The 6 Best Retirement Health Tips for Active Living

The 6 Best Retirement Health Tips for Active Living

6 Expert-Backed Health & Wellness Tips for a Vibrant Retirement

Explore expert-backed tips to stay healthy and active during retirement. Prevent illness, boost energy, and embrace life to the fullest.

Retirement is the perfect time to embrace life to the fullest. However, staying healthy and active requires a proactive approach. By incorporating key wellness strategies, you can boost your energy, prevent illness, and truly enjoy your golden years.

In this guide, we’ll explore six expert-backed tips to help you maintain optimal health and well-being during retirement.


1. Prioritize Regular Health Check-Ups

Preventative care is essential for maintaining long-term well-being and detecting health concerns early. Scheduling routine check-ups and screenings can help you stay ahead of potential chronic conditions.

By working with a naturopath, you can develop a preventative care routine that supports your lifestyle. This comes in the form of a comprehensive wellness plan that offers personalized health strategies tailored to your unique needs.

Pro Tip: Keep a health journal to track your screenings, medications, and any changes in your well-being.


2. Stay Physically Active with Enjoyable Exercises

Regular movement is one of the most effective ways to maintain independence, mobility, and overall health. Whether you prefer walking, swimming, yoga, playing tennis, rowing or strength training, finding an activity you enjoy increases the likelihood of staying consistent.

Many community wellness programs offer fitness tailored for older adults, making it easier to stay active in a way that suits your abilities.

🔎 Common Mistake to Avoid: High-impact exercises can put unnecessary strain on your joints. Instead, opt for low-impact workouts like swimming or Tai Chi to protect your body while staying active.


3. Adopt a Nutritious, Balanced Diet

Eating well is crucial for sustaining energy levels, reducing inflammation, and supporting overall health. A well-balanced diet should include:

✔ Lean proteins (chicken, fish, tofu) to maintain muscle strength
✔ Healthy fats (avocados, nuts, olive oil) for brain and heart health
✔ Fibre-rich vegetables in a rainbow of colours for digestion and sustained energy
✔ Plenty of water to stay hydrated and prevent fatigue

Cutting back on processed foods and excess sugar can also improve digestion and help regulate blood sugar levels.

Pro Tip: Plan your meals in advance to ensure you’re getting the nutrients your body needs every day.


4. Foster Mental and Emotional Well-Being

Your mental health is just as important as your physical health. Engaging in activities that challenge your brain can help improve memory, concentration, and cognitive function.

✔ Try puzzles, reading, or learning a new skill to keep your mind sharp.
✔ Stay socially engaged by joining clubs, attending events, or volunteering.
✔ Spend quality time with family and friends to prevent feelings of isolation.


5. Improve Sleep & Manage Stress

Getting restorative sleep and managing stress effectively are key to sustaining energy levels and overall wellness. Lack of sleep can lead to fatigue, irritability, and even increased health risks.

How to Improve Sleep & Reduce Stress:

🌙 Create a bedtime routine – Try reading or meditation before bed.
📱 Limit screen time – Reduce exposure to blue light at night.
🧘 Practice mindfulness or deep breathing – Helps lower stress and anxiety.
🌿 Spend time outdoors – Nature walks can improve both mood and sleep quality.

🔎 Common Mistake to Avoid: Relying on sleep aids instead of addressing lifestyle habits that impact sleep quality.


6. Personalize Your Health & Wellness Plan

There’s no one-size-fits-all solution to wellness. Your health needs are unique, so developing a plan that aligns with your lifestyle, fitness level, and medical history is essential.

How to Personalize Your Wellness Plan:

✔ Work with a health expert to create a strategy tailored to you.
✔ Adjust your nutrition, fitness, and sleep routine as needed.
✔ Monitor progress with regular check-ins and self-assessments.


Additional Tips for a Healthy & Fulfilling Retirement

✅ Stay Hydrated – Drink plenty of water to prevent dehydration and joint discomfort.
✅ Engage in Lifelong Learning – Take online courses, explore new hobbies, or pick up a creative skill.
✅ Practice Safe Sun Exposure – Wear sunscreen and avoid direct sunlight during peak hours.
✅ Maintain Strong Relationships – Social connections enhance mental health and provide emotional support.

Margaret’s Story

Started with a moment of realization and a desire for change, as she felt her energy levels drop and wanting to make the most of her retirement years. She realized that to enjoy her time fully, she needed to prioritize her health and well-being. This led her to seek help from a naturopath and create a personalized wellness plan.

Margaret’s journey shows that it’s never too late to make positive changes. By taking small, consistent steps and finding support from others, she was able to transform her lifestyle and achieve a more active, fulfilling life.

Wellness transformations are about setting goals, staying motivated, and celebrating progress along the way. They can lead to improved physical health, mental clarity, and a stronger sense of community and purpose.

Are you considering starting your own journey? Ready to take charge of your health?

Book FREE 15 min Roadmap Call todayand start your journey toward a healthier, happier retirement!

 

 


Embrace a Healthier Retirement Today!

Your retirement years can be some of the most fulfilling and vibrant of your life—with the right health and wellness strategies in place.

By prioritizing preventative care, staying active, maintaining good nutrition, and fostering mental well-being, you can build a foundation for a longer, healthier life.

Take Control of Your Health Today!

🚀 Ready to take the next step toward a healthier future?

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How To Build The Perfect Smoothie

How To Build The Perfect Smoothie

Step 1: Leafy greens 50% of your smoothie (2 cups = 1 serving)

Options: Asian greens,baby spinach, beet greens, bok choy, silverbeet, swiss chard, lettuce (different types but avoid iceberg), kale, mint, basil, coriander, celery and many more ….find your favourites.

Variety is the spice of life so mix it up a little! Your gut will love you for it.

Home grown is always amazing.

 

Step 2: 1-2 servings of fruit.

Options: citrus (lemon, lime, orange, mandarin…) with skin off (can add small amount of peel is great prebiotic); berries (mixed, blueberries, raspberries….) (frozen or fresh); banana (frozen or fresh); pear; apple; mango; pineapple…..

 

Step 3: (Optional) 1 serving of healthy fat.

Options: Peanut butter (1 Tablespoon), avocado (1/4 -1/2), hemp seeds (2 Tablespoons)…

 

Step 4: 1-3 servings of your favourite protein.

Options: Collagen, Rice, Pea protein, Whey protein, raw eggs, chia seeds, hemp seeds……

My favourite is Collagen (20-30g), hemp seeds (2 Tablespoons) & chia seeds (1-2 Tablespoons).

 

Step 5: Add ice or frozen content only up to 25% of your total smoothie ingredients.

Tip: I use a proportion of frozen fruit, such as berries or bananas

 

Step 6: Add liquid to max line of your NutriBullet or almost to the top of your ingredients.

Options: Water, coconut water, almond milk, oat milk, kefir…….

Consume immediately (best) or leave in fridge for maximum 12-24 hours.

Enjoy!

Julie (Feeling Great Naturopath)

PS. Interested in finding out more or booking a video consultation or in person in Corowa NSW – click here

Female Hormones Weight Loss

Female Hormones Weight Loss

Female Hormones Weight Loss – Diets and exercise not working? Don’t give up!

“Calories in, calories out” has traditionally been the mantra of doctors counseling women on weight loss. While your best friend can eat hot fudge sundaes without gaining a pound, you look at a bagel and it seems to go straight to your thighs. Your doctor may tell you you’re clearly consuming more calories than you realize. But if you feel that you are starving and the scale doesn’t budge, consider another part of the weight-loss equation–your hormones. – Livestrong

Female Hormones Weight Loss – Statistics show hormones cause Weight Gain in 75% of Women

Here are 7 signs your hormones are out of balance:

  1. Gaining weight around the middle and can’t shift the weight no matter what you do.
  2. Feeling tired, irritable more often than not.
  3. Feeling bloated often these days.
  4. Everything is starting to stress you, even the little things.
  5. Rely on coffee, tea to give you a pep up often during the day.
  6. Can’t think properly, your brain feels like it is full of cotton wool.
  7. Your sex drive has taken a nose dive.

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Lack of Energy Always Tired? 4 Ways To Thrive

Lack of Energy Always Tired? 4 Ways To Thrive

Lack of Energy Always Tired? 4 Ways To Move From Feeling Crappy To Thriving

It’s Monday morning the alarm goes off……………… how do you feel?

A)  Do you reach for snooze, pull up the covers and wish for the weekend           OR

B)  Do you jump out of bed refreshed and excited for the adventures of the day?

If it’s A……I know you’re feeling crappy?

Fatigue may not always be down to burning the candle at both ends or overfilling our days. The Royal College of Psychiatrists suggests that, at any given time, one in five people feel unusually tired and one in 10 have prolonged fatigue. Women tend to feel tired more than men. – WebMD

There is hope from crappy. I see huge turnarounds every day.

Here’s one.

Sonia, a working mother of three kids recently arrived at my office dragging her depleted, aching frame. Her hope of feeling ‘normal’ or good again had almost extinguished. She had a Lack of Energy Always Tired.

I fanned the sparks of hope as I uncovered she had good reason to feel the way she did –

 

1.  Her cell membranes were falling apart, as my test results showed.

It’s like trying to carry something in millions of leaky buckets, no matter how you fill your energy making cells, it just doesn’t work. Frustrating!

What contributes to leaky membranes?

Poor fat digestion, gallbladder problems, not eating enough good fats or being a vegetarian that’s not protein combining well or poorly digesting and absorbing your proteins (eggs, nuts, chicken, fish, beef, lamb, legumes).

Once you know what the problem is you can fix, encourage or compensate for it by nurturing that organ or process.

 

2.  Sonia was suffering from adrenal exhaustion. She’d been running on empty for a long time now, about 7 years now.

Very common, in working mums with the mantra ‘I’m OK’.

You’re so not OK….it’s time to swap giving for receiving for just a moment and ask for help!

When you don’t have flowing energy, you dig into willpower every day. You often live on caffeine, carbs (cakes, biscuit, bread) and sugar, which depletes you further by stripping nutrients from your body to break these down. The downward spiral continues.

How do you break the cycle?

Lack of Energy Always Tired – Knowing how to maximise your energy in a nourishing way and identifying energy zappers like missing essential nutrients, thyroid, gut or autoimmune problems.

 

3.  Sonia had self-sabotaging patterns that had enabled her to live into adrenal fatigue, now she had to learn how to live out of it. It was time to practice valuing, honoring and loving herself.

How do you break out of self-sabotaging patterns?

Replace them with nurturing and replenishing alternatives.

Aim for progress in the right direction. It will take time.

Elements may include –

  • Eating cleanly and hydration
  • Moving
  • Laughing and having fun
  • Scheduling in thinking or reflection time – listening to how you feel and adjusting accordingly
  • Making time for the sunshine on her face, dancing in the rain, bathing in the sea
  • Holidays that recharge the soul
  • Knowing you deserve to be treated well and placing boundaries

 

4. Sonia had developed gut issues over the years.

Doctors had labeled it as IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), where she had bouts of constipation them diarrhea.

Through testing, we uncovered she had food intolerances to eggs, dairy, and almonds and an overgrowth of bad gut flora and a lack of good bacteria (Microbiome testing). Once she completed a 6-week gut repair program all the IBS cleared.

She couldn’t believe the difference in how she felt.

No more sugar cravings, energy drops, brain fog and urgent visits to the toilet.

 

Within weeks Sonia felt a massive difference in her energy. Her moods were more even, calmer, balanced. She was becoming more of her true self again. Empowered, energised – the spark was coming back.

I love my job. I get to see beautiful women come alive again each and every day.

Is it time you moved from feeling crappy to thriving and dropped the ‘I’m OK’ mantra and got real with yourself?

If so, BOOK NOW to get started today

Loads of health and happiness, Julie XXX