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Do you often find yourself talking about the 'Good Old Days', when life was simpler, living was easier and lifestyles healthier? You don't have to make any drastic lifestyle changes to get back those good old days. Old">All it takes is 5 simple, easy steps to live a healthier lifestyle and add life to your years as well as years to your life.

Eat Smart

Don't try and turn your diet upside down in an attempt to lead a healthier lifestyle. Instead these small steps will go a long way in helping you eat healthier

Have a big breakfast and then eat smaller meals more frequently during the day.
Increase your intake fruit and vegetables. Add fruit to your cereal. Eat a salad before every meal.
Drink lots of water through the day- the minimum recommended amount is 8 glasses a day.
Replace full-fat foods with low-fat alternatives.

Exercise your Body and your Brain

Dump that boring old treadmill. You are more likely to give up exercising if you keep running and going nowhere. Here are a few, easy ways to include some aerobic activity in your daily life and have fun doing it!

Play beach volleyball in summer or go swimming or run around with the kids in the park.
Go skiing in winter or at the very least try shoveling the snow off your driveway.
Walk to work, walk to the supermarket, walk up the stairs- just walk.
Join belly-dancing classes for a fun way to get fab-abs.
When you've had enough physical activity, don't turn on the TV yet. Instead stimulate your mind as you try and solve a crossword or a sudoku puzzle or put together a double-sided jigsaw.

Smile a While; Laugh a Lot

Miles of smiles and lots of laughter is good for your mind, body and soul. It reduces your stress levels and blood pressure, increases your feel-good factor as well as your circle of friends, gives your circulation a boost, '. The list goes on and it's all good.

Relax

Don't sweat the small stuff. Leave it be. Make a list of what is important to you and let the other things slide. Constant stress is a sure killer. Let your motto be to ' Change the things you can and accept the things you cannot'. Most importantly- learn to tell the difference between the two.

Look on the brighter side of things

Positive thinking enhances your psychological, emotional and physical health. Optimistic people are healthier and happier. They live longer and are better equipped to cope with life's many adversities.