1. Exercise more. Take step one. Then take step two.2. Get more sleep. Go to bed earlier. Don't go to bed watching TV.
3. Eat healthy. Start with one health meal a day. Make it two. Decrease unhealthy snacks.
4. Check your feet. Take your shoes off every day. Take care of them!
5. Be happy. "What am I grateful for? What could I be grateful for?" Reflect.
6. Cut out salt.
7. Floss daily.
8. Build a network. Pick up the phone to call friend or family. Once a month. Twice a month.
9. Cut back the coffee. Try decaf. Get rid of the sugar and/or cream.
10. Eat breakfast. Banana. Whole-grain cereal bar. Once a month. Once a week. Everyday.
Big picture: "These small steps are going to lead to a lifetime of habits. We encourage people to be optimistic about the long run and very gentle and patient with themselves." - Robert Mauere, PhD [David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California - Los Angeles]
*Neithercott, T. (2008). 10 easy wasy to get healthy right now: Small Steps, Big Changes. Diabetes Forecast, (Sept 2008). http://forecast.diabetes.org/magazine/features/10-easy-ways-get-healthy-right-now
