Tips for looking after your health

SarahB16

I’m sure there are lots of good suggestions for looking after your health so that we can hopefully have a long and healthy retirement.  This may involve making only minor adjustments to your daily routine but will have such a positive impact when you are older. 

I thought I’d start this thread so we can share these tips and, of course, this thread is not for medical advice and if you are worried about your health you should always go and see your GP. 

GDB2222

My possibly weird suggestion is to put a pair of dumbbells on the worktop in the kitchen, so you actually use them several times a day. 

Grumpy_chap

SarahB16 said:

I’m sure there are lots of good suggestions for looking after your health so that we can hopefully have a long and healthy retirement.  This may involve making only minor adjustments to your daily routine but will have such a positive impact when you are older. 

I thought I’d start this thread so we can share these tips and, of course, this thread is not for medical advice and if you are worried about your health you should always go and see your GP. 

I am not sure what this thread can achieve, but here goes:
 - Eat well
 - Sleep well
 - Exercise well
 - Think well
 - Socialise well
 - Connect with nature well
 - Well balanced for wellbeing

This might not be the best forum area for this thread - perhaps more DT.

Brie

Stop putting sugar in your coffee or tea.  I found that when I stopped with sugar in my coffee that it didn't really taste that different.  OK only a teaspoon in a large cup but it helps.  And not having that a bit sweet means you don't crave other sweet things.

fyi - was at work the other day and a chap had 4 sugars in his tea!!!  (no I wasn't making it for him....)

eskbanker

Grumpy_chap said:

This might not be the best forum area for this thread - perhaps more DT.

The long-departed old discussion time board?

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6160122/money-savers-arms-including-discussion-time-statement

Marcon

Probably a good idea, but not really one for a board aimed at the financial aspects of pensions and retirement planning.

eskbanker

Marcon said:

Probably a good idea, but not really one for a board aimed at the financial aspects of pensions and retirement planning.

That would certainly be my understanding of the purpose of the board too, but to be fair its subtitle does say (my italics):

For help with everything to do with pensions and retirement.

SarahB16

eskbanker said:

Marcon said:

Probably a good idea, but not really one for a board aimed at the financial aspects of pensions and retirement planning.

That would certainly be my understanding of the purpose of the board too, but to be fair its subtitle does say (my italics):

For help with everything to do with pensions and retirement.

There is also an active thread entitled 'What to do with all your time?'. That thread has been allowed and is also focused on your retirement years.  

BrilliantButScary

Health is wealth.

If you are able to, do some of the jobs like cleaning the windows, washing the car and tending the garden yourself, rather than paying someone else to do it.

Keeps you active and saves you money.

eskbanker

SarahB16 said:

eskbanker said:

Marcon said:

Probably a good idea, but not really one for a board aimed at the financial aspects of pensions and retirement planning.

That would certainly be my understanding of the purpose of the board too, but to be fair its subtitle does say (my italics):

For help with everything to do with pensions and retirement.

There is also an active thread entitled 'What to do with all your time?'. That thread has been allowed and is also focused on your retirement years.  

True, although 'two wrongs don't make a right' and all that - there isn't really a concept of threads being 'allowed' as such anyway, in that there isn't any proactive moderation, so threads and posts remain until or unless they're brought to the attention of forum admins (via reporting), who'll determine whether or not content is compliant with the rules.

Albermarle

Jemma01 said:

Had a bad habit of reaching out for something sweet after a big meal, replaced my sweet tooth cravings with disgusting dark chocolate 74% 😭

It stops me from wanting anything else lol

I'm also incorporating things like kefir into my daily food (usually with salad, or porridge) it's full of probiotics more than yoghurt.

The usual place I sit in the evening has two yoga blocks to get me to stretch. I try to stretch few times a day (for like 5mins), I'm sitting at my desk the whole day.

For example this post is perfectly OK in itself, but does not relate in any way to the name of the forum .

 Pensions, annuities & retirement planning