Top Ten Health Tips for Women

Drink More Water

Water is a crucial part of our lives. It promotes healthy skin, healthy bones, and good digestion. It is essential for helping rid our bodies of impurities.

Workout a few times a week

Working out regularly is a crucial part of staying healthy. It burns calories and can help women maintain or lose weight. It boosts endorphins and can make women feel more awake, less depressed, and more empowered for the day. Working out also increases blood flow to your brain, and increases growth factors in the brain that can help promote learning ability. Even just ten minutes of exercise a day can prove very beneficial in overall health and wellness.

Healthy skin

Spending time on skin care is important. Dry, unhealthy skin can be itchy, more likely to be damaged, and usually makes women appear much older than they actually are. Investing time on products and habits that keep your skin moisturized is a worthwhile endeavor that pays off well. Taking good care of your skin and watching to make sure it is healthy can also help prevent the risk of skin cancer.

Get More Sleep

As a society, we rarely give as much credit to sleep as is due. Most often, women will willingly give up their sleep to finish other projects or spend time with friends. Women need to realize the importance that a good night of healthy sleep can make. Poor sleep is associated with slower thinking, behavior problems, weight gain, and increased risk of heart disease. Try to prioritize sleep and you will be a better you and a healthier you.

Sleep is much more important than we usually give ti credit for

Avoid Fad diets

Fad diets are named fad for a reason: they will soon be over and out of date with a new trend in place. Fad diets have no lasting power in the media or for a person's weight. If weight loss or healthy eating are the goal, the only way to really achieve them for more than a year is to make small changes that can be maintained long-term.

Eats more nuts

Nuts are a great source of protein, healthy fat, and antioxidants and thus have several health benefits. They have a high concentration of unsaturated omega-3 fatty acids which can help dissolve blood clots and reduce the risk of heart disease. They can also help reduce bad cholesterol and increase good cholesterol levels.

Eat more veggies

Green, leafy vegetables are great sources of antioxidants, vitamins, and calcium. Vegetables like artichokes, broccoli, peas, and Brussel sprouts are all great sources of fiber and promote general digestive health. Pumpkins and squash includes potassium, magnesium, iron, calcium, copper and phosphorus, which all have their individual benefits for health. Keeping a diet well-balanced with plenty of vegetables will help keep weight down and keep strength up.

Don't forget to laugh

Laughter can also help decrease feelings of stress, anxiety, and depression. Laughter triggers the release of endorphins, chemicals which help you feel good and relieve pain. Overall, laughter burns calories, has the same good effects on our body that a good workout does, and is thought to be protective for our blood vessels and our heart. It's a great and easy health promoter as long as people do not take themselves and their life too seriously.

Laughing is a great stress- reliever

Find a good stress reliever

Mental health is also very important to overall health. The CDC estimates that 85% of all disease has an emotional element. Most people do not realize that stress is cited as a major cause of damage to our health affecting everything from our skin, to our emotions, to our hearts. Make sure to find a good activity that you enjoy and do regularly that can help you decrease stress. Sometimes the simplest thing, like calling your mom, taking a deep breath, or taking a ten minute break can be great for resetting and restarting strong.

Practice Healthy Drinking

Women are more likely than men to develop alcohol-related problems. They are often lower body weights, and thus it takes less alcohol to cause a problem. Women need to be careful to make healthy drinking choices, and to not be afraid to seek help if they develop a problem.