Healthy Living Tip #321
If you drink alcohol with diet soda, try switching to regular soda, lemonade or iced tea. Artificial sweeteners pass through your digestive system faster, making you feel more inebriated.
Healthy Living Tip #320
Use heart-healthy olive oil on your salad rather than fat-free dressing. Mix half oil, half vinegar.
Healthy Living Tip #319
Get your family to eat more veggies by serving salsa. It’s loaded with corn, peppers and tomatoes.
Healthy Living Tip #318
Not a fan of whole-wheat bread? Try white whole-wheat, which is made with a type of wheat that’s softer and has a milder taste.
Healthy Living Tip #317
To help protect your kidneys, take medicines as directed. Some medicines may help you manage conditions that can damage your kidneys, like diabetes or high blood pressure. Ask your doctor how to take any medicines he or she prescribes. Make sure to take the medicines just how your doctor tells you. This may mean taking …
Healthy Living Tip #316
Control your cholesterol. Having high cholesterol, especially if you have diabetes, puts you more at risk for kidney disease, heart disease and stroke. It can also cause diabetic kidney disease to get worse faster. For most people, normal cholesterol levels are: Total Cholesterol: Less than 200 HDL (“good” cholesterol): More than 40 LDL (“bad” cholesterol): …
Healthy Living Tip #315
Keeping a healthy weight can help you manage your blood sugar, control your blood pressure, and lower your risk for kidney disease. Being overweight puts you more at risk for diabetes and high blood pressure. Talk to your doctor about how much you should weigh. If you are overweight, losing just a few pounds can …
Healthy Living Tip #314
Smoking is just bad for health, although you may argue your grandfather smoked and lived a 100 years! But here’s the catch, your lifestyle choices are not the same as your grandfather, case closed! Even secondhand smoke is equally unhealthy.
Healthy Living Tip #313
If your friends make you sad and increase your negativity, you need to ditch them. A negative attitude will only ruin your health. Certain friendships are good for temporary benefits… get the hint! Healthy living is begotten from a healthy and positive mind.
Healthy Living Tip #312
Hanging out with healthy people with healthy habits will make it easier for you to maintain a healthy lifestyle and reach your goals.