Steps. 1  1. Smile. Smiling makes people feel good about themselves and makes your workplace, school or home a more positive environment. 2  2. Help in little ways. Like, for example, holding the door open for someone behind you or picking up a dropped pencil. 3  3. Do the right thing even when no one is looking. They may not know, but karma always knows.
Keep eating your usual meat dishes, but replace the meat with beans. For example, if you enjoy a bowl of chili for dinner, remove the meat and add kidney beans. If the chili already has beans, add a second kind instead of the meat. For hamburgers, combine cooked beans, onions, garlic, eggs, bread crumbs and seasonings in a food processor.
Avoid processed foods. The foundation of your diet should be plant-based foods. These should include plenty of fruits, vegetables, and legumes. Grains in your diet (breads and pasta) should be whole grains. Add a handful of nuts per day. Avoid margarines and butter, and use olive oil or canola oil instead. (Dip your whole grain bread in olive oil instead of butter.) Limit red meat to once or twice a month. Eat fish and poultry at least twice a week. If you can do so without risk of abuse, consider having a glass of red wine with dinner.