- Make walking your exercise of choice. The American Heart Association notes that 30 minutes of walking each day helps reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, improves blood pressure and blood sugar levels, maintains body weight and lowers the risk of obesity, and improves your mental health well-being among other things.
- Get more bang for your grocery store buck. Forbes notes that ten food items pack a proverbial punch for very little money. Among the list is lentil soup, broccoli, carrots, and oranges.
- Download the free INRFood app for your mobile device. Learn the nutritive value of over 500,000+ food items and their ingredients to make wiser choices going forward. The app is currently available for free for iOS users.
- Avoid these ingredients at all costs. Mercola notes the worst ingredients in food include artificial sweeteners, synthetic trans fats, artificial flavors, MSG, artificial colors, high-fructose corn syrup, and preservatives. Use the INRFood app to compare foods and find healthier alternatives.
- Drink lots of water. WebMD states that drinking water helps maintain the balance of bodily fluids, controls calories, and energizes muscles. Although the standard recommended amount of water is 64 ounces, individual needs must be accounted for. A person who weighs more clearly needs to drink more than 8 glasses of water to remain sufficiently hydrated.
Five Ways to Be Healthy on a Budget
July 2015
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Some people are under the impression that it takes a lot of money to be healthy. That is not the case at all. Good health doesn’t require a big financial investment. It does, however, require an investment of time, creativity, and the utilization of free resources.
Get healthy on a budget by doing the following: