A balanced life addresses the basics of exercise, good nutrition, and stress relief. Wellbeing stems from paying attention to both your emotional and physical health.

Experts agree that a balanced life is an important part of wellbeing. Although it is hard to come up with an exact definition of what wellbeing is, you can think of it as feeling good about your physical and emotional health.

Eva Ritvo, MD, vice chair of the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Florida and co-author of The Beauty Prescription, says that living a balanced life is about paying attention to basics. "In today's fast-paced environment, the basics often get neglected," notes Dr. Ritvo. "For example, a simple thing like not getting enough sleep can throw everything else out of balance."

Chiropractor Eric Plasker, DC, a health, wellness, and fitness expert and author of The 100 Year Lifestyle travels the country giving seminars on wellbeing and living a healthy, balanced life. "A balanced life includes managing your time and stress, getting enough exercise, and surrounding yourself with a good support system," advises Plasker.

Top Tips for a Balanced Life and Wellbeing
Many factors that affect your physical and emotional health, such as age and genetics, are out of your control, but healthy, balanced living also depends on your lifestyle and the choices you make. Here are some healthy living tips to ensure your wellbeing:

1. Time management. "Think about balancing your time between prime time, prep time, and play time," advises Plasker. "Prime time is the time you spend making a living. Play time is the time you spend letting go and having fun. Prep time is really important. That's the time you use to organize and plan, so that you can achieve the right balance between play and work."
   
   
2. Stress management. "Replace stressful behaviors with stress-reducing behaviors," says Ritvo. "Whether it's meditation, deep breathing, or listening to music, we all need to find activities that calm us.” Adds Plasker, "Take a day of consciousness to do a personal inventory. Really look at the things that cause you stress and see if you can replace them with activities that relieve stress."
   
   
3. Exercise. Experts on wellbeing agree that exercise is an essential part of a balanced life. "To age well you need to balance your exercise between endurance, strength, and structure," says Plasker. "Endurance comes from aerobic exercise, but you also need to include strength training and exercise that strengthens your core for balance." Says Ritvo, "Exercise is essential for brain health. You need a well oxygenated brain for a happy, healthy, balanced life, and you get that from aerobic exercise."
   
   
4. Nutrition. Basic wellbeing requires a diet that includes a variety of healthy foods, limits calories and saturated fats, and promotes a healthy weight. "You can't go around fueling your body with junk food and expect to live a healthy balanced life," warns Ritvo.
   
   
5. Support. An essential component of wellbeing and a balanced life is having supportive relationships. "We all need relationships. Studies even show that the bonding between women increases the secretion of oxytocin, which is a type of hormone that has a calming effect on the mind," says Ritvo.
   
   
6. More support. "I tell people that they need a surround sound system of support," says Plasker. He describes the need for multiple circles of support at work, at home, and at play: "You want to have many circles of support, so that as you age you won't be left alone. You also want to have multiple generations in your support circles. Include young people for their optimism and enthusiasm, and older people for their wisdom and experience."
   
   
7. Health care. Any plan for a balanced life must include proper health care. "In today's confusing health care environment you need a trusted advisor,” says Ritvo. “Find a health care provider you can work with. You also need to take some responsibility for your own care. There is plenty of information available, but you need to make the effort to educate yourself."
   
   

If you want to live a balanced life and have continued wellbeing into old age, you need to pay attention to the basics.

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