As a registered dietitian nutritionist, I’ve been teaching clients how to cultivate better habits to live healthier lives for nearly three decades.
While eating well and exercising regularly are key elements to a healthy lifestyle, managing stress, getting enough sleep and cultivating meaningful relationships are equally important.
Many people think that living a healthy life requires a lot of work and is time consuming. Not the case.
The key to creating good habits is to focus on making small actionable changes you stick with consistently so that they become part of your daily routine. For example, this study found that small dietary changes can help people be healthier. University of Michigan researchers found that, while eating a hot dog could cost you 36 minutes of healthy life, enjoying a serving of nuts instead may help you gain 26 minutes of extra life.
In my latest article for US News & World Report, I discuss seven of my go-to habits to consider adopting for a healthier life.
I hope you enjoy it. And I’d love to hear which healthy habits have worked for you.
Enjoy.
You can read the full article HERE.
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