Healthy eating or physical activity has become a part of your routine,
you need to keep things interesting, avoid slip-ups, and find ways to cope with
what life throws at you. Some people master a technique that allows them to fill
their minds with pleasant thoughts, relax their muscles and take slow, deep
breaths. Unhealthy stress reducers include smoking, drinking alcohol abuse and
overeating.
A smaller amount of animal fat should not be
consumed daily
Eggs, meat and dairy products contain the animal fat. Consider meats with
low fat content like chicken, turkey and fish. Try not to fry foods because this adds to the
fat in the meat. Baked or broiled meat is better than fried. Drink low-fat milk
and dairy products to live healthy. Especially after menopause, women should
maintain an adequate intake of calcium by drinking a quart of low-fat milk each
day or by taking up to 1,200 milligrams a day of calcium with vitamin D
supplement. Consider using oils with fat from vegetables, which is more easily
used by the body and less likely to cause arteriosclerosis.
Reducing salty food will
reduce the blood pressure
Even if you don’t add salt to
your food, you may still be eating too much. People with high blood pressure
are more likely to develop heart disease or have a stroke. Use food labels to
help you cut down and it gives long healthy life. Younger children should have
even less. Some people master a technique that allows them to fill their minds with
pleasant thoughts, relax their muscles and take slow, deep breaths.
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| How to Live Healthy |
A way of living that
lowers the risk of being seriously ill or dying early. Not all illness and
disease is preventable; however a large proportion of deaths, particularly
those from coronary heart disease and lung cancer, can be avoided. Scientific
studies have identified certain types of behavior that contribute to serious
illness and early death. This booklet aims at helping you to change your
behavior and improve your health so that you and your family live healthy,
longer lives.
Physical Activity is
necessary to stimulate the body’s own natural maintenance and repair system. Your
bones, joints and muscles especially your heart will actually stay younger if
you keep them busy. If you are not physically active you increase your Health risks
in many ways and it improves healthy life.
Risk factors which affects the children by lack
of energy
Coronary heart
disease, strokes, high blood pressure, breathlessness, flabby body, little
energy, stiff joints, osteoporosis, poor posture, overweight. Lack of energy
for your children and grandchildren are a poor role model.
There is a direct
relationship between your level of physical activity and how much energy you
use up from the food you eat. If you eat more than you use the surplus energy
is stored as body fat. This means you will become overweight which in itself
increases your risk of disease and disability. This risk is increased even more
if you also use tobacco and drink more than the recommended number of units of
alcohol. Read on to find out about creating a Healthy Lifestyle by making
decisions about eating a more healthy diet.
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