Tips for Living Long and Healthy Life

Follow these tips daily to live a long and healthy life:

*Wake up early in the morning and after finishing your daily routines practice Pranayama or Deep breathing technique for atleast 5 minutes and Yoga and/or Light to moderate exercise for atleast 10-15 minutes.This will ensure that your lungs are filled up with enough oxygen to keep you fresh for entire day.

*Dental hygiene is very vital to keep you free from most illness since mouth is an easy breeding ground for disease causing germs.Pay special attention to brushing and flossing your teeth.Remember to brush your teeth after every meal.Gargle with warm saline water atleast 2-3 times a day.

*Breakfast should be your heaviest meal of the day-it should be packed with enough calories to keep you going foor entire day.Have a moderate lunch,while the dinner should be the lightest meal of the day.

*Do not forget to include plenty of fiber in your diet-there are two types of fibers-insoluble and soluble.The insoluble fiber helps keep constipation at bay,while soluble fiber helps you to control your blood sugar.

*Avoid carbonated soft drinks and junk food-instead have natural fruit juices,tender coconut water and home cooked food.

*Replace white rice with brown rice and white bread with brown bread-this will help you to control your blood sugar and also restrict intake of extra calories.

*Avoid red meat-replace it with fish,seafood and occasionally white meat like chicken.Fishes like mackerel,salmon,sardines have added benefits as they contain omega fatty acids which benefits your cardiovascular system.Restrict eggs to one a day.

*Avoid fried food.Its more healthier to bake or roast your fish/meat rather than frying as it helps keeping your "bad cholestrol" in check.

*Include lot of vegetables in your diet for following benefits:

Red group(Tomatoes,Beet):provides powerful natural antioxidants.Lycopene in tomatoes helps in protecting cell damage.

Orange group(carrot):Beat carotene in carrots helps in maintaing healthy vision and healthy immune system.

Green group(Spinach,Celery,Lettuce,Parsley,etc):Provides natural vitamins and minerals.

*Stop smoking and restrict intake of alcohol to maximum of two pegs a day.Wine taken in moderation can be beneficial to health,but excessive consumption of alcohol can adversely affect both mental and physical health.

*Haveplenty of sex(with one partner only)-sex is a natural stress buster and also stimulates release of 'feel good' hormones.

*Like any other organ,Brain also needs to be kept healthy to live a long and healthy life.Indulge in games where you need to use your Brain like chess or solving crossword puzzles.

*Exercise daily for one hour atleast.depending upon your age and fitness level,it could be anything from brisk walking,jogging,cycling,playing indoor/outdoor games,swimming to weight training,etc.

*Finally learn to think positive,be happy and self content and learn to relax.Meditating for some time everyday goes a long way in helping you attain inner peace,keeping stess at bay.