10 simple habits that will make you healthier

Good health is the result of many habits, most of which a person can form independently. Here are 10 simple steps that can significantly improve your well-being, writes UNN.

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10 simple and effective steps. What useful activities in everyday life will help you stay healthy.

Take the stairs

By climbing and descending stairs at least three times a day, a person can improve the condition of their cardiovascular system by 5–10% within 6 weeks.

Have a healthy snack before bed

Nighttime snacks are notorious for not being very healthy. Usually, at the end of the workday, you dream of getting to the unhealthy food you've been craving all day. But as such, a late dinner is not a crime. Choose foods rich in fiber (fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds, and legumes), magnesium (seeds, spinach, cherry juice), vitamin D (cod liver, salmon, tuna, sardines, beef liver, egg yolk), tryptophan (turkey, chicken, dairy products).

Don't listen to music loudly

In most headphones, you can listen to loud music for no more than 8 minutes; after that, such frequencies begin to negatively affect a person's hearing. To avoid harming your health, it is better to keep the volume control below half.

Get plants

Green friends at home and at work help increase attention and lower blood pressure, and the aromas of some plants, such as geranium, lavender, or rosemary, also have a calming effect.

Choose comfortable shoes

The material from which the shoes are made is important. Ideally, they should be made of natural materials to allow air to pass through and wick away excess moisture. Ideally, the insole should be made of leather, capable of neutralizing odors, or impregnated with an antibacterial liquid. Otherwise, fungal diseases cannot be avoided.

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Also, uncomfortable shoes can provoke a change in the load on the foot, which causes biomechanical disorders in the ankle, knee, and hip joints.

Corns, skin ulcers, the appearance of "heel spurs" are also a consequence of "abuse" of poor-quality shoes, which are very difficult to treat.

Add daily activity

Although experts cannot agree on the exact number of steps a person needs daily, research says that walking improves well-being. Researchers found that the more steps people took per day (up to 10,000), the lower their risks of heart disease, cancer, and premature death.

Don't overeat

Nutritionists insist that there should be no more than a four-hour break between meals. So if someone is used to having lunch at noon and dinner at 8, after work, they need to think about a snack between these meals.

Don't neglect visiting a doctor

Most diseases can be detected at early stages. Therefore, regular visits to the doctor will help maintain health and save money on long-term treatment of an advanced disease. In particular, around the age of 40, every person is recommended to undergo a comprehensive ophthalmological examination. Age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma (loss of peripheral vision caused by pressure-related nerve damage in the eyes) are among the leading causes of blindness.

Don't brush your teeth immediately after eating

Food makes the environment in the mouth quite acidic. Human saliva partially neutralizes it, but if you brush your teeth too early, you essentially just rub this acid into your teeth. Therefore, it is worth waiting 20-30 minutes before hygiene procedures.