5 Habits to adopt to become a healthier you

MF editorial team

18 Jan 2016

updated the 7 March 2016 à 15:28

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Overspending
Credit cards can be life savers; only if there is self control and some wisdom involved. Money debts can take a serious toll on your health such as high blood pressure, insomnia and excessive drinking. Make a financial plan, download a savings app to help you or ask for help. Take charge of your finances and make it a lifestyle.
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Skipping breakfast
If you think you can attain a slimmer waistline by skipping your morning toast, think twice. By noon, you would be too hungry and will tend to overeat. Skipping your meal will also trigger more snacking - another bad idea.
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Drinking too much alcohol
Alcohol can be a sort of drug or poison to women who consume two or more drinks a day regularly. Higher risk for liver damage, brittle bones and even memory loss are just some of the effects you should know. Quit overdrinking today and you will sleep more soundly and see improvement with your digestion.
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Mindless eating
The danger of it comes when you are losing touch with the body’s natural hunger. Snacking constantly when you are not hungry can lead to unexpected increase in weight gain, heart diseases and other health effects. Remember, you are in control of your mind and hence, you should be in control of your body.
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Drinking sweet water
Probably the reason why most of us drink aplenty of sweet drinks and not mineral water, is the pleasure and sugar-high you get from the seemingly harmless drinks. Truth is besides the common facts you hear about tooth decay, diabetes, and obesity, sugar speeds up aging and wrinkles.

Experts say that it will take at least 6 weeks, for a habit to be inculcated in you. What (bad) habits will you discard today?

Being healthier doesn’t have to be dramatic, neither does it mean overhauling your entire lifestyle. The simpler the steps, the better – it just means you will realistically have to achieve the habits faster.

From chewing constantly on cheezels at work to skipping your breakfast, avoiding some of these innocent-looking yet dangerous habits can make a huge difference in your health, or better even, save your life. The pain of discipline is better than the pain of regret – if you can choose discipline, why not?

Check out some of the not-so-healthy habits you should be kicking before the year gets ahead of you.

Sharon Salim

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