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the immune system to function at its highest capacity. For this reason, sleep actually can prevent people from getting sick. In addition, staying well-rested allows you to think more clearly, improves your mood and reduces the risk for depression. Finally, a physical and emotional wellness can have a positive influence in your healthy lifestyle. Your body responds to everyday stress with a release of hormones that prepares you to react. If you do not relieve this state through relaxation, the effects accumulate and can create muscular pain, headaches, sleep disturbances and other symptoms. A lifestyle that includes regular stress management breaks this cycle before it can progress to unhealthy levels. Likewise, managing stress in positive ways, instead of smoking or drinking alcohol, reduces wear and tear on your body. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services suggests limiting some of your activities to make time for relaxation. It is recommended that to achieve physical release you can do it through stretching, massages, yoga or enjoyable exercises. Furthermore, to have a good emotional wellness you can be in contact with friends and family to relieve mental pressures, and take time out to read, make a hobby or experience another activity that makes you feel good. In conclusion, there are many other habits you can find out in books or other sources, any of them can take you to a new lifestyle in which your health and body will be the main benefited. Feel free to add as many habits as you need to achieve this. Nevertheless, do not try to do them all at once, start with 1 or 2 for a month and then add others until you have achieved all your goals. If you can follow the simple steps we described above you will be on your way to living a healthier life. Sources: Successful Balanced and Healthy lifestyle program, BVG Janaka das, (April 26, 2011) from: http://bhls.wordpress.com/2011/04/26/definition-of-balanced-and-healthy-lifestyle/ URL: Healthy Holistic Living / Definition of healthy living: http://www.healthy-holistic-living.com/Definition-of-Healthy-Living.html World Health Organization (WHO): http://www.who.int/en/ The American Heart Association: www.heart.org/ The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: www.hhs.gov/