If you drink regularly and to excess, you're going to have a problem with your balance. The easiest way to treat that problem is to cut your alcohol consumption. Give coffee the cold shoulder. Coffee constricts blood vessels and drastically reduces blood flow to the brain. Stroll away from it.
Some people have difficulty maintaining their balance because they have weak muscles.
Doing weight training and some form of cardiovascular exercise, such as aerobics, walking or riding a stationary bike, is terribly important for people, particularly the elderly, who want to regain their ability to maintain their balance. Regular exercise also may help your body's balance system adapt and heal itself. Practice walking on soft surfaces. The softer the surface that you walk on, the more difficult it is to maintain your balance, Dr. O'Leary says. If you practice walking on a piece of foam rubber, thick carpet or even a mattress, you might learn how to stand more erect or plant your feet differently so you feel more stable when walking on all types of surfaces, he says.