01. Drink eight glasses of water daily.
02. Include at least 2 vegetables and one fruit in every meal.
03. Begin each meal with fresh vegetables (salad).
04. Make a light snack of assorted sprouts.
05. Start the day with a glass of warm water with fresh lime.
06. Use only fresh vegetables.
07. Once a week have only fresh fruits until noon, make lunch the first meal of the day.
08. Eat only freshly cooked meals, try to avoid refrigerated food.
09. Include one green vegetable and one yellow vegetable in every meal.
10. Go on a juice fast for a day. Start with vegetable juice, and sip fruit juices for lunch and dinner.
11. Kick out the coffee habit. Have a glass of fresh fruit juice instead.
12. Cut out all deep-fried foods from your diet.
13. Cut down on high sugar products like soft drinks, ice-cream, candy and cookies.
14. Never skip a meal, even if you’re on a diet. Eat a fresh fruit or have vegetable juice instead.
15. Avoid beverages like soda, coffee, colas and so on.
16. Include high fiber foods and plenty of fruits, vegetables and grains in your diet plan.
17. Use salt in moderate quantity.
18. Wash vegetables thoroughly with clean water before cooking.
19. Stream or boil vegetables (rather than fry).
20. Retain peels of potato, cucumber, carrot and tomato while cooking.
21. Take a moment off to mentally list out the nutritional value of the food you’re about to eat.
22. Don’t rush through your meals. Set aside enough time to appreciate, enjoy and digest your food.
23. Make every meal an enjoyable experience. Set dishes out attractively and chew slowly to appreciate the full flavor of the foods you eat.
24. Choose to be radiantly healthy. Keep yourself informed about the nutritive value of every food you buy.
25. Shop for groceries yourself. Notice the look, feel and smell of fresh fruit and vegetables and enjoy their intrinsic goodness.
26. Watch out for eating habits paired with emotional states, like reaching .for a chocolate when you are depressed. Resist the urge and eat fruit instead.
27. Eat popcorn (rather than chips) while watching a movie.
28. Sit at the table at meal times. Don’t read the paper or review bills while eating.
29. Make it a point to have dinner with the entire family at the table, and.not in front of the TV.
30. Eat just to the point of satisfaction. Don’t stuff yourself!
31. Stop smoking.
32. Restrict alcohol consumption.
33. Get a good night’s sleep, every night.
34. Enroll today in an exercise programmed.
35. Take a brisk, 20 minute invigorating walk each morning.
36. Spend 10 minutes every morning and evening doing basic stretches.
37. Do not use elevators when you can climb the stairs.
38. Focus on your breathing. Take a deep breath, then exhale slowly. Repeat a couple of times a day.
39. Learn to relax. Spend 20 minutes consciously relaxing each muscle of your body.
40. Spend 20 minutes a day in silent meditation, prayer or contemplation.
41. Learn the healing power of laughter. Watch a crazy movie, recall a joke or read a funny book and laugh out loudly.
42. Tap the powers of your sub-conscious. Relax your body for 20 minutes and project the Perfect You’re on your mind screen.
43. Balance your lifestyle. Devote equal time each week to work and fun.
44. Join kids in a sports activity and rediscover the joys of childhood.
45. Do keep in touch with friends. Call up or visit them and be at peace with the world.
46. Enroll in an activity (like swimming or roller skating…) you never indulged in because you were afraid of what people might say.
47. Forgive someone about who you think has done you wrong and cleanse your spirit of rancor.
48. Do a nice turn to someone you don’t know too well, but who could do with a friend.
49. Spend a quiet half-hour chatting with your family.
50. Read a great book once a week.
