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You can slowly help your family and friends live healthier. It doesn’t have to be sudden or drastic.
The smallest changes will eventually lead to bigger impacts on their health.
You can start with things like their:
- Sleep routine
- Diet
- And fitness
Life feels better when your loved ones are healthy, because they take care of their personal health.
This article will show you ways to help your family and friends start practicing healthy habits.
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Encourage healthy meals
If you notice that they usually eat unhealthy foods, advise them to go for healthy options.
Such as:
- Meats
- Fish
- Eggs
- Whole-grain bread
- Sweet potatoes
- Rice
- Yams
- Olive oil
- Avocado
- Beans
If you want to help out more, create meal plans for them.
- Sometimes a little help goes a long way.
Also, educate them about mindful snacking by teaching them,
- the benefits
- and how to do it.
It’s not bad to snack; it’s how you snack that matters.
Poor snacking habits tend to ruin good eating habits.
Which is why you should discuss the benefits of mindful snacking.
Exercise
Start by creating short workout routines, like
- 7 minutes core training
- 10 minutes of bodyweight training
- 15 minutes of home weight training
- Or dance workouts
When it’s short, it’ll prevent them from feeling overwhelmed.
Then, as time goes on, you can increase the duration and intensity of the workouts.
However, if you can’t always work out with your friends and family, try going online.
Don’t leave them hanging.
You could help them stay motivated by:
- Sharing workout videos they can follow by themselves ( like YouTube)
- Send a written workout plan to them on the social apps you communicate with.
- Or make a short workout video of yourself and send it
They will see the effort you’re making, and it can ginger them up.
- And appreciate you a lot.
It is also a way to stay consistent and be motivated to keep going.
Show the importance of health checkups
Health checkups and screenings can help them detect potential health problems.
- Before they become BIG problems.
Remind them to set appointments with a doctor.
- Or you do it for them if you can.
Detecting illnesses in their early stages can make it easier to get treated.
Talk about diseases and risks
Chat with them about serious health problems and their risks.
Such as:
- Stroke
- Heart attack
- High blood pressure
- Diabetes
- High-cholesterol
- Anxiety and depression
- Cancers
- Reproductive issues
When they understand diseases and their risks, it can encourage them to adopt healthy habits.
- And improve their way of life.
Importance of sleep
Give them tips on how to sleep better at night.
Such as
- Keeping their room dark, quiet, and cool
- Taking a warm bath in the evening
- Avoiding heavy meals before bedtime
- Reading or meditation to relax
- Staying awayfrom screens for an hour or two before bedtime
Hydration tips
Don’t just tell them to “drink more water”
- Make it fun and easier.
Drinking plain water might sound uninteresting.
- Or boring
Suggest drinking water with fruits and herbs.
Or even vegetables.
Examples:
- Cucumber and mint water
- Berries in water
- Lemon water
- Lime water
The water tastes better, which can encourage them to drink more.
Also, recommend reminders or apps to help track their water intake.
- It’ll make it feel like a fun activity and not a chore.
Additional ways you can help your family and friends live healthier
- Teach them to practice gratitude every day
- Have digital detox sessions
- Create a no-complaint time, like during family dinners, the living room, or certain hangout days
- Encourage them to step out of the house sometimes and connect with their community
