This video explains in a more summarized how maintaining a healthy life easy.
Substance
Abuse
Also during
this time is easy for people who misuse alcohol, which causes the liver to
over-strive to eliminate it from our body. Too much alcohol dehydrates us
affecting the skin and compromising our health, so it is important to
re-hydrate properly with natural water. To continue to hold throughout the
year, we recommend consuming an occasional glass of red wine to help you have a
good cardiovascular health due to the amount of antioxidants it has.
ProactiveHealthcare
Health
care (or healthcare) is the diagnosis, treatment, and
prevention of diesease, illness, injury,
and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered
by practitioners in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and
other care providers. It
refers to the work done in providing primary care, secondary care and tertiary
care, as well as in public health.
Access to health care varies across countries,
groups and individuals, largely influenced by social and economic conditions as
well as health police in
place. Countries and jurisdictions have different policies and plans in
relation to the personal and population-based health care goals within their
societies. Health care systems are organizations established to meet
the health needs of target populations. Their exact
configuration varies from country to country. In some countries and
jurisdictions, health care planning is distributed among market participants,
whereas in others planning is made more centrally among governments or other
coordinating bodies. In all cases, according to the world health organization (WHO), a well-functioning health care
system requires a robust financing mechanism; a well-trained and adequately-paid workforce; reliable information on which to base
decisions and polices; and well maintained facilities and logistics to deliver quality medicines
and technologies.
HaveFun
What can laughter
do?:
Lower blood pressure
Increase
vascular blood flow and oxygenation of the blood
Give a workout
to the diaphragm and abdominal, respiratory, facial, leg, and back muscles
Reduce certain
stress hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline
Increase the
response of tumor- and disease-killing cells such as Gamma-interferon and T-cells
Defend against
respiratory infections–even reducing the frequency of colds–by immunoglobulon
in saliva.
Increase memory
and learning; in a study at Johns Hopkins University Medical School, humor
during instruction led to increased test scores
Improve alertness, creativity, and memory
Humor works quickly. Less than a half-second after exposure to something
funny, and electrical wave moves through the higher brain functions of the
cerebral cortex. The left hemisphere analyzes the words and structures of the
joke; the right hemisphere “gets” the joke; the visual sensory area of the
occipital lobe creates images; the limbic (emotional) system makes you happier;
and the motor sections make you smile or laugh.
Sleep
Why Do We Need Sleep
Learning & Memory- Sleep can help to solidify new information you've learned in your brain. It can also recover and organize memories.
Mood Enhancement -The part of your brain that controls your emotions and decision making slows down while you sleep allowing optimal performance when awake. REM (Rapid Eye Movement) is especially important for a good mood during the day. Those who lack sleep can get easily frustrated and grumpy.
Immune System - Without adequate amounts of sleep, the immune system becomes weak, making you vulnerable to infection and disease.
Growth & Development - When you sleep well, your body produces human growth hormone. A drop in your natural production of HGH is a scary path to getting fat. HGH stimulates the metabolism and increases the body's ability to burn fat and increase muscle size.
We all need different amounts of sleep. Pay attention to how you feel; if you wake up feeling refreshed with out feeling tired throughout the day, you are getting enough sleep.
The amount of sleep that you need depends on many factors - your genetic make up, your daily activities, the amount of exercise you get, your age and the quality of your sleep.
Fitness and Physical Activity
Regular activity can help prevent unhealthy weight gain and also help with weight loss, when combined with lower calorieintake. It can also improve your cardiorespiratory (heart, lungs, and blood vessels) and muscular fitness. For older adults, activity can improve mental function. Physical activity may also help:
Yet with all the benefits of being physically active, maybe you haven't quite gotten around to setting up a regular routine. If you are having trouble getting started, this section is for you. Here you will find information about the types of activity you need to do, as well as how much you need to do. You will also find tips for all types of women. Activity is important for everyone!
Healthy Diet
and Food Choices
Eat a healthy, balanced diet and stay
active
The
key to a healthy balanced diet is not to ban or omit any foods or food groups
but to balance what you eat by consuming a variety of foods from each food
group in the right proportions for good health.
Fruit and vegetables
These
should make up about a third of your daily diet and can be eaten as part of
every meal, as well as being the first choice for a snack.
You
should eat at least five portions of fruit and vegetables each day. Research
suggests this can help to protect against cancer, obesity and various chronic
diseases such as heart disease. This is because of the unique package of
nutrients and plant compounds they contain.
Bread, rice, potatoes and pasta
This
food group should also make up about a third of your diet and contains the
starchy carbohydrates that are the body's main source of energy.
When
selecting products from this food group, choose unrefined carbohydrates over
those that have been refined, as they will contain the whole of the grain.
Wholegrain foods are rich in fibre and other nutrients that have many health
benefits, and people who consume wholegrains seem to have a reduced risk of
certain cancers, diabetes and coronary heart disease.
The
final third of the eatwell plate is made up of three groups containing foods
that need to be consumed in smaller proportions than the other two principal
categories. These food groups also contain nutrients essential to our diet, so
it's important not to leave them out altogether.
Milk and dairy foods
These
should be eaten in moderation because of their high saturated fat content, but
they're an important source of calcium, which is essential for healthy bones
and teeth. Choose low-fat or reduced-fat versions
HealthyRelationships
Healthy relationships
are fun and make you feel good about yourself. You can have a healthy relationship
with anyone in your life — family, friends, and the people you date.
Relationships take time and care to make them healthy. The relationships you
have as a teen are a special part of your life and will teach you good lessons
about who you are. The most important part of
any healthy relationship is communication. Communication means that you are
able to share things about yourself and your feelings. It also means that you
listen to what the other person shares. When you have healthy
communication, everyone feels calm.
KeepHydrated
In the course of a
normal day, even without breaking a sweat, the average body loses at least 2
1/2 pints of water through the skin, lungs, gut and kidney. Your body must do
this to eliminate toxins. Whether you are detoxing or not, you should drink
about 3 pints of filtered or bottled water daily. The amount of water we use
and lose does vary from person to person according to their size and level of
activity but internal metabolic reaction relies on water and 3 liters is
suggested. To improve hydration follow a few simple tips and you will be
surprised how much healthier you feel.
Stress Reduction
There are several relaxation techniques available to us today. Here we discuss some of the most conventional and effective ones.
Yoga
Yoga has received an important place in the worldAa‚¬a„s health scenario today. You could make use of this ancient Indian science as well. Through the use of various bodily stances, known as asanas, yoga tries to act on various energy points of the body. It releases the latent energies of the body and makes it more
energetic, fitter and much healthier. The popularity of yoga has reached into the West a long time ago and now it is very easy to find books, videos, manuals and a lot other educational stuff on how to perform these techniques. Yoga could very well be your ticket out of the persistent stress thatAa‚¬a„s playing on your mind.
Breathing Exercise
Breathing works because you are channelizing a flow of healthy oxygen into your lungs, which is then carried over by the bloodstream to different organs of the body, including the brain. There are various kinds of breathing exercises advised, some of which can give quick relief to the person using them. Check out the breathing exercises on the Internet, or visit your local bookstore to find a lot of books written by expert authors who write on health and fitness.
Meditation
Since stress is a mental problem, meditation can work wonders. The right meditation whatever form of it you practice can free your mind from its excess baggage and make it work optimally. Meditation can be practiced anywhere and there are only a few things that are needed in order to perform it effectively. Like the other two methods, there is a lot of information available on meditative processes as well.
Social Activity
One area that is
equally important, though not as obvious, is a person's level of social
activity. This is largely due to the emotional and psychological benefits of
having a support network in the form of family and friends.
Now, however, researchers
believe that when seniors maintain high levels of social activity, it appears
to reduce their risk for developing a disability as they age. Activities range
from going out to eat to taking short overnight trips, as well as simply
getting together to play games such as bingo or scrabble.
Levels of social
activity were measures by way of questionnaires that determined how often, if
ever, subjects went out to eat, attended sporting events, played bingo,
participated in volunteer work, were active with a religious group, went on day
or overnight trips, or visited friends and relatives. Levels of social activity
were measures by way of questionnaires that determined how often, if ever,
subjects went out to eat, attended sporting events, played bingo, participated
in volunteer work, were active with a religious group, went on day or overnight
trips, or visited friends and relatives.
