5 of the Most Efficient Health Habits

How to get the biggest benefit with the least amount of effort: 

1. Get good quality SLEEP

Sleep is when our body best heals itself. It recalibrates from the day and prepares for the next. It’s when we store memories, reset hunger cues and metabolism, and some suggest our brains are actively solving our problems while we sleep! all chronic disease and longevity benefits from adequate good quality sleep. Plus, it takes no effort. You just have to lay there. 😉 

2. Get your VITAMINS

The big ones to look for are vitamins A, D, E, and K. They’re essential for so many of our bodies’ functions! We’re talking energy, immune system, cell turnover and healing (think hair loss and acne), reproduction, combatting inflammation, healing and more. Look for foods rich in these vitamins and prioritize them. Lots of bang for your buck! 

3. Avoid SITTING

Now, you can sit sometimes. But studies show that non-sitting activity has significant benefit in multiple areas of your health, especially cardiovascular health! Sometimes we avoid movement because we don’t know how to do it the “right” way. Good news! Just sit less and you’re doing it right! 

4. Learn how to fight TIGERS... and when not to

It has to be said: staying in chronic fight/flight is one of the most damaging things we can do for our health. But don’t despair! The idea is not to avoid stress completely. Our bodies are actually really good at dealing with stress. It’s what happens after the “tiger encounter” that we get the biggest benefit. Learn how to come down from a stressful encounter: breath work, meditation, therapy, somatic work, talking to a friend, etc. There are so many ways to support our bodies in this way. The key is just to pick one and do it a lot. 

5. Learn how to listen to your BODY

Your body is constantly communicating with you: it sends you warning signals, signals of fatigue, emotional overload, loneliness, longing for connection, needing a release, joy, satisfaction, excitement and more. 

Do you know how each of those show up in your body? Get used to acknowledging it: say in your mind, "I see you body. Thanks for that message." It doesn’t mean you have to instantly do something, but pause and feel first.

For example: "I see you body, nudging me to detach from this social gathering; trying to keep me safe. I’m going to escape to the bathroom and regroup." 

Acknowledge, acknowledge, acknowledge. 

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