay healthy. So, asking you any tips that you follow to stay healthy but that should not have any side effects. Such as I drink tea to overcome headache but with tea I also consume a lot sugar so that is not good right.<p>Some of the tip from my side:<p>1. Eat foods based on seasons. Such as Grapes, Watermelon and so on in summer.<p>2. Eat less in evening especially in night.
Eat less. Whatever your diet,eat small portions and not very often. Whatever type of foods you like,learn how they affect your body and balance accordingly (for example I wouldn't eat pizza more than once a year or fast food ever).<p>Don't sit too long,get a standup desk if you must work/code for hours non-stop.<p>Yes,of course you should work out. But what matters the most is doing it persistently as a matter of habit. When I skip a workout I feel as if I skipped showering or brushing my teeth for that day. Make it a daily habit. Why waste money on energy drinks when you can work out? 30 pushups > can of red bull.
Few things I started to do, which I can't recommend enough.<p>- Sleep well. If it's possible, you should never have to use alarm clock for waking up for school, or work, instead you should wake up naturally (because you went to sleep early enough).<p>- Dumb down your phone [1]. I recently purged all time-sinking apps from my phone, including the "supposedly useful" ones, like Hacker News, or local newspapers. You will feel way better, without the endless overwhelming flood of information coming at you everywhere you go.<p>- Eat clean and drink only water. Trick that works best for me, is that I do all my shopping on Monday and I plan every breakfast and dinner for the whole week in advance, so when I have cravings, there is simply nothing in my kitchen I can binge on (I realize this solution does not work for everyone, especially if you are not living alone). Of course, I still buy ice cream or some other sweet after lunch ~ once a week, or go for couple of beers with my friends time to time, but it feels a lot better, when it is really a treat and not ordinary, everyday thing.<p>[1] <a href="https://nomasters.io/posts/dumber-phone/" rel="nofollow">https://nomasters.io/posts/dumber-phone/</a>
Regular exercise.<p>I used to have an idea that successful people had their life under control to a degree that they could find time to exercise 3-4 times per week.<p>After I started running regularly and saw the change in myself, I've come to think successful people are successful in part _because_ of their exercise, not the other way around.<p>It gives a lift to everything you do. It motivates you to be the best version of yourself you can be, starting a virtuous loop of eating better, continued education, big picture thinking and other self-improvement.
Go vegan! With 1 move, you reduce or greatly eliminate all the saturated fat, cholesterol, antibiotics, hormones(from any farmed animal, which is 95% of all), heavy metals and pollutants(concentrated in sea creatures due to bioaccumulation), you reduce the risk from the typical western diseases - cancers, heart problems, toxic reactions and autoimmune diseases. The environmental and ethical benefits are a bonus.
Walk more. A lot more.<p>Unless you are literally wheelchair bound, it is something basically anyone can do and you need no special equipment. It helps to have decent shoes, but I live in cheap sandals year round and I gave up my car more than a decade ago. I mostly walk to get around, plus I occasionally take public transit.<p>You breathe better when walking. It moves lymph, which is how the body takes out the trash. It is the single best exercise for losing weight and maintaining a healthy weight.<p>You can start doing just a little more everyday and gradually build more stamina. If handled that way, there are no dramatic side effects.
Eat less animal products, eat less processed food, drink less of that as well. Lift weights once or twice a week, moderate effort, walk as much as you can. Take a multivit, get checked for deficiencies and supplement those as well. My personal stack is multivit, zinc tablet, couple of grams of creatine and a D vit cap. But you know better.<p>Worry less as you will die regardless.
It is not hard to become healthy. It is hard to be healthy while eating a lot of crap food and not exercising. Your body recovers incredibly well once it fed and exercised properly. You need to adjust your mindset and get away from the gimmicks. Do an exercise program like starting strength or 5x5 and it will work wonders in weeks.
Paul Chek has simplified this, 4 doctors:
Dr. Quiet, Dr. Movement, Dr. Diet, Dr. Happiness.<p>So;
meditate regularly.
exercise regularly.
eat organic, non-junk food.
keep away from stress.<p>Of course these are not easy to do but a simple and great guideline.
Physical health is the easy part, imho. I'd be interested to hear tips about upkeeping a mentally healthy mind and social life. Though, of course, a solid foundation for mental health is physical health.
Sleep and rest = no bad side.<p>Exercise, swim and cycle. Both low impact and really good cardio.<p>Strength training, go body weight all the way. Muscles are built to work in groups not isolation.
Nowadays it’s actually much easier to stay healthy isn’t it? We have access to more information and we made a lot of progress with technologies and medicine. People use to live up to 40 max. Regarding the negative side effects of things like tea, you could look at reducing your exposure to screens instead. Also try to exercise more or keep researching and trying out different tips like you mentioned. Consulting a real specialist (doctor) is the first step of course.
* Make exercise a part of your daily routine to the point you’re not thinking about it, ie cycling to and from work.<p>* Eating clean. So cooking all your meals with fresh ingredients.<p>* Get involved in a sport you enjoy doing. I notice people punish themselves, ie running when they don’t like it. It’ll never work long term. Climbing seems to sit well with the IT crowd. Find what works for you.<p>* It takes time. Potentially years to get where you want to be. Being patient is important.<p>On the more extreme side<p>* Move country. I had a healthier lifestyle in Indonesia than I did in London. Lack of alcohol and chocolate snacks is something you get used to when it’s not accessible.