Health Tips for Heart, Mind, and Body
As we all are working on finacle, we may feel lot
of stress and unhealthy due to heavy work. But we should also concentrate on
our health.
If you only do 5 things to boost health, what should you do?
Unhealthy lifestyle. It's a common contributor of our biggest
health problems: stroke, heart disease, diabetes, cancer. What do the nation's top
physicians recommend to keep your heart,
mind, and body in optimally good health?
For the secrets to a long healthy life, Richard A. Lange, MD,
chief of cardiology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, advices
1. Daily exercise.
You brush your teeth every day; exercise is equally important for your daily
routine. Turn off the TV or computer, and get at least 30 minutes of exercise every day.
To work your heart, it's got to be aerobic exercise. You've got lots of
options: walking, jogging,
biking, rowing machine, elliptical machine, swimming. But don't feel like you
have to be an athlete. Walking is great exercise. Get 10 minutes here and there
during the day. It all counts.
Start with something simple, like parking in the far corner
of the parking lot -- so you get those extra steps to the door. Take the stairs
one or two flights instead of the elevator. If you take public transportation,
get off one stop early and walk the rest. Get out at lunch to walk. Or walk
with your significant other or your spouse after work. You'll get a bonus --
relaxation and stress reduction.
2. Healthy diet.
Quit eating junk food and high-fat fast food. Your heart, brain, and overall health are harmed
by foods high in saturated fats,
salt, and cholesterol. There's no getting around it. You've got to replace them
with healthy foods: lots of fruits, vegetables, fish, nuts, olive oil -- what
we call the Mediterranean diet.
Eat like an Italian, a Spaniard, a Greek! Enjoy!
3. Weight loss.
Too much body
weight puts your health at great
risk. When you take in more calories than you burn, you get fat -- it's that
simple. You've got to eat less. You've got to exercise more. You've got to push
yourself to make these lifestyle changes -- but you've got to do it to help
avoid serious health problems like heart
disease, diabetes, or stroke.
4. Regular Physical Exams.
Tell your doctor your family medical history. Learn your
personal risk factors, and the screening tests you need. Women may have
mammograms to screen for breast
cancer and Pap tests for cervical cancer. Men may have prostate cancer PSA tests.
Routine screening for colorectal cancer should
start at age 50, perhaps earlier if colon
cancer runs in your family. You also need regular diabetes, blood pressure, and cholesterol tests.
Make sure your immunizations are up to date. You may need flu and pneumonia shots, depending on your age.
5. Less stress.
When a person says they're too busy to exercise, it tells me
other things are crowding out what's important in life: They don't spend time
with family and friends; don't exercise enough; don't eat right; don't sleep properly. All these things reduce stress in your life, and that is critical to
your health and longevity.
To be healthy, we need to set boundaries -- and set limits on
work hours. We should not be working so hard that we're neglecting the things
that keep us healthy. This is important advice, too, for people who take care
of elderly parents or young children. Make sure you're getting proper exercise
and sleep -- and that you're not trying to do
too much.
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