“If you do not make time for health, you will eventually have to make time for disease.”

This quote is applicable to both mental and physical health.  How we spend our time living our lives now directly influences how we will live our lives later.  I regularly speak about the benefits of routine mental health practices – – adequate sleep, taking time out for calm and relaxation (such as with yoga, meditation, or prayer), setting boundaries around our most important commitments while ridding our lives of unnecessary distractions, etc – – and how they can enhance optimal mental health functioning.  Physical health practices, such as regular low-impact exercise, appropriate nutrition and hydration, good posture and abstinence from smoking and excessive alcohol use can also directly influence our bodies and quality of life.

I believe that the amount of time we spend focusing on good health now is a more efficient use of our time compared to dealing with diseases later.  Furthermore, placing our efforts on good physical and mental health practices today may be enjoyable!!!

What are you doing regularly now to help maintain good health or even improve your health?