How to live a healthy lifestyle

 How to live a healthy lifestyle

Healthy lifestyle is so crucial to our lives that if we do not live healthy, everything else in life loses its importance. We may have many expensive things at our disposal, but if we have unhealthy lifestyle, we may not be able to enjoy the goodness that life offers to us. How we live has a direct implication on our health. And in turn, it decides the level of happiness in our lives. Many times, we do not realize about our unhealthy ways till some undesired effects start showing up. Having an extravagant¹ lavish² lifestyle or mere³ a simple living is not enough, it has to be healthy. However the modern ways of living are taking us away from healthy lifestyles. Keeping the importance of healthy lifestyle in view, we suggest some ways that leads to healthy lifestyle.

Get active

This is the primary and the most vital aspect of a healthy lifestyle. Being active is a sure-fire way to remain healthy. Remain physically⁴ active. Walk, run, play, swim, climb, jump… do all those activities that will keep you physically fit. Avoid using vehicles as much as you can.

If your job requires long hours of sitting, take frequent breaks, get up often and stretch. Do not let laziness shroud⁵ your body and mind. Clean house, do gardening, go cycling…there are various simple active ways to lead a healthy lifestyle.

However, your activeness should not end only at physical level. Be active on social front, at your workplace, around your neighborhood and wherever possible. Seek active participation⁶ in whatever is happening around you and concerns you. Sedentary lifestyle is a slow poison. It junks not only your body but mind as well. 

Keep clean

As per a common saying, cleanliness is next to godliness. Maybe! But it certainly can induce healthiness around you. Keep your surroundings clean. Cleanliness can create a healthy and positive ambience that is so very essential to a healthy lifestyle. Neat and well organized places are conducive⁷ to healthy mind and body; and in turn to a healthy lifestyle. Unclean and untidy place can not only irritate you but can make you sick. It represents unhealthy mindset.

Cleanliness also means doing away with unnecessary things that we keep storing at our home, office or mind. Filter out crap from the cream for healthy lifestyle.   

Eat healthy

What you eat has a direct bearing on your body and mind. The food served on your platter is indicative of your lifestyle. The healthier the food, the healthier will be your lifestyle. Healthy and delicious food can rejuvenate⁸ and rejoice you. Healthy and nutritious⁹ food is a prerequisite¹⁰ of healthy lifestyle.

Our physical and psychological constitutions are dependent on our food intake¹¹. Any compromise on that results in unhealthy body or restless mind. If you are into junk food and unhealthy eating binges, you are incurring¹² risk on your health. Prefer well cocked food that includes most of the healthy ingredients and nutrients¹³.  

Think positive

After seeking external components¹⁴ for healthy lifestyle, if your mind cannot think positive and healthy, it can spoil the broth¹⁵. Think positive and watch out for any negative connotation. Correct your negative thinking patterns. Opt¹⁶ to remain healthy and happy.

Do not search all around for unhealthy excuses. It’s all in your mind. A healthy and positive mind shall alert you if you are making an unhealthy choice. Healthy mind is an imperative¹⁷ for healthy lifestyle.     

Live Natural

This is probably the easiest way to live a healthy lifestyle. Be amidst nature as much as you can. Be around trees. Plant trees around your residence. Avoid usage of materials that are hazardous¹⁸ to the environment.

This includes plastics, chemicals and other artificial paraphernalia¹⁹. Natural lifestyle is healthy lifestyle. Avoid usage of things that are eco-hazardous and create unhealthy wastage. Preserve our nature and nature will preserve us.

Only nature can support a healthy lifestyle. It must be clear from the above that to live a healthy lifestyle is neither impossible nor difficult. All it takes is setting our priorities right.

Be active or lay idle, keep clean or live in trash, eat healthy or feast on junk, think positive or drown in negativity, live natural or get addicted²⁰ to artificial… choice is yours. Healthy choices lead to a healthy life.   

1 extravagant   

adj.奢侈的；过分的；(言行等)放肆的

参考例句：

• They tried to please him with fulsome compliments and extravagant gifts.他们想用溢美之词和奢华的礼品来取悦他。
• He is extravagant in behaviour.他行为放肆。

2 lavish   

adj.无节制的；浪费的；vt.慷慨地给予，挥霍

参考例句：

• He despised people who were lavish with their praises.他看不起那些阿谀奉承的人。
• The sets and costumes are lavish.布景和服装极尽奢华。

3 mere   

adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过

参考例句：

• That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
• It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。

4 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

5 shroud   

n.裹尸布，寿衣；罩，幕；vt.覆盖，隐藏

参考例句：

• His past was enveloped in a shroud of mystery.他的过去被裹上一层神秘色彩。
• How can I do under shroud of a dark sky?在黑暗的天空的笼罩下，我该怎么做呢？

6 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

7 conducive   

adj.有益的，有助的

参考例句：

• This is a more conducive atmosphere for studying.这样的氛围更有利于学习。
• Exercise is conducive to good health.体育锻炼有助于增强体质。

8 rejuvenate   

v.(使)返老还童；(使)恢复活力

参考例句：

• The mountain air will rejuvenate you.山里的空气会使你恢复活力。
• Exercise is perhaps the most effective way to rejuvenate your skin.锻炼可能是使皮肤恢复活力的最好手段。

9 nutritious   

adj.有营养的，营养价值高的

参考例句：

• Fresh vegetables are very nutritious.新鲜蔬菜富于营养。
• Hummingbirds have discovered that nectar and pollen are very nutritious.蜂鸟发现花蜜和花粉是很有营养的。

10 prerequisite   

n.先决条件；adj.作为前提的，必备的

参考例句：

• Stability and unity are a prerequisite to the four modernizations.安定团结是实现四个现代化的前提。
• It is a prerequisite of entry to the profession that you pass the exams.做这一行的先决条件是要通过了有关的考试。

11 intake   

n.吸入，纳入；进气口，入口

参考例句：

• Reduce your salt intake.减少盐的摄入量。
• There was a horrified intake of breath from every child.所有的孩子都害怕地倒抽了一口凉气。

12 incurring   

遭受，招致，引起( incur的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Many of the world's farmers are also incurring economic deficits. 世界上许多农民还在遭受经济上的亏损。
• He spoke to the Don directly, taking a chance on incurring Michael's ill will. 他直接向老头子谈自己的意见，这显然要冒引起迈克尔反感的风险。 来自教父部分

13 nutrients   

n.（食品或化学品）营养物，营养品( nutrient的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a lack of essential nutrients 基本营养的缺乏
• Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream. 营养素被吸收进血液。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 components   

（机器、设备等的）构成要素，零件，成分； 成分( component的名词复数 )； [物理化学]组分； [数学]分量； （混合物的）组成部分

参考例句：

• the components of a machine 机器部件
• Our chemistry teacher often reduces a compound to its components in lab. 在实验室中化学老师常把化合物分解为各种成分。

15 broth   

n.原(汁)汤(鱼汤、肉汤、菜汤等)

参考例句：

• Every cook praises his own broth.厨子总是称赞自己做的汤。
• Just a bit of a mouse's dropping will spoil a whole saucepan of broth.一粒老鼠屎败坏一锅汤。

16 opt   

vi.选择，决定做某事

参考例句：

• They opt for more holiday instead of more pay.他们选择了延长假期而不是增加工资。
• Will individual schools be given the right to opt out of the local school authority?各个学校可能有权选择退出地方教育局吗？

17 imperative   

n.命令，需要；规则；祈使语气；adj.强制的；紧急的

参考例句：

• He always speaks in an imperative tone of voice.他老是用命令的口吻讲话。
• The events of the past few days make it imperative for her to act.过去这几天发生的事迫使她不得不立即行动。

18 hazardous   

adj.(有)危险的，冒险的；碰运气的

参考例句：

• These conditions are very hazardous for shipping.这些情况对航海非常不利。
• Everybody said that it was a hazardous investment.大家都说那是一次危险的投资。

19 paraphernalia   

n.装备；随身用品

参考例句：

• Can you move all your paraphernalia out of the way?你可以把所有的随身物品移开吗？
• All my fishing paraphernalia is in the car.我的鱼具都在汽车里。

20 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。