{"id":131288,"date":"2016-08-23T15:44:43","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T13:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/131288\/8-easy-and-doable-ways-to-become-a-healthier-you\/"},"modified":"2016-08-23T15:44:43","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T13:44:43","slug":"8-easy-and-doable-ways-to-become-a-healthier-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/2016\/08\/23\/8-easy-and-doable-ways-to-become-a-healthier-you\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Easy (and doable) ways to become a healthier you!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Take your vitamins.<\/strong> Most of the food we eat these days simply do not contain all the nutrients our bodies require. Keep your vitamins next to your tooth brush so you won\u2019t forget to take them in the morning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eat clean. <\/strong>Organic foods aren\u2019t always widely available but eating whole foods will already benefit you greatly as you\u2019ll be cutting down on all the chemicals in processed foods.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Say goodbye to fizzy cool drinks! <\/strong>This might be a hard one for many but remember that there are 10 teaspoons of sugar in a single can<\/p>\n<p><strong>And exchange it for water<\/strong>. We all know that the benefits of drinking water are real! It\u2019s nature\u2019s greatest gift to your body \u2013 so drink up!<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/08\/Healthy-water-Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-275485 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/08\/Healthy-water-Image-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"stk73439cor\" width=\"560\" height=\"431\" \/><\/a><strong>Try natural remedies first.<\/strong> Before heading to the chemist for over-the-counter meds look into a few natural remedies instead. With so many options at our disposal on the internet we can easily find replacements for pills that are natural and really work. Think, turmeric, apple cider vinegar and lemon which are but a few we\u2019ve read about lately.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get moving in a fun way<\/strong>. Try enjoyable means of exercise like dancing, swimming, walking or even climbing. Find something that doesn\u2019t seem like effort to you.<strong>Enjoy that glass of wine.<\/strong> But just one! Don\u2019t deprive yourself of all the good things in life. And if wine (or alcohol) isn\u2019t for you then treat yourself to ice cream or a chocolate from time to time \u2013 and enjoy it!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cut back on screen time.<\/strong> Read more, write more, paint or craft. To have a healthy mind we need to let it wander into new places once in a while.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/08\/Hobby-Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-275486 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/08\/Hobby-Image.jpg\" alt=\"Hobby Image\" width=\"552\" height=\"414\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='8bca5595924928177031c3e210cb61d4'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being the best version of yourself does not need to be a constant battle<br \/>\nTry out these healthier habits today<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7868,"featured_media":131289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Kelly Matthee","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3686],"tags":[1083,12108,6602,4582,12109,2395,1289,12110],"class_list":["post-131288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle-news","tag-food","tag-juice","tag-lifestyle-2","tag-sleep","tag-sugar","tag-tips","tag-water","tag-wellbeing"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"Lifestyle","SubCategory":"Entertainment"},"tag_labels":["food","juice","lifestyle","sleep","sugar","Tips","water","wellbeing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7868"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131288"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131288\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/131289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}