Women's Health Week: Five Steps to a Healthier You!
National Women?s Health Week is here! With a busy lifestyle, it can be difficult to prioritize healthy habits and proactive healthcare. Below are steps you can take this week alone to improve your overall physical and mental well-being.
Schedule a well visit.
During Women?s Health Week, if you?re unable to schedule an appointing with your primary care physician, stop by The Little Clinic for blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol tests. These baseline tests are great indicators of potential health issues.
Work active habits into your routine.
An active lifestyle should be the root of your health goals. This week, make small changes to improve activity in your day: go on an after-dinner walk, take the stairs at work, park in the back of the parking lot. Once these become routine, other active habits will follow.
Learn how to make healthy changes to your diet.
Maintaining a balanced diet not only promotes a healthy lifestyle, it also fuels your body to tackle your busy schedule. With confusing food labels, fad diets and conflicting health opinions circulating constantly, it?s difficult to be confident you?re putting the best nutrients into your body. To work with a professional, check out Kroger's dietitian services, available in some cities.
Be mindful of your mental health.
Take time this week to relax and unwind. Remember that after-dinner walk? Go alone for a moment of peace, or go with a friend to talk. Spend time reflecting on ways to promote your mental health and internal well-being.
Cut out unhealthy behaviors.
When unhealthy behaviors become routine, they are difficult to break. This week, identify those not-so-great behaviors and create a plan for change. Eat fast food for lunch too often? Consider meal prep. Feeling stressed? Explore ways to let it out. Need to quit smoking? Check out our tobacco cessation program. If you make a conscious effort to change, the domino effect of a healthy lifestyle will follow.
