1. Health Screening.
Health screening is the first step in preventing lifestyle diseases. We are aware that many people are averse to health screening. Health screening will help you to establish the status of your health at least once a year. Talk to your doctor to find out implications of results so that you can understand what goes on in your body.
2. Healthy Diet.
A healthy diet is one of the best weapons we have for fighting lifestyle diseases--especially cardiovascular disease. Healthy eating means going for balanced meals, in Moderate amounts, and with a Variety of foods. It’s important that your meals contain daily amount of fibre…..this promotes healthy body weight, proper digestion and a healthy heart. Also cut down on sugar intake; this helps you to avoid unnecessary calorie intake that could lead to weight gain. Use less salt in your meals and instead, spice up your food with herbs and spices. Limit intake of high fat foods to maintain a healthy body weight and heart. A healthy diet prevents loss of muscle strength, bone mass, and vitamin deficiency states; and its associated with prevention/control of diseases such as heart attacks, strokes, obesity, osteoporosis, and certain cancers; high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, and celiac disease.
3. Physical Activity.
Physical activity improves the heart’s fitness, strength and flexibility, and burns up calories to keep you fit. This improves your physical look, you’re feeling become more positive and your thinking becomes more clear. It’s recommended that a person should have physical exercises at least 5 days in a week, preferably every day to maintain the required body weight. It’s advisable that people increase the and amount of time spent on physical activity gradually. People should reduce sedentary habits like watching television. Physical activities like using stairs instead of a lift, doing household chores, cleaning your car, etc are encouraged. It’s important to note that every physical activity is important in promotion of a healthy lifestyle.
4. Avoiding Excessive Stress.
Prolonged stress has been identified as a risk factor in development of lifestyle diseases- especially cardiovascular diseases. While coping with certain amounts of stress is acceptable, prolonged exposure to excessive levels is injurious to health. Some studies have noted a relationship between coronary heart disease risk. Moreover, stress in a person's life may affect the risk factors for heart disease and stroke. For instance, people under stress may overeat, start smoking or smoke more than they otherwise would. Research has shown that stress reaction in young adults predicts middle-age blood pressure risk. Every individual should therefore develop healthy strategies for handling the stress in their lives. Holidays/time off from work is a very important coping strategy that everyone should embrace.
5. Avoid Smoking.
Each stick of smoke contains thousands of chemicals that destroy healthy inner organs such as the heart, the liver, the pancreas and the kidney. Smoking clogs up arteries, reduces blood flow to different parts of the body, and causes severe addiction. For a healthy body, adopting a smoke free lifestyle is mandatory. Here complete abstinence-not reduction is recommended.
6. Avoid Alcohol Intake.
Just like smoking, alcohol intake damages your healthy inner organs putting you at risk of developing lifestyle diseases. It’s thus advisable to avoid alcohol altogether. Those who can’t keep off alcohol completely must come up strategies of reducing their alcohol intake. For those who attend many meeting non-alcoholic beverages are recommended.
7. Get Enough Sleep.
Across the world, people are sleeping less and less and working more and more. It’s important to note that the quality of the sleep we get directly affects several aspects of our personality including: mental sharpness, productivity, emotional balance, creativity and physical vitality. It’s thus important for every individual to get sufficient sleep in order to wake up feeling refreshed. Moreover, prolonged lack of quality sleep causes deterioration in our overall functioning and predisposes us to lifestyle diseases.
Titany answered the question on July 28, 2021 at 06:43