Health

3 Easy Ways You Can Improve Your Health & Wellness And Elevate Happiness

written by

Anthony V. Lombardo


posted on November 18, 2020

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while you could miss it.”

—Ferris Bueller from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Sometimes the best way to get your mind off the things in your external environment that has been zapping your energy and attention is to focus on your personal growth and well-being.

Here are 3 proactive things you can do to focus on your health and wellness.

1. Focus On Strengthening Your Immunity
This week the meditation app Soulvana published a free 1-minute immunity quiz that calculates your overall immunity score.

The quiz is based on these 5 critical factors for immunity:

  1. Daily Meditation
    75%-90% of all doctor’s visits are stress-related and meditation is the ultimate stress killer.Some of my favorite meditation apps:  Insight Timer and Soulvana, both of which offer hundreds of free meditations.
  2. Regular Exercise
    Physical activity gets your blood flowing through your body, ensures you are using your muscles, and promotes muscle growth — which is essential for longevity.
    ▶️ The 5 Exercise Myths You Should Stop Believing
  3. Healthy Diet
    What you are fueling your body with is critical. Eating more real foods that come from the earth and less of food-like products (processed, filled with sugars, chemicals, etc.)
    ▶️ Are You Malnourished? Watch This Before Working Out
  4. Healthy Hydration & Drinking
    Drinking enough water each day is crucial to regulate your body’s functions, helps prevents infections, improves cognition, and has many other amazing benefits.
    ▶️ Do This to Stay Hydrated
  5. Quality Sleep
    Getting proper rest and quality sleep is a vital component to your immunity because it promotes healing, rejuvenation, and repair in your body.
    ▶️Sleep Better By Doing These 4 Hacks
 


The key thing to keep in mind when it comes to your overall immunity, it’s only as strong as its weakest link.

In other words, you could regularly exercise, eat fairly healthy, have a daily meditation practice, and get great sleep, but if you drink lots of alcohol and sugary drinks, this can lead to a compromised immune system.

What do you think is the weakest link in your health and immunity?

Find out here:

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2. Take A Daily D.O.S.E Of ‘Bliss Chemicals’

“D.O.S.E” stands for dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins which are natural chemicals produced by our brains that illicit states of happiness and connectedness.
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In this video, Radha Agrawal talks about how we can actually train our brains to release our “natural dose” of these chemicals by creating certain experiences and engaging in certain activities.
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This means we can hack our states of happiness by tapping into our brain’s own ability to produce these natural bliss chemicals.
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Here’s a quick chart of activities you can do to boost these chemicals:

Happiness Chemicals and how to hack them

The idea here is to consciously choose to do simple things that instantly make you feel good.

3. Embrace JOMO: The Joy Of Missing Out
​We all have experienced FOMO, the fear of missing out at some point or another in our lives.
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​Research has shown, factors like social media, anxiety, and loneliness all have a direct impact on experiencing FOMO.
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In this current climate of instability, uncertainty, and anxiety, we more than ever want to always be in the know.​
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Constantly checking our phones for the latest news update and aimlessly scrolling through social media.
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We all get swallowed up by the feeling of instant gratification our high-tech society provides us from things like the 24-hour news cycle, TV, the internet, social media, Netflix, etc.
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Our minds are always looking for certainty…
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Trying to decide what’s next to do…
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Or what else we can find to distract ourselves with.
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What would happen if you took away your choices and lived in restraint?
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What if you disconnected digitally and spent more time going offline?
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In essence, living with JOMO — the joy of missing out. ​
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​What would you do with your free time?
What would you create?
What project would you work on?
Who would you deeply connect with?
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​Here are some ways to Embrace JOMO:

  1. Writing/Journaling/Reflecting​
    Journaling and writing, in general, is a great way to get clarity on everything in your life: your emotions, priorities, goals, relationships, etc. Writing can be a form of catharsis.
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  2. Learn a new skill or take up a new hobby.
    ​    Has there been something you always wanted to learn or an activity you always have been interested in, but never took the time to pursue it? Use this time to connect with these interests and start doing them. When I was younger, playing guitar was a huge hobby of mine but as I grew old I stopped playing. About a year ago, I reconnected with this interest. Now I find myself picking up my guitar and playing during any downtime I have during the week.
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  3. Create something. Start a new project.​
    Is there a creative project you have been wanting to start? Maybe it’s an idea for a business that has been in the back of your mind. This is the perfect time to take action on these projects.
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    ​▶️How To Use Your Downtime To Take Action On Your Goals​
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  4. Read a personal growth book.
    ​    Need some recommendations?
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    Check out some of my favorite books on personal growth and business.​
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  5. Get out in nature.
    ​    Wherever you are right now in the world, there is beauty all around you! Take a break from the couch and head outdoors. Go for a walk. Visit your local park. Lie down in some grass and stare at the sky. Merely sitting outside and breathing in some fresh air can be exhilarating.

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Finding joy in missing out is really about using some of the time and energy that you’re devoting towards non-productive things (like worrying, feasting on the news, or binging on Netflix) and looking around at the abundance of resources and beauty that is available to you.
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​Using your time to connect with yourself.
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Connect with others.
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To be present.
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To expand and grow yourself.​
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​Re-read the opening quote of this email.
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I think Ferris had it right.
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​Life indeed does move fast…
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And if you don’t stop and look around once in a while to truly soak it in, you could miss it.