Health Talk
HEALTHY LIVING (BY ROSELINE ONWUKAH, ABSUTH)
Health as defined by World Health Organization is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Many factors affect your health. Some you cannot control, such as your genetic makeup or your age. But you can make changes to your lifestyle. By taking steps toward healthy living, you can help reduce your risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke and other serious diseases. For example, • See your doctor for regular screenings, not just when you are sick • Maintain a healthy weight • Eat a variety of healthy foods, and limit calories and saturated fat • Be physically active • Control your blood pressure and cholesterol • Maintain a high level of hygiene (Environmental and Personal hygiene) • Eat as close to nature as possible, focusing mostly on organic plant based foods, but not too much. • Drink at least 8 glasses of water daily. • Sleep 7-8 hours every night because your brain needs at least 6hrs of uninterrupted rest/sleep. • Take a good quality multi-vitamin and mineral supplement. • Worry less: When you have a negative thought, replace it with a positive one. Optimism is healing and pessimism will make you sick. • Do what you love as often as you can. Travel, dance, write, paint, play music. • Surround yourself with awesome people and spend more time with those you love. Love is the best medicine. • Let go of anger, regret, guilt or any other emotion that isn’t serving you. These lead to diseases of the mind and body. • Live a non-toxic lifestyle. This includes avoiding unnecessary drugs and chemicals, quit smoking.
HEALTHY DIET
A healthy diet needs to have a balance of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, and minerals to maintain healthy organs, bones, muscles, nerves, and to produce hormones and chemicals that are necessary for the proper function of organs
Health as defined by World Health Organization is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Many factors affect your health. Some you cannot control, such as your genetic makeup or your age. But you can make changes to your lifestyle. By taking steps toward healthy living, you can help reduce your risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke and other serious diseases. For example, • See your doctor for regular screenings, not just when you are sick • Maintain a healthy weight • Eat a variety of healthy foods, and limit calories and saturated fat • Be physically active • Control your blood pressure and cholesterol • Maintain a high level of hygiene (Environmental and Personal hygiene) • Eat as close to nature as possible, focusing mostly on organic plant based foods, but not too much. • Drink at least 8 glasses of water daily. • Sleep 7-8 hours every night because your brain needs at least 6hrs of uninterrupted rest/sleep. • Take a good quality multi-vitamin and mineral supplement. • Worry less: When you have a negative thought, replace it with a positive one. Optimism is healing and pessimism will make you sick. • Do what you love as often as you can. Travel, dance, write, paint, play music. • Surround yourself with awesome people and spend more time with those you love. Love is the best medicine. • Let go of anger, regret, guilt or any other emotion that isn’t serving you. These lead to diseases of the mind and body. • Live a non-toxic lifestyle. This includes avoiding unnecessary drugs and chemicals, quit smoking.
HEALTHY DIET
A healthy diet needs to have a balance of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, and minerals to maintain healthy organs, bones, muscles, nerves, and to produce hormones and chemicals that are necessary for the proper function of organs