5 Strategies for Lasting Health

Making healthy habits stick…

We all want to live healthier lives, but sticking to healthy habits can be hard. Busy schedules, tempting convenience foods, and the demands life make it tough to keep up with changes.

The key to success isn’t just setting goals — it’s using strategies that fit your life and help you make lasting change. 

Here are 5 powerful strategies to help you turn your healthy habits into lifelong health:

#1 Take a Holistic Approach

True health is more than just diet or exercise. By addressing both your physical and mental health, you create a solid foundation for lasting change. Incorporate practices that nurture your emotional wellbeing alongside your physical health goals. This balanced approach helps you stay resilient and committed, even when life throws curveballs your way.

Tip: Start each day with 5 minutes of deep breathing or meditation to reduce stress and support your overall wellbeing.

#2 Build a Supportive Community

Surround yourself with people who share your health goals. A strong support system provides accountability, motivation, and encouragement.

Tip: Join an online health group, one that you trust. Spend 5-10 minutes a day sharing your progress and cheering others on.

#3 Focus on Mindset Shifts

Lasting change starts in the mind. Incorporate practices that help rewire your thinking patterns to overcome self-sabotaging behaviours.

Tip: Choose a positive affirmation or mantra related to your health goals. Repeat it to yourself three times each morning while looking in the mirror.

#4 Keep Learning

Stay interested in your health journey by learning new things. This keeps you engaged and excited.

Tip: Spend 15 minutes a week reading, listening to a podcast or watching something new about health.

#5 Use Subconscious Support

Your subconscious mind influences your habits. Tools like guided hypnosis or visualisation can help make healthy choices feel easier and more natural.

Tip: Before bed, listen to a short guided hypnosis session or spend 5 minutes visualising yourself successfully achieving a healthy habit, like enjoying a nutritious meal.

Healthy change can be easy when you know how.

With love and great health

Dr Lucy and Dr Mary XX

Dr Mary Barson and Dr Lucy are the founders of Real Life Medicine. They help women who have been on every diet under the sun, optimise their health and achieve long lasting weight loss without feeling miserable or deprived.

They do this with their 3 step framework that

• Improves metabolism
• Develops mindset skills
• Provides tools to implement it easily into busy lives

With this comes increased energy, vitality and confidence.

You can avoid chronic disease and stop living life on the sidelines!