Question

Discuss how you live a healthy lifestyle and if you encourage others to do the same...

Answer 1

Healthy lifestyle is one of the most important aspects of health promotion. It comes under primordial prevention. Primordial prevention refers to prevention of development of risk factors which are responsible for the development of disease.

Healthy life style achieved by the following :

1. Maintain balanced diet : Eat adequate amount of carbohydrates, protein, fat, vitamin and minerals. Eats more fruits and vegetables. Avoid processed food, junk food.
2. Maintain adequate amount fluid : It can be achieved through adequate water intake.
3. Exercise : It is very essential to lead a healthy life style. Exercise prevent the development of non communicable disease by means of reduction of body weight, fat etc. Non communicable disease consists of diabetes, heart disease, asthma and cancer etc.
4. Avoid smoking and alcoholism