Healthy Tips in a Difficult Time

Last Updated on Monday, 2 November 2009 08:46 Written by Natural Health Team Monday, 2 November 2009 08:46

Environmental conditions, social and financial can going up and down. Sometimes there are unexpected events that make life changes. But even in difficult conditions, it is advisable to keep your health.

As the financial crisis come, there is many people reduce their spending, trying to save money and make reductions in all things.

Conversely when there is extraordinary events like a bomb, a little more will lead trauma and people will choose to reduce their outside activities. More terrible if this extraordinary event makes their jobs disappear, so they are forced to economize.

But do not let that not normal conditions reduces anything related to your health.

Experts said despite the crisis people should still be eating healthy foods, doing physical fitness and getting health treatment.

Here are some tips to stay healthy in times of crisis, as quoted from Health24, Friday (17/7/2009).

The strategy that being suggested by Dr Thomas J Weida of Penn State College of Medicine’s Department of Family and Community Medicine to reduce the cost of health care expenditures are:

1. Discussion for changing your drug with generic drugs. “If you need a chronic treatment first talking to your doctor about alternatives generic drug substitution or reduce the dose of the drug.
2. Treat coughs and colds at home. “If show different or severe symptoms, call your doctor immediately.
3. Phone your doctor to ask for any suggestion because many suggestions can be given over the phone.

Strategies to reduce food costs

1. Reduce outside food consumption. “At the crisis you still can eating healthy foods and do not exceed the budget,” says Bethany Thayer of the American Dietetic Association, “It only takes a little extra planning and extra thoughts”.
2. Begin eating homemade food. “Make a meal consisting of raw materials because fast food was very expensive,” she said.
3. Make a list of what items should be purchased at the supermarket, it can help to not buy things that are not needed.
4. Take advantage of seasonal products. “Seasonal products will have a cheaper price, beside that if you want to buy foods that are easily damaged, purchase as needed for consumption only, do not be tempted by the special price”.
5. Keep foods that are not easily damaged. Fruits and vegetables can sometimes be less expensive because it can last longer and remain fresh. “Buying food in large quantities is also good if the food used before rotting,” she said.
6. Buy a cheap source of protein. “Nuts are very cheap and rich in protein and fiber and more versatile,” she said. “Many variations of beans that can be used only by mixing it and non-fat milk is also good for other protein sources.

Cheap sports strategy

1. “There is no need going to a fitness place to get a fit body,” said Esco, an instructor at Auburn University Montgomery, Alabama. Which is necessary for the health conscious in general terms is by making physical activity and in fact there are many body movements that use energy.
2. Try to do the jump rope which is inexpensive and can exercise good for the heart.
3. Sports using bicycles can also make healthy body.
4. Use your body weight as a means of exercise, such as by doing sit ups, push ups and walking in the morning.
5. Buy a pedometer (step counter), a tool that is cheap and simple and can calculate how many calories you have expended during walking.

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