Description: Optimize Your Health
health (20277) optimize (142) healthier (109)
Healthier You is a one-stop shop for Floridians to access resources to promote a healthy lifestyle. From staying active to learning new recipes and boosting your nutritional intake, the Florida Department of Health works to educate Floridians on ways to improve habits and overall health. This is a resource for Floridians of all ages to get active, go outside, improve nutrition, and including vitamin D intake .
How many days does it take to form a new habit? Some studies point to 21 days as the magic number, while other studies suggest it takes months and sometimes up to a year for a habit to take hold. Health educators and nutritionists with the Florida Department of Health encourage the health benefits of small lifestyle changes: eating more vegetables and fruits, replacing sodas with water, taking daily walks, or choosing the stairs over elevators.
So with small changes in mind, we suggest using two months, or about 66 days , to form a new habit. Start small and easy. Small steps done every day can get you started on a path to better health, and set you up for larger, more challenging, goals.