By Dietitian Sheela Seharawat,
Founder Diet Clinic Health Care Pvt Ltd
A global health awareness day celebrated every year on the 7th of April, under the sponsorship of WHO (World Health Organization) the World Health Day was first observed in 1950, to mark WHO’s foundation day on the same day and an opportunity to spread the awareness and importance of global health amongst the masses all across the globe.
The WHO on the World Health Day’ 2018
Celebrating this day WHO, every year puts a special theme and it puts together regional, national and international events following the theme. This year in 2018, WHO has decided to focus its agenda and attention to mobilize and accelerate the progress on Universal Health Coverage.
The Inspiration to healthy living
Healthy living is more than just eating the right food. If you really want to live healthy, you need to be inspired and passionate about your health. It is all about how you live, how you eat, how you feel and what you do to keep all of them together.
This World Health Day follow these simple, yet effective measures and get inspired to see the positive changes towards healthy living:
- Think positive and focus
Focus on the positive side of every aspect, as your body reacts and believes what you think. A healthy and positive attitude helps building a healthier immunity and boosts your overall health. Focus on the positive aspects of everything in life and see the positive transition.
- Exercise daily
Daily exercise has the ability to reduce all the signs of aging. Improved eyesight, normal blood pressure, improved lean muscle, lowered cholesterol, and improved bone density are all the bookmarks of regular exercise. Researches show that even a small time for exercise equivalent to 10 minutes is beneficial.
- Get a good night sleep
A good sleep washes a lot of trouble in life. If you have difficulty sleeping, try meditation and yoga. Darken your room, listen to soothing music or read a book to relax. The body and the brain recapitulates from a good night sleep. Eat small dinners and do not immediately go to bed after dinners.
- The eating habits
We all need food to grow and maintain a healthy body. By following these basic tips on eating you would find that healthy living is not a miracle:
- Eat at least three to five meals a day (breakfast, lunch and dinner). Dinner should be the smallest of them all.
- The majority of the foods you eat should be fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and fat free or low fat milk products.
- Snacking is good in moderation.
- Never eat when you are emotionally high or in anger and depressed.
- Drink plenty of water, at least 8 to 10 glasses in a day.
The most important point that you should understand is that you must feel inspired and to feel great for yourself, not anyone else. Your own inspiration from within will allow you to persevere and foresee any roadblocks as opportunities.
The only person that you are around with all day is your own self, hence make sure to motivate yourself for a real long-term change. Get inspired to change your life and when you head into the regime, give it all you’ve got!