EPISODE 1:𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐂 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐘𝐋𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐃𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

First of all, receive my warm welcome to the Health News Corner, and let’s dive in, shall we?

This is the most basic approach to disease prevention, treatment, and management.

It truly is the center of prevention, unless the disease process is hereditary, which can pose a real challenge to prevent due to DNA linkage. However, if a basic lifestyle approach is addressed, it can significantly reduce the risk of chronic diseases and improve overall wellbeing. As a rule of thumb, these changes require small but manageable steps and approaches. Great question!! What really are the basic steps towards a healthier you? Multiple research studies and simple personal health behaviors point to nutrition and diet, physical activity, sleep, and stress management plus no harmful habits!

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1. Focus on healthy nutrition while avoiding and/or limiting highly processed foods, for example canned goods and even frozen foods. Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables -best steamed, grilled, boiled, or eaten raw after proper cleaning. Don’t mess with nutritional content by deep frying vegetables or adding additional sugar to fresh fruits. No stop!

2. Limit highly processed carbohydrates! I know, I know, I am asking for too much, but with your utmost health at the center, limit bread, rice, pasta, ugali, etc. These are good-tasting foods but full of empty calories by nature of being processed. You can choose whole grains, sparingly. Mind your portions, can you?

3. Eat healthy protein and fats! That chicken, salmon, fish (I see you -don’t deep fry), just grill or bake. (How many times did I say grill?) Avoid red meats like a plague, mainly because of cholesterol -unless you are eating Wagyu, which even costs an arm and a leg.

4. Limit processed sugars and salt! You really don’t have to add sugar to your tea, coffee, or cocoa. If you have to, then try honey if your allergies allow, but very limited. Your sweet tooth will land you in health trouble, so be in control!

5. Do you drink enough water? Even the recommended eight glasses? Really, that is not too much to ask if you expect healthy kidneys, clear skin, and no constipation, right? Water is the most basic component that we need.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡. 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫. 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝! 𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧! 𝐆𝐨𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬? 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 -𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬.