This is Optimal Health Daily. Jumpstart your way to healthy habits and looking to boost your health

after 50? Both by Susan Kolen of colonperformance Strategies.com. And I'm Dr. Neil Malick, reading you

some of the most popular health and fitness blogs out there, with permission from the websites,

of course. Now, I usually read you just one blog each day,

but occasionally, when the article is a bit on the shorter side, I read you too, and that's the case

today. So with that, let's get right to our two posts today as we optimize your life.

Jumpstart your way to Healthy Habits by Susan Colon of colonperformance Strategies.com.

Seven tips to shed light on habit forming.

Habits, whether healthy or unhealthy, are made the same way by repeating an action until it becomes

a pattern. When our lives are going smoothly, discipline, structure, and routine carry us a good

portion of the way. They help move us forward. But sometimes our good habits like exercise,

eating right, and managing our stress, seemingly grind

to a halt.

Let's talk some fast facts that may give you perspective about why this sometimes happens,

as well as tips on how to get back to your habits of health.

One, in our We Want It All Right Now world, we are bombarded with instant gratification messages.

It's important to acknowledge the difference when it comes to health habits.

Bad habits are easy, and good ones can be harder.

However, the payoff is that while good habits are more difficult, they improve your health and well-being

and make you feel all kinds of better.

2. Humans need support, but we rarely ask for it.

Finding your squad, whether it is 1 or 100, is one of the best things you can do to increase

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