Healthy hacks for a healthy life
How many of us have explored what suits us the most? When a new health gadget or an app is launched, we get excited to buy and explore the different functionalities it has to offer. But rarely do we pay attention that the app, the gadget asks us to set our parameters to monitor. Do we have our individual parameters set? Most of the times no. Though, it’s the first step in making our healthy outfit.
So, where do we start from? Sharing here the three health hacks that helps me keep going.
Knowing our own body is essential and we must first define what healthy is for us. Understand that health is an ecosystem. Every individual is different, each day is different and we all have different conditions that we live in. Hence, spending enough time to design our health routine which compliments the elements that are affecting our health – physical, mental, and social, is crucial. The issue today is we are looking at things in isolation where we need to understand the web of it. For example, we start popping pills the minute there is a discomfort in any part of the body. But are we really working on the root cause? Similarly, treatment for mental health is not about changing the chemical composition of the brain through anti-depressants. The treatment given to the brain as an organ is, however, not sufficient to cure mental health. There are nutrients that we need to provide to the mind. Furthermore, the lifestyle needs to be addressed and even the daily circumstances of the individual needs to be nudged to influence the mental wellbeing. Knowing these interlinkages and accordingly working upon the parameters is essential to effectively influence a holistic wellbeing.
Wisely use technology through relevant gadgets, devices, apps and more. We are living in the era of AI and ML. We have many devices and wellness apps available handy to enable healthy living. As simple as an oximeter and glucose meter, to a breast cancer testing kit, all are available today at our doorsteps. In fact, with all different wearable devices and chips, everything is accessible at finger tips. Diagnosis and treatment monitoring has evolved significantly. With people spending more time online, there are special wellness channels, platforms, and content available there to educate oneself about many health-related problems along with the DIY solutions and even online consultation 24X7X365 with medical experts across the globe. From mass therapy, we have moved to customization and personalization. All these are useful only when we take charge of our wellbeing. Spend time in understanding and analysing these data which are providing information and health signals. These can not only prevent illnesses but also facilitate cure if followed diligently and mindfully.
Go back to the basics. While technology enables monitoring and facilitates treatment, most important aspect of a healthy being is strong immunity. Connecting with nature and aligning our habits with our body’s internal health requirements and also with external conditions like weather, pollution, season is a fundamental requirement. Thus, combining modern science with the heritage of Ayurveda, integrating yoga as way of life, adopting preventive care approach, and incorporating nature-based sciences like nutraceuticals as part of daily routine – all these will play pivotal role in achieving holistic health.
We are endowed with the vast traditional nature-based medicine science. Innovations and technological advancements have given us ease and access. Now it is upto us how wisely we combine the two and use the hacks to nurture health that suits us the best.
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