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Breathing in chemicals from household items is an important part of improving your health. These chemicals cause health problems like headaches, dizziness, nausea, an overall sense of feeling unwell, etc. Essential oils are a great alternative to chemical filled air fresheners. Essential oils are the extracted oils from parts of plants and flowers using distillation. They are very concentrated. I discovered essential oils when my son was little. He was sick and refused to drink anything I tried to give him, so I went in search of non-invasive ways to help him feel better and came across aromatherapy. Aromatherapy involves adding a few drops of an essential oil or a combination of different oils to a diffuser . A diffuser is filled with water and the essential oil drops added to it. The diffuser breaks down the essential oils into smaller molecules and disperses them into the air. I've also just added a drop or two of essential oil to a paper towel. Vaporizer's will also work.

Sleep is one of the most important requirements for better health. Some doctors think it is the most important requirement. 7 - 9 hours every night is the optimal amount. Lack of sleep leads to lower brain function. Studies show that when a person sleeps a brain cleaning system called the glymphatic system, wakes up, refreshes and clears out the toxins accumulated during the day. I know if I don't get enough sleep, I don't function nearly as well the next day as I do when I have slept great. Some people don't make sleep a priority because they view it as a waste of time. The funny thing is when you don't get enough sleep you go through the day tired, but thinking you are getting more done. Really, you're not because getting optimal sleep lets you breeze through tasks easier. You're not sluggish, always taking breaks to doom scroll. It's easier to get into a flow state. Your brain is just functioning better, you have more energy and doing things is just smoo

Learning new skills and hobbies adds variety and makes the days more fun and interesting. Research also shows it benefits the brain. Learning new skills helps grow more neural pathways by increasing the density of myelin, a protective white matter in the brain. The denser the myelin, the better the brain functions. Improvements include thinking faster, better long and short term memory and comprehension. Decreased myelin has been linked to health issues like alzheimers, dementia and multiple sclerosis. Learning a new language is a popular recommendation. I learned French in school, took a little German, but never learned Spanish. I installed a free language learning app on my phone called Duolingo and now spend five minutes a day after dinner learning Spanish. Over time, it adds up. There are a lot of websites that offer free online courses. Some are even from top universities like Harvard and Stanford . Some of these websites include Coursera , Udemy , edx , lynda . freeCodeCamp has

Vitamin/mineral supplements are a key part of my health plan. There are so many supplements on the market though, it's hard to know what to take. I focus on simple, single purpose vitamin/mineral supplements. These would be: Vitamin D3 - 15 minutes of sitting in the sun before noon is the best way to get Vitamin D. For supplementing, get your Vitamin D level checked by a doctor, so you know what amount to start off with. It can vary depending on the season, lower in the winter if spending more time indoors and higher in the summer if spending more time outdoors. The Endocrine Society recommends 1,000-2,000IU of Vitamin D per day to maintain healthy bones, teeth, muscles and immune function. I take 5000IU every other day, but don't spend a lot of time outdoors. Vitamin C - This helps with bleeding gum issues. It's also good to take when sick to help fight off illnesses like colds and flu. Magnesium - A large majority of people are low in magnesium because today'

In addition to diet and exercise, eliminating toxins is important for improving your health. Toxins are everywhere. They are in soaps, lotions, detergents, cosmetics, food packaging. Toxins can also be breathed in, like mold and byproducts from burning candles. These chemicals can cause skin irritations, disrupt hormones, cause allergic reactions, contribute to asthma. It's probably impossible to completely eliminate them, but cutting down on them will make a difference. There is usually a healthier version of something that's not good for you. It's just a matter of finding the better alternative. Things that are used just once in a while are not as important to eliminate in the beginning as the things that are used daily. Some things that might be used daily and should be swapped for healthier versions include products like: Soaps including bar, liquid, dish soap, laundry detergent, shampoos and conditioners, lotions, skin creams and hair styling products are full of chemi

Body weight exercises are exercises that use your body to build strength and gain muscle. They are the perfect type of workout. They are free and don't require any equipment. You can do them anyplace and at any time. Resistance is slowly increased over time as you get stronger and add more reps. Some body weight exercises include push ups, planks, squats, burpees, lunges, sit ups, mountain climbers, jumping jacks. It's pretty easy to set up a workout using just body weight exercises. Pick a set amount of time to exercise for. Pick a set of body weight exercises. Alternate exercises based on the body part they work, for example do push ups and then lunges, planks and then squats. Don't do pushups, planks, lunges and then squats. Do between 8 and 10 reps of each exercise. Wait about 15 - 30 seconds or longer in between each exercise type. Then just keep cycling through the routine until the designated amount of time has passed. Picking even one or two bodyweight exercises ca