National Nutrition Month

Private Home Health Care noticed that another highlight in March is National Nutrition Month.  This is one of our favorite topics!

The theme for this year is “Bite into a Healthy Lifestyle.

Your healthy lifestyle includes food of course but also exercise and rest.  Three important parts of your life in order to be healthy.

Diet

• You should eat lots of  fruits and vegetables.
• Cook using whole grains like brown rice, barley, bulgur quinoa and farro. You’ll find many recipes online for these grains.
• Use whole wheat flour and replace white bread and bagels with whole wheat bread and bagels.
• Your meat intake should be limited and should include lean meats. 

If this feels overwhelming to you, choose one or two things on the list to change.

Exercise

Activity – at least 5 hours of activity a week. 

• You could walk around your neighborhood, in a mall or in your house.  
• Weight training is healthy for you too.  You can use light weights, 2, 3 or 5 pounds and do them standing or from a chair.

Whatever your age there is always some exercise that can help. 

Rest

The sleep you need depends on your age.  Babies and young children need the most sleep.  It changes in the middle and teen years with a bit less sleep needed.  

According to the Mayo Clinic, adults need at least 7 hours of quality sleep each night.  As you age you may find you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep.  If this starts to cause you to feel overly tired, get in touch with your medical professional.

Private Home Health Care hopes that you can set some nutrition and exercise goals for yourself.  It is never too late and any changes can make a healthier you.

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