Healthy Goals for 2022

It’s 2022, and once again time for New Year’s resolutions. Health related New Years resolutions are so common, especially after the delicious sweets we had over the holidays. We all agree we should not start something that we cannot finish. Luisa recently chatted with Karin Mallett from WFMZ on how to make some very attainable healthy goals, which you can view here.

 
 

We made a list of 5 goals that everyone can reasonably complete in 2022. This list will not only give you success for your New Year’s resolutions and assist with overall health, it will also help with keeping your immune system strong this winter.

  1. EAT 3 COLORS A DAY - No, not skittles. Eat an orange carrot, green apple, and red pepper. OR green cucumber, blueberry, and yellow squash. Sometimes the whole day goes by, and people get too busy to eat whole food nutrients. For a strong immune system, whole food nutrients make a difference.

  2. PREP VEGGIES ONCE A WEEK - Spend 20 minutes, maybe on a Sunday, cut up some veggies to have ready to grab and go. Once of the biggest obstacles to eating better is not being prepared. Carrots, celery, peppers, cucumbers, or even pickle slices work too. When veggies are in the fridge, you will want to eat instead of wasting it.

  3. WRITE DOWN YOUR FOODS ON PAPER OR JOURNAL- Track your progress. When you can see on paper what you are eating, and see nothing like real food, then you are likely to make some changes. You are what you eat.

  4. READ LABELS - If your package label has something you can’t pronounce, it likely means that your body doesn’t know what to do with that ingredient either. It’s not healthy and likely inflammatory. No need to go crazy on everything, just a new habit to start with packaged foods.

  5. DRINK BRAGG’S APPLE CIDER VINEGAR– Start with one teaspoon, then you may increase it to 2-3 tablespoons per day. Can help with mood, sleep, digestion and overall gut health.

YOU CAN DO THIS!

Stick to these five easy yet effective goals, and you will be thankful for these LONG-TERM changes that can make such a difference!

Luisa Szakacs