TriVita Article: It’s Resolution Season Again… what are yours?

Are they the same as last year . . . and the year before that, and so on? What happens to many people this time of year is simple: They begin with the best, most sincere intentions to take charge of their lifestyle, but make too many unrealistic demands on themselves. Within a week or a month at most, all those promises to lose weight, sleep better, go jogging and so on have fallen by the wayside.

This year, whether you’ve made any resolutions or not, try something a little different. [TriVita's] VitaJournal has collected a number of great suggestions for you to try, suggestions that if you put them into practice, will help you improve your Physical, Emotional and Spiritual health almost instantly.

You can try every suggestion, or just take a couple from each page. What matters is that you try. Read through each suggestion and note which ones appeal to you, then get up and give them a shot. If one doesn’t work, try another. The bottom line is that making healthy changes to your lifestyle depends entirely upon you and the choices you make. Realize, too, that each of these aspects of health and well-being affects the other two. Improve your spiritual health, and your emotional and physical health will improve as well! This is a new year – how about a new you to enjoy it?

Here are a few resolution ideas for you:

1. Go to bed 10 minutes earlier every night; then increase this amount by 10 minutes every week until you are getting to sleep an hour earlier.
2. Keep eight 8-ounce bottles of water chilled in your refrigerator, and drink all eight over the course of a day. Try this for one month and see how you feel.
3. Go for a ten-minute walk every day. Then add 10 minutes every week until you are walking an hour each day.
4. Take one [of TriVita's] Sublingual B-12, B-6 & Folic Acid or [TriVita] Vital4 each day after breakfast.
5. Lower your blood pressure by taking several slow, deep breaths several times a day.
6. Commit to not taking in any caffeine for two hours before bed; then push that goal back 30 minutes per week until you are free from the addiction to caffeine. (Don’t think you’re addicted? Stop all caffeine intake cold-turkey and see how your body responds.)
7. Clear your bedroom of all distractions to allow yourself an easier time getting to sleep. This includes moving the TV to another room (or getting rid of it entirely).
8. Antioxidants deactivate the free radicals that literally cause you to age. Slow the aging process by including Vitamin C, E, and other antioxidants in both your diet and supplements.
9. A serving of fruits or vegetables is only about half a cup; so adding two servings of fruits or vegetables each day isn’t hard. Build up to no less than seven servings every day.
10. What are your favorite fruits? Go shopping for them once a week for eight weeks, and be sure you eat them all.
11. Wash your hands. This is one of the best methods of preventing colds and flu.
12. Have a complete physical. Meet with your doctor and discuss the results, and what sorts of changes you can make to improve your health.
13. No matter what exercise you prefer, begin with 10 minutes of stretching. Stretch every day.
14. Clean your house. Not only will you get a cardiovascular workout, but you’ll be removing dangerous allergens and pollutants that can harm your health.

See tomorrows TriVita article on resolutions ideas for your emotional health.

Source: TriVita VitaJournal January 2006 page 4-5.