Health tips for 2023: Sleep essential for restoring your body and mind

The goal of prevention is to improve mental and physical function. There are four major areas to consider: diet, exercise, stress and sleep.

Proper exercise and improving sleep patterns go a long way toward reducing stress. When it comes to exercise, I am a big believer in walking, cycling and, if you are otherwise in good physical condition, jogging. 

One tip I have for many of my patients which I follow myself is to gear my reading or watching of a show or movie to the time I spend on the bike or elliptical. In other words, I condition myself to exercise by coupling it with some entertainment that is too often done sedentary. I won’t allow myself to watch the show unless I am exercising at the same time.