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10 Simple Rules for Living a Healthy Life

Healthy life, health living. Photograph of man with hands up by Wesley Eland

Photograph by Wesley Eland

Common-sense tips to live a healthy and balanced life

Health is more than physical fitness or the absence of disease. Real health is also mental, emotional, and even spiritual. It’s being a whole human being.

But how do you get it?

Dozens, maybe hundreds, of self-help writers and bloggers are happy to offer advice — but sometimes that’s part of the problem. How can you tell which advice to follow? If you’re feeling a little overwhelmed, you’re not alone. Maybe it’s best to start with some common-sense principles and see where it leads you. The results might surprise you.

  1. Eat Well

Some say proper health begins with what you eat. Certainly, a lot of health advice begins

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