How do you maintain a healthy lifestyle when your budget is tight?

Home-Cooked Meals: Bulk-buy lentils, and grains, and use seasonal produce. Cook large batches for multiple meals. Smart Shopping: Utilize farmers' markets, discount stores, apps, and coupons. Buy in bulk and shop for deals. Free Workouts: Exercise in parks, follow online fitness videos, and participate in community sports and free outdoor yoga. Mental Health: Practice meditation and journaling for stress relief at no cost. Community Resources: Attend free workshops and health screenings, and use library resources. Grow Your Own Food: Cultivate herbs and vegetables to reduce grocery bills and ensure fresh produce.

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle should be a priority, regardless of a person's budget. A healthy lifestyle is not only about your nutrition but much more. Getting enough sleep, avoiding alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational drugs, spending time outdoors, limiting processed foods, drinking plenty of water, increasing exercise, avoiding stress, and reducing sitting time can significantly improve your physical and mental well-being. Nutrition-wise, plant-based proteins (beans, tofu) are often less expensive than meat. Buying in bulk saves money. Buy frozen fruits and vegetables. Cooking at home. Buying fruits and veggies when they are in season. Cooking large portions. Planning meals around affordable ingredients can help keep costs low.

Lo mas fácil es comer solo comida que sale de nuestras cocinas, eso ahorra dinero y ayuda al medio ambiente. Evitar siempre la comida procesada o ultraprocesada

Healthy food is local food which is not expensive. Buying fresh food and eating as many veggies in their original form or with the bare minimum cooking retains their flavour. Seasonal fruits help enhance our diet. Eating mindfully is the best way to stay healthy. When we eat with mindful presence we pay attention to WHAT we eat (listen to your body's subtle whispers, its wisdom can guide you to the best diet): WHEN you eat; HOW you eat...HOW MUCh you eat...and one can more details to conscious eating as one begins and masters these basic steps. When we eat healthy (healthy food can be tasty too), the microbiome changes which also changes the taste buds subsequently our food preferences. Soon healthy eating becomes a natural choice.

Buying seasonal local food from local vendors or organic stores is my primary choice. However busy we may be, taking a walk to the local vendor gives us an opportunity to exercise, get fresh food, and support the local community.

La compra de alimentos depende del estado nutricional y clínico de cada persona, es decir, de sus necesidades nutricionales individuales, ese sería el primer criterio a la hora de realizar la compra y una vez definido esto es que adquiere sentido buscar descuentos, comprar al por mayor sin perder de vista la caducidad del alimento, optar por marcas genéricas si tributan al objetivo y finalmente considerar las opciones enlatadas en función de sus ingredientes. Por otro lado perder el miedo a consumir alimentos ya cocinados con anterioridad, mal llamados sobras, que dicho sea de paso cuando son bien conservados son mucho más saludables que los que se cocinan al día ayudará mucho a economizar los recursos financieros para una mejor salud.

Only buy foods that you know will be used easily. However, I suggest cooking in batches as much as possible to minimise trips to the supermarket. When there, buy in bulk for staples and non-perishable foods. Buy frozen veg, fish fillets, and berries to your liking.

Yoga is a lifestyle. It teaches us to keep the body fit while uplifting our mind, emotions and the spirit. Truly holistic. Walking connects you to Nature and all the benefits that plants bring. Walk. Run. Plant a sapling. Volunteer for a cause. Watch the hormones rise contributing to your well-being. All of this will add to Holistic Health and barely cost money. I have done it. And so are many communities. Join us.

En mi opinión el ejercicio físico es una necesidad, absolutamente todos necesitamos reajustar y mantener activos nuestros patrones de movimiento de acuerdo con nuestro estado de salud y nuestras limitaciones físicas. Lo más importante para todas las personas es seleccionar una rutina de entrenamiento que garantice un correcto funcionamiento interno del cuerpo, que mejore nuestra composición corporal aumentando nuestra masa osteomuscular que es nuestro pasaporte a la longevidad, además que garantice la relación de la musculatura trabajada después de la tensión creada y el descanso de esos grupos musculares excitados que no se refiere al descanso nocturno cuando dormimos. Y sí estoy de acuerdo en que no se necesita ir al Gym para lograrlo.

Build exercise habits into your day. It doesn't cost anything so get out for a walk first thing, do push-ups or squats while waiting for a kettle to boil. Balance on one leg when brushing teeth. Only use stairs wherever you go. Even put your favorite music on and dance in the kitchen to it. Every little bit adds up and soon becomes your norm.

En mi opinión, si fuera tan sencillo eliminar el estrés usando esas herramientas a estas alturas ya debería ser una materia vencida pero la realidad es otra. Los hábitos de alimentación desordenados, tanto por defecto como por exceso, crean estados carenciales que provocan alteraciones fisiológicas en nuestro cuerpo que al principio se manifiestan de manera subclínica, por ejemplo, tener la insulina alta genera inflamación interna y algunas alteraciones hormonales que inducen al estrés fisiológico provocando en la persona cambios de humor repentinos, pensamientos negativos, fatiga, episodios de depresión, de ansiedad, que mantenidos en el tiempo generarán enfermedades. Cuando se alteran los patrones de alimentación es imposible descansar.

People underestimate the importance of hydration and it can impact our energy, and cognitive function plus sugar cravings...ensure fluid levels are maintained throughout the day, again build the habit into everytime you have a coffee or tea. Grab a glass of water too...

El agua es un nutriente indispensable para disfrutar y te garantiza mantener una buena salud en el tiempo siempre y cuando la consumas en cantidades adecuadas y de manera correcta. Muchas personas eligen bebidas como el café, el té, la cerveza, las bebidas azucaradas en vez de agua y esto acelera la deshidratación de su organismo. Al elegir este tipo de bebidas ricas en cafeína o azúcar se privan de los beneficios de consumir agua cargada de minerales y la situación se complica porque llegan a sus tiempos de comida deshidratados y por eso beben agua durante o inmediatamente después de las comidas diluyendo el ácido clorhídrico en sus estómagos y arruinando la el proceso de digestión, con lo cual agravan mucho más sus problemas de salud.

I would recommend searching your city/state for their health programs and community resources. Most states offer free community resources such as public parks where they have exercise equipment outside, trails, pools, etc. Some community centers even have recreational sports and gyms available to the locals. I also encourage the use of public libraries as they contain a ton of books, publications and other resources about health and wellness. You can also look online (YouTube, FB, etc) for any free fitness classes or workout video libraries you can access. Stay healthy friends!