“A Healthy Outside starts from the Inside”

What is a Healthy Lifestyle?
A healthy lifestyle is a way of living that lowers the risk of being seriously ill or dying early. Not all diseases are preventable, but a large proportion of deaths, particularly those from coronary heart disease and lung cancer, can be avoided.

10 Healthy Lifestyles
- Measure and Watch Your Weight.
- Limit Unhealthy Foods and Eat Healthy Meals.
- Take Multivitamin Supplements.
- Drink Water and Stay Hydrated, and Limit Sugared Beverages.
- Exercise Regularly and Be Physically Active.
- Reduce Sitting and Screen Time.
- Get Enough Good Sleep.
- Go Easy on Alcohol and Stay Sober.

Benefits of Healthy Living
A healthy lifestyle can help you feel better. Even better, you don’t have to overhaul your entire life overnight. It’s pretty easy to make a couple of small changes that can steer you in the direction of improved well-being. And once you make one change, that success can motivate you to continue to make more positive shifts.

What are the 5 keys to Health?
If we want to improve our health we can review our daily habits and choices in 5 key areas:
- NUTRITION – Natural Foods in a Balanced Diet
- EXERCISE – Regular Activity in a Balanced Program
- STRESS – Stress Management – Rest & Relaxation
- SLEEP – Quality Rest and Proper Rhythms
- ATTITUDE – Mind-Body Balance affects everything else

What Life Factors can affect Health?
- Unhealthy diet. The foods you eat affect your health.
- Not enough exercise. Being physically active is good for your heart and brain.
- Unhealthy weight.
- Smoking (tobacco misuse)
- Too much alcohol.
- Birth control and hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
- Recreational drug use.
- Stress.

How to Improve our Healthy Lifestyle?
• Good Habit
• Self Discipline
• Punctuality
• Diet
1. Use less sugar and salt while cooking food.
2. Use less oil while cooking. Avoid deep-frying as much as possible.
3. Eat more fruits daily. They provide more vitamins and minerals to our bodies.
4. Add sprouts of gram and moong dal to at least one meal in a day. Add fiber to your diet. Use whole grains instead of polished cereals. Eat lots of salad and yogurt.
5. Eat fermented food regularly. Fermented food contains many useful bacteria that help in the process of digestion.

Prevention of Lifestyle Diseases
By adopting a healthy lifestyle one can avoid lifestyle diseases. The following are some ways in which we can prevent lifestyle diseases.
- Eat a balanced diet that contains important nutrients. One must include more fresh fruits and green vegetables in the diet. Refrain from eating junk food. Stay away from foods that contain large amounts of salt or sugar.
- Exercise regularly. Spend more time outdoors and do activities such as walking, running, swimming, and cycling.
- One must avoid overindulgence in alcohol, junk food, smoking, and addiction to drugs and medicines.
- Avoid spending too much on modern gadgets like mobile phones, laptops, televisions, etc. Spend time on these gadgets for short intervals of time only.
- Set a healthy sleeping routine for every day. Waking early in the morning and going to bed early at night should be a daily habit. Lead an active life.
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