If you are like millions of others around the world, you may find the New Year to be a perfect time to focus on health resolutions as a means to self-improvement. Or, maybe New Year’s health resolutions are not your thing … But what if I told you that there are some very simple, practical steps you can take in 2017 that will have a drastic impact on your health and well-being? Sounds good? Great!
Get a Flu Shot
The holidays may be coming to an end, but we are still in the full swings of flu season. Getting a flu shot is one of the quickest, easiest and most affordable things you can do to
protect your health. Not only is the flu a serious illness, but getting vaccinated will also help ensure that you do not spread the sickness to very young infants or other family members who may not have the option of getting the flu shot. The best time to get the flu shot was yesterday (well, a couple of months ago) … the next best time is now!
One of the simplest and most significant ways you can cut back on sugar is to reduce or eliminate soda from your diet. In addition to all soda’s association with tooth decay and bone thinning, non-diet soda is packed with 150-200 calories and they come almost exclusively from sugar. This means it has zero nutritional value.
And diet soda drinkers are not off the hook, either. Although diet soda does not contain sugar like its non-diet counterpart, the artificial sweeteners in diet soda have been linked to numerous scary health conditions like heart disease and depression.
The next time you need a healthy beverage, resolve to reach for something healthier. If you are addicted to soda and can not figure out how to live without the carbonation, ease yourself into it by first cutting back and then switching to sparkling water.
- 7 years ago
Arrowhead Health
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