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10 Steps for a Healthier Life
1. Move More
Each day, make it a daily challenge to find ways to move your body. Climb stairs instead of taking escalators or elevators. Walk your dog; chase your kids; toss balls with friends, mow the lawn. Anything that moves your limbs is not only a fitness tool, it''s a stress buster. Think ''move'' in small increments of time. It doesn''t have to be an hour in the gym or a 45-minute aerobic dance class or tai chi or kickboxing. But that''s great when you''re up to it. Meanwhile, move more.

2. Cut Fat
Stay away from fried foods, burgers and other fatty meats (i.e. pork, bacon, ham, salami, ribs and sausage). Dairy products such as cheese, cottage cheese, milk and cream should be eaten in low fat versions. Nuts and sandwich meats, mayonnaise, margarine, butter and sauces should be eaten in limited amounts. Most are available in lower fat versions such as substitute butter, fat free cheeses and mayonnaise.

3. Quit Smoking
The jury is definitely in on this verdict. Ever since 1960 when the Surgeon General announced that smoking was harmful to your health, Americans have been reducing their use of tobacco products that kill.

4. Reduce Stress
Easier said than done, stress busters come in many forms. Some techniques recommended by experts are to think positive thoughts. Spend 30 minutes a day doing something you like. (i.e.,Soak in a hot tub; walk on the beach or in a park; read a good book; visit a friend; play with your dog; listen to soothing music; watch a funny movie. Get a massage, a facial or a haircut. Meditate. Count to ten before losing your temper or getting aggravated. Avoid difficult people when possible.

5. Protect Yourself from Pollution
If you can''t live in a smog-free environment, at least avoid smoke-filled rooms, high traffic areas, breathing in highway fumes and exercising near busy thoroughfares. Exercise outside when the smog rating is low. Exercise indoors in air conditioning when air quality is good. Plant lots of shrubbery in your yard. It''s a good pollution and dirt from the street deterrent.

6. Wear Your Seat Belt
Statistics show that seat belts add to longevity and help alleviate potential injuries in car crashes.

7. Floss Your Teeth
Recent studies make a direct connection between longevity and teeth flossing. Nobody knows exactly why. Perhaps it''s because people who floss tend to be more health conscious than people who don''t?

8. Avoid Excessive Drinking
While recent studies show a glass of wine or one drink a day (two for men) can help protect against heart disease, more than that can cause other health problems such as liver and kidney disease and cancer.

9. Keep a Positive Mental Outlook
There''s a definitive connection between living well and healthfully and having a cheerful outlook on life.

10. Choose Your Parents Well
The link between genetics and health is a powerful one. But just because one or both of your parents died young in ill health doesn''t mean you cannot counteract the genetic pool handed you. Thought for the day: Follow these basic tips for healthy living and you can better control your own destiny.

Source: http://www.savings-for-you.com/tips-for-a-healthier-you.html
Posted: 6/23/2009 By: Savings for You!

Strides to YOUR Healthier Lifestyle
Walking an extra 20 minutes each day will burn off approximately 7 pounds of body fat per year. To burn off 1 plain M&M candy, you need to walk the full length of a football field. Is that M&M candy really worth it?
Posted: 6/22/2009 By: Savings for You!

Eating Junk Food or Not!
Do you ever get hungry during the day and grab a snack? Of course you do. And what kind of snack do you get? Is it from a vending machine? Well, vending machine or not if it's a candy bar , a bag of chips or a piece of cake I can almost guarantee it will not be satisfying for very long.

Those kinds of snacks set your body up for a crash! Then you crave more and on and on.

The solution: eat healthy snacks. Specificly snack bars. There are all flavors and textures out there to satisfy the most picky person.

You can read more at my web site www.BestHealthySnacks.com.
Posted: 1/20/2009 By: Best Healthy Snacks