Prioritizing your health when you’re busy involves weaving healthy habits into your day so that they become automatic and part of your daily routine.Here are a few tips to help you stay focused;

1. How to Stay Healthy even if you are Busy
In our busy lives, it’s very easy to neglect the healthy habits that keep us eating right and feeling great. When we’re super busy, we tend to make excuses, avoid what’s important and judge ourselves for not being perfect.
Regardless, if we don’t pay attention, we can drive automatically into overeating, overstressing and poor health. The result is feeling stuck, rundown and ultimately not as productive and dynamic as we desire to be. Prioritizing your health when you’re busy involves weaving healthy habits into your day so that they become automatic and part of your daily routine.
Here are a few tips to help you stay focused;
1. When you eat, just eat Try scheduling your meals so you have the opportunity to give eating your full attention. Even if you only have ten minutes, you can still bring your mind back to your body, connect with your sandwich or sushi and savor every bite. When you eat, just eat, then when you are finished it’s easier to go about your day with energy and a clear head.
2. Keep a Handle on Stress Stress is harmful to our health because it imbalances every hormone in our body and is one of the major triggers for overeating and over drinking. Everyday work stress can feel overwhelming, especially when events occur that are beyond our control. Take a few minutes to mentally review what you can do to keep yourself healthy and balanced. It may involve asking for help, learning to say “no”, carving out some adequate rest and relaxation time or taking regular ten minute walks outside to keep you balanced.

2. 3. Pack your walking shoes Exercise is often put to the bottom of our list of priorities when we are busy. When you don’t have time for a structured work-out, integrating extra steps into your daily life is a great way to stay active naturally. A pair of walking shoes is all it usually takes. A brisk 15 minute walk outside twice a day, while at work, is a great start. If there are stairs available, take them a couple of times a day. If you need to talk on the phone, try pacing and talking hands free. If you need to have a one on one meeting, you can always suggest a walk meeting too.
5. Stay Balanced Whether you eat out or eat in, always be mindful to balance your meals with adequate protein, healthy fats, non-starchy vegetables and adjust your carbohydrate intake to suit your activity level. This will help to keep your blood sugar stable and your moods even. Drink plenty of water throughout the day and if you must snack, a handful of nuts, some yoghurt are great foods to eat. Even when you’re super busy, it’s crucial to make self-care is a priority. Keeping your

3. health front of mind may require some forethought, but the rewards of looking and feeling your best makes it well worth the effort.
Keeping a hectic schedule has become the default way of life for many of us. But with a little bit of planning and some preparation, you can maintain healthy eating, healthy, living, and regular exercise habits, despite your busy days. In fact, staying healthy might actually energize you and help you better juggle your responsibilities!