8 Steps for Healthy Living

WebMD asked experts in diet, fitness, vision (and more) for their top tip for healthy living this fall. Here’s what they suggested:

1. Let Beans Be a Part of Your Diet

If you do one thing to improve your diet this fall, eat 3 cups of beans each week. Besides being a comfort food, beans add flavor and texture to soups, chili, and casseroles. They’re also a great salad topper.

Beans are rich in protein, iron, folic acid, fiber, and potassium. So pick a bean, any bean — lima, black, garbanzo, pinto, or others — and enjoy.

2. Defuse Stress With Friendship

Fall is a good time to come back together after the summer scattering of vacations and busy schedules — a great time to relax with friends.

Soothe away stress by making contact in person or by phone with someone you care about, someone you haven’t talked to in awhile because life got in the way. The positive emotions will make you feel good, and when joy and stress meet up, the joy wins out.

3. Be Tender With Your Teeth

If you do one thing to improve your dental health this fall, turn over a new leaf by ditching habits that are hard on your teeth.

4. Have Fun With Fitness

Improve your fitness this fall: Try a less-conventional workout to spruce up your regimen.

Break out of your fitness rut by taking a ballroom dance class or a mind-body workout such as yoga, Pilates, or Tai chi. You’ll be energized and more likely to stick with it.

For additional tips see: https://www.webmd.com/women/features/8-fall-steps-for-healthy-living#1