Ideas to Make Next Year a Year of Abundant Health

First of all, you never need to wait for a new year to make changes in your life. Commit to starting with a new month, or a new week, or a new day. There is no inherent magic in a new year. You can change your life any time you choose! I want you to realize that!

That said, many people are planning to make big changes with the start of the new year. Sometimes, they don't know how to go about it, so that's what I'm doing here.

Health is a very common New Year's resolution, but many people fail to make specific and achievable goals or plans for how to achieve that health they desire.

How to Set Goals

Goals need to be specific. You can't just set a goal of "be healthier" and expect to achieve it. What is healthier? If you have just one more hour of health next year than you did this past year, that's "healthier," isn't it? But is that all you want?

Goals also need to be achievable. This is why a lot of weight loss goals fail. You can't necessarily control how much weight you lose. There are too many factors that go into that, including your metabolism, hormones, stress level, and more. A better goal would be to commit to a certain number of minutes of exercise each day or week or not eating after 8:00 p.m. or drinking a certain number of ounces of water each day.

All those items will contribute to weight loss, but you control them, whereas you don't control your weight. I know it's a fine line, but I hope that makes sense.

My New Year's Goal

My big goal for 2023 is to experience a new type of natural health contributor each month. I call it a health contributor because my list ranges from therapies like infrared sauna and reiki to nutrition changes like sourdough and raw dairy.

Basically, any new thing I haven’t tried yet that can contribute to my health can go on the list, and each month, I will choose one to experience.

Ideas for Health Goals

If you aren’t quite sure what to set for your goals, consider this list inspiration. Add your own measurements to the blanks, or feel free to take any of these ideas and tweak them to your own needs.

Learn to make a new food from scratch each month of the year
___ minutes of fun sweaty activity each day/week
Drink ___ ounces of water each day
Identify one supplement you feel would help you and commit to taking it every day for 90 days
Eat a raw fruit or veggie every day/every meal
Spend 15 minutes in the sun at least three times a week
Check in honestly with a trusted friend every week about your mental health
Spend 3 hours a week with your Creator
Choose one item of clutter to leave your home each day of the year
Eliminate products containing fragrance/parfum or foods containing artificial colors