Recently a friend of mine was diagnosed with a thyroid problem; in scientific terms we call it as hypothyroid syndrome, wherein, one of the hormones maintaining the overall activities of the body goes out of the balance by spiraling beyond the normal range. When I told about this thyroid problem to a medico person, she said this problem is quite prevalent in the urban areas. This is one of the health problems which is known to almost every person living in cities due to its widespread nature.
In this fast world everything is on a fast track, be it earning a quick buck or having food. This constant yearning for needs which are to be possessed in a short duration, leads to compensation in other essential aspects of one’s life. Normally, an educated mass migrates to metropolitan cities to earn money and to enjoy a lavish life style. Most of them spend the time in working for 12 hours and in commuting from home to office for some 1-2 hours or may be even more. Also, computers have made our jobs pretty sedentary. So, one hardly gets time to exercise on the daily basis. Everyone is aware of this fact: exercising daily vitalizes the organs, oxidizes the carbs and increases the blood circulation.
Usually, a person would munch on a quickly cooked food rather than waste her/his time in having a wholesome meal. There is a fad of having soft drinks which contain dangerous preservatives. And, there is a tendency of flaunting the coolness factor by crunching the deep fried food or the fatty food items. These habits deprive that person of nourishments which are essential for maintaining the body system.
Overdoing one’s job or indulging heavily in a sedentary lifestyle by sacrificing the basic needs of having healthy food and regular exercise does not fulfill one’s goal of living a life. There is no balance. Imbalance leads to health problems including stress, unusual weight gain/loss, thyroid problems and many more health problems.
So does one have to sacrifice the entire aforementioned aspects of lifestyle to attain a normal and healthy lifestyle?
No!
You just have to customize your life and reach the work-life-balance by accommodating the following 8 changes!
- Have loads of vegetables in your regular meals. Do not skip or substitute the wholesome meals by fast food.
- Drink plenty of water per hour (take many sips as per your comfort level).
- Make a schedule for exercise at least for 1 hour of any 4 days per week or join a gym/yoga class/aerobics class. If you don’t enjoy such mundane workout then join a dance class or swimming. How lovely and rejuvenating can it be!
- Regular health check ups so that you are aware of what is going on in your system!
- Develop some hobbies wherein your mind is taken off the daily activities and you would grow as a person.
- Make trips so that you get to travel and meet new people. It is very interesting to learn about new people and new customs. Try it once if never done before!
- Learn to pray to god regularly (only for theists). If you are an atheist (even theists can try this), then let your compassionate side get unraveled by working in an NGO or helping out some poor kid. See for yourself, how rewarding it can be!
- Hang out/spend time with family/friends once in a while, so that your mind gets refreshed and you would connect to your dear and near ones on regular basis. This is truly a celebration to be alive and kicking!
Credits:
This article is written by Ms. Pooja Deshpande who is passionate about food, health, writing, poetry. You can read more about her writing in her blog.
Published Date : Tuesday, 29/5/2012 03:27 PM IST
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