The Key to a Healthy Lifestyle? Listen to Your Inner Voice
We tend to rely on others to help us with health issues. We look for diets, exercise programs, and life coaches to give us a roadmap to a healthy lifestyle. The truth of it is that we know. We can trust ourselves and our intuition if we recognize those thoughts and voices. One-size-fits-all diets and exercise programs are just that: fits everyone, customized for no one. Our individual and unique bodies may not respond well to them. And, if we become aware of this, we recognize that our inner voices know better.
Your body knows
You know those days when you get home from work, starving because you skipped lunch? You open a packet of chips and finish them on the way to the fridge. Then, you reach into the fridge and demolish the chocolate cake leftover from last night while you wait for the healthier leftovers to warm up. One thousand calories later, the warm fuzzy feeling you had from the chocolate cake endorphins has worn off. You now feel bloated, and physically and mentally distressed.
Distress is not only a physical result of the avalanche of bad-for-you chemicals coursing through your digestive system. It’s a result of the voice in your head saying, you should know better. After all, you could have gone directly to the fridge and pulled out an apple or a carrot instead of the chips and cake.
Health begins in your mind
Prepare yourself mentally to achieve a healthy lifestyle. Differentiate between the psychological and biological. Mental health, physical habits, and psychological factors all converge to create your overall well-being.
Mental health is about instilling positive and beneficial psychological behaviors. This is integral to developing good physical habits. That’s why it is important to plan your time by giving yourself space for your healthy habits to take hold. Planning meals, workouts, and sleep times are the foundation of good health and inculcating those habits.
Physical habits
Follow your body’s natural cycles. If you are more energetic at night, your gut will let you know you have the energy to exercise. Or, it will tell you that you are tired and need to take a break. Here are a couple of tips to keep yourself physically healthy:
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Follow an exercise, eating, and mental health program that fits your individual needs.
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Draw up a schedule for exercise and meditative time.
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Commit yourself to a healthy eating menu.
For example, every time you are shopping listen to your intuition. When you reach for that cream cake, and a tiny voice says “don’t do it!” simply listen and put it down. It’s that simple! If you’re thinking about how good it will feel eating it later, realize the feel is about comfort eating, not the kind of nourishment your body actually needs. This is called mindful shopping, which aids mindful eating.
Psychological factors
A lot about health has roots in your psychology. If you eat to feel good about yourself, this will impact your physical health. If you don’t prioritize exercise, this will impact your physical health. After all, exercise promotes endorphins — chemicals that give you a boost of positivity. So, it’s essential to add at least 20 minutes of physical exercise into your daily routine in order to feel healthy and happy.
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Making time to do what’s right for yourself
That may mean making more time to shop. For instance, you can start by making a shopping list and sticking to it. Shopping lists are not only useful memory aids. They can also reduce your chances of buying unhealthy food that can sabotage your goals and harm your health. What’s more, an empty fridge can make you rely on takeouts or fast food. So, before going to the supermarket, write down a list that is organized into sections and includes all the ingredients that will help you make healthy meals for the whole week.
But not everything is about food! Another excellent way to take care of yourself is by training your mind every day. Meditation is a technique that helps you relax, focus your concentration, and put you in contact with your inner voice.
The easiest and most effective way to meditate
Synctuition offers the fastest and easiest way to meditate. All you need is a smart device and a good set of headphones. Once you press “play”, Synctuition’s sound journeys will stimulate your mind to induce deep relaxation and awaken your intuition. But that’s not all! Our program is changing the lives of millions of people across the world in many ways. When you listen to our sound journeys every day, you get:
- Mental and physical relaxation
- Enhanced meditation sessions through binaural sounds
- Better sleep
- More concentration
- Increased creativity and productivity
- Clarity of mind
When it comes to your health, your inner voice plays a crucial role. Watch our video to learn how Synctuition helps you channel the power of intuition for a healthier, happier life.
