Contents:
- Medical Video: 6 Steps to Eat a Healthy Diet!
- 1. Starting from small things
- 2. Focus on the impact
- 3. Don't rush
- 4. Don't fight alone
- 5. Repetition
- 6. Give yourself a gift
Medical Video: 6 Steps to Eat a Healthy Diet!
Everyone has a different definition of health. Some say that as long as he can sleep well, he is in good health. Or, there are also those who say that as long as he can still move as usual, he is in good health.
Whatever the healthy definition of everyone, in essence, everyone always craves a healthy life and is far from sick. As a result, many people who try to change unhealthy habits become healthy. However, change is not always easy to do, including getting used to healthy life when we are accustomed to life as we wish - without thinking whether our habits affect health.
Especially at this time, everyone must have made a resolution of their healthy life in 2017. Many people are competing to realize the resolution so that it is not just a discourse like in previous years.
Then, is there a way to make healthy living a habit? Here are some ways to live a healthy life that you might be able to apply.
1. Starting from small things
Making a big healthy resolution is not wrong. It's just that a healthy resolution that is too large will only motivate you at the beginning when you make it. In fact, the resolution that is too large can make you disappointed when you can't make it happen in a short time.
Therefore, if you want to be healthier, make healthy resolutions that are simple and easy to do first. For example, if you want to lose weight, then start changing your eating habits to be healthier and start exercising regularly.
2. Focus on the impact
During this time, health messages have only focused on core information without notifying the good effects caused by the behavior. As a result, many people know that behavior includes health behaviors without knowing the good effects when doing these health behaviors, so that their behavior does not last long. In fact, changing health messages or behavior by focusing on the impact of these changes is very effective in changing one's behavior.
The study found that changing the message "hand hygiene prevents patients from disease" into "hand hygiene prevents you from getting sick" caused a 10% increase in hand washing practices and 45% use of soap.
3. Don't rush
If you want to have healthy living habits, be patient! Because changing unhealthy habits to be healthier takes time. According to one study, it was found that changing habits requires time - at least up to two months or more. So you don't have to be discouraged when change doesn't happen in a short time.
And, when you are tempted to go back to the old habits, don't give up! You don't fail because this is part of the process. Try to forgive and return to your destination.
4. Don't fight alone
Maybe you are among those who are ashamed to express your healthy resolution for fear of being underestimated by those who hear it. However, if you really want to change your life habits to be healthier, you have to say it to others so you have friends who can support and remind you if you start giving up.
5. Repetition
One way to be able to consistently live healthy is to do repetitions so that lifestyle changes can become a habit.
6. Give yourself a gift
The thing you often forget is to give yourself a gift when you make progress in achieving your healthy revolution, however small it is. The form of rewards that can be given include going to the movies, buying your favorite food, and so on.
Even though changing health behaviors is difficult, you can certainly do it! And when you start giving up, you just have to think about the good effects if you make those changes to your health.
One thing you must remember is: change does not happen overnight, so you must focus on your goals for achieving healthy resolution 2017.
