Top 10 Habits to Get Healthy Value For Your Time

In my work with coaching clients who want to lead healthier lives as well as in my previous integrative medicine practice, there are some ideas that have come up over and over again. These are the habits that seem to give people the most "bang for their buck" in terms of health benefits relative to the time and energy invested. In my next series of posts I'll look at each of these habits in more detail; here's the full list.

1. Get enough sleep.

2. Eat at least one serving of fruit or vegetable with each meal and snack.

3. Move your body for at least 30 minutes each day.

4. Do five minutes of relaxation breathing each day.

5. Eat more whole foods and fewer packaged foods.

6. Substitute green tea for (at least some of) your coffee

7. Take a few minutes every day to be consciously grateful for good things in your life.

8. Choose positive habits to replace negative or self-destructive behaviors.

9. Connect with someone you care about each day.

10. Spend time every day on what is most important to you.

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