“Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.” Buddha

“Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.” Buddha

Good health is the kind of the thing you don’t notice until you don’t have it anymore. Get a bout of the flu or visit a friend recently diagnosed with cancer and suddenly you appreciate feeling healthy. You might even start promising yourself that you will start taking better care of yourself – eat better food – get all the fruit and veg you are supposed to eat, drink more water and get some exercise.

What usually happens, at least with me, is I start to feel better again and other things like work, family and chores take priority again. All those noble health goals fade and seem much less important when I am feeling pretty healthy.

Fitting health goals into a busy lifestyle requires commitment. We need to be prepared to make health a priority.

How do you make the most of being time poor to eat well and get some exercise? It can be easier if you can take a few shortcuts.

There are many food products available – often referred to as Superfoods are packed full of nutrients. These superfoods help you to get the vitamins, minerals and other good stuff you need so your body functions properly. They can be a useful shortcut in getting nutrients from a real food source rather than popping supplements.

Incidental exercise is another shortcut. Take the stairs instead of the elevator, park further away from your destination, get up more often and walk around if you sit at a desk. All these things keep the blood circulating around your body – keeping you healthier.

Better health can be achieved by reducing the toxins you expose yourself to and increasing the nutrients you absorb from the food you eat. Plus drinking good clean water and moving around.

Other health considerations include being aware of the toxins around you – the air you breathe, the cleaning products you use, the make up, cleansing and sanitary products you choose.

You can make a healthier choice every day.