Perils of Urban Living...

Whenever we think of urban life...what comes to our mind is good career, better education, swanky malls, modern facilities, etc. But there is also a flip side of it, where urban lifestyle takes heavy toll on the health. More Urban people suffer from disorders like obesity, increased stress level, depression, etc. than their rural counterparts.

Perils of Urban life are attributed mostly to stressful and longer working hours which results in body burnout, lack of sleep, eating at odd hours (and that too fast food), etc. All this together combine to form a deadly combo for the bad health.
 

So, what’s the solution? It’s easy said than done to adopt means for a healthy life. So here are few tips which one can adopt to be a happy soul while living an urban life:

1. Take small but frequent breaks from work.
2. Never skip breakfast as it’s the most important meal of the day.
3. Try to keep lunch/dinner time fix as far as possible.
4. Spend quality time with family and friends on regular basis.
5. Don’t bring office work to home.
6. Follow simple methods of workouts like using stairs, parking your car slightly away from destination and walk to reach there, etc.
7. And remember, work will always be there. So don’t just work. Play too.

You are what you eat

So, how many times have you been able to resist eating junk food outside? Not many times we guess. It’s a proven fact that no matter for what you have stepped out, eating road-side food becomes a part of it invariably. To solve the issue, many have tried to keep their stomach full before going for a day out. But still, we don’t think that works in all its effectiveness. So are you looking for a solution over here? Well, there are many things we can do to avoid it. There are some people, who keep fruits in their bags to have those healthy bites, whenever they feel the urge to plunge on the junk stuff. 

Once in a while is never an issue, as it’s mandatory that your body gets accustomed to every form of diet – from oily to masaledaar cooking.  But regular eating can be a disaster. Another solution or you can say savior to this ‘cannot-resist’ problem is to realize that tastes doesn’t last for too long, but illness does. So a bit of self-control and a provoking thought can do wonders for you. Try it out and let us know how far you were able to achieve the “eat-healthy” mission!