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Wealth without health is useless.
In this thread I want everyone to share their health tips and routines.
I'm a generally healthy guy. I get regular checkups. The only thing my doctor wanted me to work on recently is my cholesterol which was slightly above acceptable levels. He recommended an amended diet and more exercise.
I came up with a plan to lower my cholesterol as such:
This is what my diet typically consisted of before I began:
Processed meats(lunch meat, breakfast sausage, hot dogs)
Fried foods
Fast food
Frozen foods
Cakes, cookies, ice cream
General junk foods
Over the course of a few months, I slowly fazed out the unhealthy elements of my diet. It would have been kind of hard to go completely healthy overnight so I took it easy at first.
My doctor gave me a list of cholesterol-lowering foods to start eating plus I googled even more ideas.
This is what my diet and grocery list looked like after I started making changes:
Brown rice
Guacamole(avocado is great for your heart)
Salmon
Almonds(I like Blue Diamond Habanero BBQ almonds)
Fiber one bars
KIND bars(I prefer the 5 grain and dark chocolate version)
Whole grain pasta
Broccoli
Beans(red and black)
Fiber-rich cereals like Cheerios and Life
Low-fat milk(whole milk is surprisingly high in cholesterol.)
Pomegranate juice
Olive oil
Ground turkey
Here's a list of the typical meals I started eating.
Chicken alfredo(made with whole-grain pasta), with broccoli
Baked salmon, brown rice, salad
Sirloin steak and roasted potatoes
Tacos made with ground turkey & guacamole guacamole
Baked chicken breasts(topped with BBQ sauce, cholesterol-free)
I didn't have much of an exercise regimen before but I did come up with a basic daily routine:
I run/walk at least 1 mile per day and try to do 50-100 jumping jacks and/or pushups
That's my quick rundown of health tips and routine. Feel free to post yours.
2020 update
Around March of 2020 I found out I had high blood pressure which was most likely due to a combination of the following factors:
High blood pressure can be fatal if it persists and goes untreated. If left untreated, high blood pressure can lead to kidney failure, heart failure, and strokes. My doctor immediately prescribed medication for me to lower my blood pressure levels. The medicine did what it was supposed to do but maybe a little too well. I was prescribed a 50mg daily dose of Losartan which is basically potassium in pill form. Potassium eases the blood vessels and allows blood to flow with hardly any restrictions. In other words, it lowers your blood pressure. After taking the daily dosage for a month or two I started to notice some adverse effects. I would feel shortness of breath and increased heart rate after taking the pill. Those symptoms are usually present before taking a BP pill. Something was wrong so I started doing all kinds of tests at home. I would try taking the pill at different times of the day and I would note what my levels were before and after taking the pill. After a few weeks, I figured out what the problem was. I was taking the pill on days when I already had low blood pressure. For example, I would take my reading in the morning and they would be 90 over 65. An optimal reading is 120 over 80. Taking a pill to lower your blood pressure when your levels are already low is a recipe for disaster. I consulted my doctor and after some convincing, he gave me the go-ahead to start taking half a pill. This worked out much better and I even worked out a system where I would only take the pill on days when I noticed my levels rising. I don't have typical sodium related high blood pressure. Mine is mainly stress related so I can't take the pill as others do.
I am not a fan of pills because they are essentially poison but I followed my doctor's orders for a short time just because of how high my levels were. In the meantime, however, I looked for natural remedies and other things I could do to lower my blood pressure. Here are some of the things I came up with.
Salt-free diet - Even though my high blood pressure wasn't from excess salt I figured I would overcompensate in other areas like my sodium intake and to my surprise it worked amazingly well. I would eat meals like baked salmon and roasted potatoes with NO salt on anything. The only seasoning I would use is Mrs. Dash. Their whole line of products is salt-free. Here are some Mrs. Dash products on Amazon you can buy:
Ashwagandha - This is a natural herb that can be taken in pill form. Its main benefit is as a stress reliever. It helps lower cortisol levels. I think every trader, investor, and businessman should take ashwagandha. Our lives involve more stress than the average person's. Ashwagandha can also help lower cholesterol, relieve arthritis pain, and treat Alzheimer's. Here are a few great supplements available on Amazon:
MORE exercise - As I mentioned earlier I've always walked/jogged at my local parks but I had to start doing more. I started doing more laps around the park and doing more at-home exercise.
In this thread I want everyone to share their health tips and routines.
I'm a generally healthy guy. I get regular checkups. The only thing my doctor wanted me to work on recently is my cholesterol which was slightly above acceptable levels. He recommended an amended diet and more exercise.
I came up with a plan to lower my cholesterol as such:
This is what my diet typically consisted of before I began:
Processed meats(lunch meat, breakfast sausage, hot dogs)
Fried foods
Fast food
Frozen foods
Cakes, cookies, ice cream
General junk foods
Over the course of a few months, I slowly fazed out the unhealthy elements of my diet. It would have been kind of hard to go completely healthy overnight so I took it easy at first.
My doctor gave me a list of cholesterol-lowering foods to start eating plus I googled even more ideas.
This is what my diet and grocery list looked like after I started making changes:
Brown rice
Guacamole(avocado is great for your heart)
Salmon
Almonds(I like Blue Diamond Habanero BBQ almonds)
Fiber one bars
KIND bars(I prefer the 5 grain and dark chocolate version)
Whole grain pasta
Broccoli
Beans(red and black)
Fiber-rich cereals like Cheerios and Life
Low-fat milk(whole milk is surprisingly high in cholesterol.)
Pomegranate juice
Olive oil
Ground turkey
Here's a list of the typical meals I started eating.
Chicken alfredo(made with whole-grain pasta), with broccoli
Baked salmon, brown rice, salad
Sirloin steak and roasted potatoes
Tacos made with ground turkey & guacamole guacamole
Baked chicken breasts(topped with BBQ sauce, cholesterol-free)
I didn't have much of an exercise regimen before but I did come up with a basic daily routine:
I run/walk at least 1 mile per day and try to do 50-100 jumping jacks and/or pushups
That's my quick rundown of health tips and routine. Feel free to post yours.
2020 update
Around March of 2020 I found out I had high blood pressure which was most likely due to a combination of the following factors:
- Occupational stress - I am a professional stock trader and investor and also own the largest finance forum in the world.
- Coronavirus was just starting to take off and threw the whole world into a panic.
- Sedentary lifestyle - One of the least known causes of high blood pressure is the lack of physical activity. When you work from home it's not easy to get a ton of movement in.
High blood pressure can be fatal if it persists and goes untreated. If left untreated, high blood pressure can lead to kidney failure, heart failure, and strokes. My doctor immediately prescribed medication for me to lower my blood pressure levels. The medicine did what it was supposed to do but maybe a little too well. I was prescribed a 50mg daily dose of Losartan which is basically potassium in pill form. Potassium eases the blood vessels and allows blood to flow with hardly any restrictions. In other words, it lowers your blood pressure. After taking the daily dosage for a month or two I started to notice some adverse effects. I would feel shortness of breath and increased heart rate after taking the pill. Those symptoms are usually present before taking a BP pill. Something was wrong so I started doing all kinds of tests at home. I would try taking the pill at different times of the day and I would note what my levels were before and after taking the pill. After a few weeks, I figured out what the problem was. I was taking the pill on days when I already had low blood pressure. For example, I would take my reading in the morning and they would be 90 over 65. An optimal reading is 120 over 80. Taking a pill to lower your blood pressure when your levels are already low is a recipe for disaster. I consulted my doctor and after some convincing, he gave me the go-ahead to start taking half a pill. This worked out much better and I even worked out a system where I would only take the pill on days when I noticed my levels rising. I don't have typical sodium related high blood pressure. Mine is mainly stress related so I can't take the pill as others do.
I am not a fan of pills because they are essentially poison but I followed my doctor's orders for a short time just because of how high my levels were. In the meantime, however, I looked for natural remedies and other things I could do to lower my blood pressure. Here are some of the things I came up with.
Salt-free diet - Even though my high blood pressure wasn't from excess salt I figured I would overcompensate in other areas like my sodium intake and to my surprise it worked amazingly well. I would eat meals like baked salmon and roasted potatoes with NO salt on anything. The only seasoning I would use is Mrs. Dash. Their whole line of products is salt-free. Here are some Mrs. Dash products on Amazon you can buy:
Ashwagandha - This is a natural herb that can be taken in pill form. Its main benefit is as a stress reliever. It helps lower cortisol levels. I think every trader, investor, and businessman should take ashwagandha. Our lives involve more stress than the average person's. Ashwagandha can also help lower cholesterol, relieve arthritis pain, and treat Alzheimer's. Here are a few great supplements available on Amazon:
MORE exercise - As I mentioned earlier I've always walked/jogged at my local parks but I had to start doing more. I started doing more laps around the park and doing more at-home exercise.
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