Adopt These Healthy Habits for a Long, Happy and Fulfilling Life. Also, Discover How to Identify and Get Rid of the Bad Ones Which Adversely Impact Your Health and Well-Being (2020)

There are many different causes of bad habits and these vary from person to person. This is so, because, every person is brought up in a different way, environment, and with different people, and every person has his own characteristics. However, there are some general causes of bad habits as well and you might want to know these:

So, now that you know some things that can be a cause of stress, let's move onto the things that can help you to get rid of them. Firstly, you should figure out what is causing the bad habits. Then, you can talk to an elder or a friend about this or stay away from the person or place that triggers these. If this is not a choice, then you should choose a good habit that you can adopt in place of the bad one.

For this, you first need to figure out the bad habit that you are trying to let go of. Then, you should choose an appropriate substitute for that one bad habit. For instance, you may be having a problem with smoking. If so, you may think of an exercise that you enjoy doing and that relaxes your mind. Once you have this figured out, you can go out to do that particular exercise when you are thinking of smoking. If you are having trouble thinking of the proper substitute, mentioned below are some good habits that you can try out.

The first and perhaps the most important habit to adopt is exercising regularly. This will not only make you feel better about yourself but will also help reduce your weight and keep you fit and healthy. In addition to all this, exercising will help ensure proper blood circulation as well as strong bones, muscles, and joints. Also, when you look good physically, you will have a better attitude towards people and situations and your confidence level will also improve greatly.

Furthermore, physical activity will help prevent heart problems, diabetes, and a weak immune system. Additionally, it will get you a lot of compliments and prevent digestive problems as well. However, you do not need to adopt an excruciatingly hard exercise regime. Instead, you can even just walk for half an hour 5 days a week. This will not only improve your mental and physical health but will also ensure a long as well as a happy life for you.

You cannot have a healthy and stress-free life if you do not sleep properly. Sleeping less or more than what is required will not only reduce your productivity levels but will also be a cause of many health conditions like chronic heart diseases. Additionally, inadequate sleep can also add to delayed reactions, bad physical appearance, lethargy and reduce energy levels.

Be that as it may, you need to make sure that you get high-quality sleep at night and not in the morning. In case you have problems sleeping, you should not take any caffeine at night, nor eat any heavy meals before sleeping, and keep your pets out of your bed. Some other things that you can try are make a sleeping routine and follow it strictly, quit smoking, stop drinking, keep a sleep log, wear socks, and, if you currently sleep in a bright room, make sure that your room is dark and quiet.

Another good habit that you should try and adopt is to eat let salt and saturated fats. They not only increase the risk of various heart diseases and stroke but also lead to high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Moreover, salt can also lead to dementia, kidney diseases and the clogging or even bursting of blood vessels.

Saturated fats, on the other hand, can considerably add to your body weight and cause diabetes. These problems may also affect the immune system and be a cause of some other health conditions. Due to all these reasons, you should reduce your intake of salt and either replace saturated fats with that of plants like olive oil or consume them in a limited amount. You may also replace your saturated fats from animals with omega-6.

Another extremely effective and rather important habit that you will need to adopt if you want a healthy, as well as a happy future, is to meditate and find ways to keep yourself calm and quiet. This way, you will be able to benefit greatly. Not only will this improve your physique but will also improve your mental condition.

This will help reduce stress and worry, hence help you get a healthier and more active brain. Also, once your body shape improves, you will be happier and prouder of yourself, which will improve your confidence levels. This will also help prevent various health conditions like heart diseases and diabetes. Some things that you can try include starting a journal, trying morning meditation, trying shower meditation, or simply starting a ritual. You may also practice yoga, qigong, pranayama, or even listen to music or recite mantras.

Forgiveness and gratitude are among the most important traits in a person and you can't live a happy and healthy life without them. By adopting forgiveness, you can easily reduce anger, tension, worry and stress, hence improving your mental health, keeping yourself happy, and improving your relationships. By holding a grudge, on the other hand, you will lose control, or at least it will feel like that. You will also increase muscle tension, blood pressure and heart rate.

Gratitude will also has similar effects. It will help you focus on the positives of life and see the silver lining in every situation. It will also strengthen your mind and reduce stress while will improve your physical well-being.

For all these reasons, you should give more compliments and say thank you more often. You may also keep a journal of your gratitude, say grace before meals, volunteer, and smile more. For forgiveness, you can try and live in the present rather than the past, try and find the positives in others, don't judge and remember love.

Laughing again is a great habit for you to have. This will not only help improve your physical health by keeping you healthy and your blood running but will also improve your mental health by reducing your stress and worries. Moreover, by staying happy and having a positive attitude, the people around you will also start feeling better and develop a positive attitude towards life.

You will also be able to look at different situations from different angles. This way, you will be able to work productively and be better at relationships. Laughing may also have a lot of therapeutic value though this aspect is still being studied by the scientists.

Therefore, you should watch funny TV shows and movies, stay around people with a great sense of humour, find things that please you, read funny books, go to a laughter-based exercise program, or even just listen to and watch a comedian.

This is the last but a very important habit. Staying hydrated and practising healthy eating will not only improve your physical health but also your mental health. For physical health, you will be able to prevent various heart diseases, stroke and many other health conditions. For instance, it will prevent diabetes to an extent, keep your blood pressure and cholesterol levels in control while also preventing diseases like sugar.

Staying hydrated, on the other hand, will help keep your body weight in control. It will also maintain your skin health and the building and maintaining of your body cells, tissues and organs will also be easier and more effective.

For all these reasons, you should drink at least 64 ounces (about 2 litres) of water every day. For healthy eating, you should eat everything in balance. Do not eat too much of a particular vitamin or mineral but make sure that you do not get a deficiency as well. You should also eat less red meat and more green vegetables as well as less junk food while also chewing more.

Stress eating is one of the worst habits that you can have. This is so, because, through this, you not only add to your daily calories but also to your stress. Now, you may think that this habit will reduce your stress; and it does for the time that you are eating. However, once you stop eating, the stress will rush back in. In fact, once you realise that you just increase your intake by a thousand or even two thousand calories, you will start fretting even more. So, instead of stress eating, you should try getting a massage, exercise more, or talk about it to one of your friends.

This is the worst thing that you can do if you want happiness and health. Worrying about things you cannot control will not only increase the stress level but will also be a cause of further deterioration of your health. Now, you may think that this will bring peace but, in reality, this will not be productive.

Things that you should not worry about include the future, the past, other people's decisions, etc. After all, you cannot change the future, and, even though you can have a little influence over other people's choices, you cannot force them to make the ones that you may like. Also, even though you can predict the future and try to mould it to what you like, you cannot get exactly what you want, and so, you should not worry about any of these things which are not under your control.

Another bad habit that you should try and let go of is comparing yourself with others. Now, even though it can be helpful, it usually isn't. You may compare yourself with the unfortunate people to remind yourself of the blessings you have been given and stay happy, but you should not be always comparing yourself.

It can also be bad for you and your mental health if you fret over others who are more fortunate than you. So, instead of comparing yourself with others, you should remember that even if a person appears to be richer and more successful than you, he may not be as intelligent and will have his own problems and imperfections and vice versa.