five small actions everyone can take to work toward a healthier lifestyle.
More than one-third of U.S. adults average less than seven hours of sleep each night (while seven to nine hours is recommended). Between 10-30% of adults deal with chronic insomnia. Approximately 40% of those with insomnia also have a mental health disorder.
Over the last few decades, processed foods have become a larger part of the standard daily diet in the U.S. Those food options are prevalent within stores yet provide little of the nutrition that we need for optimal physical and mental functioning.
Given the known threats to emotional and mental well-being throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing your physical fitness through daily activity is one way to achieve better health. Not only will you have more energy to get through each day, your outlook on work.
The American Heart Association estimates that only 5% of people follow the healthy lifestyle behavior recommendations that lead to cardiovascular health. One indicator of cardiovascular health is blood pressure.
As each calendar year comes to an end, it is common for many of us to start thinking about goals we have for improving our health in the new year (e.g., increase our physical activity, lose weight, improve our nutrition, get more sleep, etc.).