Top 3 Ways to Maintain Good Health
Greg Noble MD, a primary care physician atHealth First Physicians in Loveland, describes the top three things adults can do to stay healthy and prevent illness.
Learn more about common sleep disorders and tips for better sleep habits in our Health Library:His first recommendation for good health is maintaining a proper sleep schedule, which, for most people, means eight hours of quality sleep each night. “As a country, we’re chronically sleep-deprived,” Dr. Noble explains. “It boosts the immune system, helps prevent cardiovascular diseases and improves mood.”
Tip #1: Sleep Right
Learn more about common sleep disorders and tips for better sleep habits in our Health Library:His first recommendation for good health is maintaining a proper sleep schedule, which, for most people, means eight hours of quality sleep each night. “As a country, we’re chronically sleep-deprived,” Dr. Noble explains. “It boosts the immune system, helps prevent cardiovascular diseases and improves mood.”
Tip #2: Eat More Produce
The second key is nutrition, which includes a high-fiber, low-fat and plant-based diet.
Dr. Noble also suggests focusing on lean meats that are lower in saturated fats and calories. “When we do eat meat, it should be lean meat – chicken and fish, ideally. And, we want to make sure that we have, probably, six to eight serving of fruits and vegetables every day.”
Tip #3: Schedule Exercise
“Most of us really need to find a way to incorporate exercise into our daily schedule,” Dr. Noble says.
While he recommends that 30 to 60 minutes of exercise five to six times each week is ideal, “realistically, I think three sessions of 30 to 60 minutes of some kind of cardiovascular exercise every week is really helpful to overall health
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