BOOST YOUR HEALTH TO WALK YOUR WAY THROUGH RESPONSIBILITIES

Have a healthy breakfast: While a yogurt, with berries and nuts seems like the ideal breakfast, it is too small to sustain your morning. And mornings are when the pressure is ceiling-high, steam blows from all directions, so you need to be on a fairly full stomach to deal with the pressure of a new day. Have whole-wheat bread, Idlis, Dosa or a paratha to kick-start your day. Your morning habits will get you set on the right foot for the responsibilities ahead. For instance: do you check your e-mails or phone the first thing in the morning. If you do, change your habit, it puts unnecessary stress first thing in the morning. Exercise and activity: Start your day with an activity that calms you - like yoga- pranyams, suryanamaskaras, hatha yoga. You could also practice techniques like Tai-chi, dance or go for a full workout regime at the gym. Go for a run or take a walk. Anything that works for you, works! Meditation: It could be sitting in silence, post your workout or yoga. Or playing soft instrumental music while gardening. It could be chanting mantras, saying a prayer or simply being grateful. Be still and watchful and see how it impacts the rest of your day. Find time to make quality conversation with your loved ones at the start of your day, talking to your spouse or family member while sipping tea is a wonderful morning routine. Pay attention to your diet: Most women neglect their food needs, their needs change from puberty to menopause and after. Women go through many hormonal changes at each stage of their lives, so nutritional needs are very important. And in today’s times, along with food, supplements play a crucial role in improving overall health and keeping ailments away. Consult your medical care-giver on the intake of Vitamins and other vital supplements to keep up your nutrition levels. Eat all your meals on time and maintain a good routine. __ A good night’s sleep is a must.__ Eight hours of sound sleep is important to function well throughout the day. Try and get uninterrupted sleep for seven to eight hours. Make sure to keep all gadgets away while you sleep. And try to get to bed on time to get you enough time to wake up and get to your personal regimen before you hit your routine. Early to bed, early to rise will surely make you healthy and wise. Women have many roles to play - a worker, a daughter, a caregiver, a mother, a wife. In your work-place you are a part of the competition and you have to work hard and deliver well in order to make a mark in the professional world. At home, you walk the tightrope of your family’s needs. And, in all this you need to be in optimum state of health to walk your way through every responsibility with grace. With the right care, and maintaining health and well-being, you can make life far better than what it is. After all, we all want better lives not only for ourselves but for our family as well.