Guidelines for Good Health
You can prosper throughout your life by leading a healthy lifestyle. But it’s not always simple to make good decisions. Finding the time and energy to cook healthy meals or engage in regular exercise can be challenging. But throughout the rest of your life, your achievements will be rewarded in a variety of ways.
Possible actions are:
Most days of the week, engage in 30 minutes of physical activity. If you’re strapped for time, divide this up into three sessions of 10 minutes each. Running, yoga, dance, sports, and other activities you enjoy can all be considered healthy forms of activity.
Consume a healthy, low-fat diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Select a diet that is moderate in sugar, salt, and total fat, low in saturated fat and cholesterol, and high in fiber.
Avoid injuries by utilizing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in the home, wearing seatbelts and riding helmets, and employing common sense when out alone. Recognize the risks of keeping a gun in your home if you own one. Always take safeguards for your safety.
Stop smoking if you already do. Ask your
Avoid smoking, or stop if you do. Obtain assistance from your healthcare provider. The Tobacco Education Center at UCSF provides workshops on quitting smoking and relapse prevention as well as doctor consultations for smokers who want to stop.
If you drink alcohol, do it in moderation. Never drink before a trip, behind the wheel, or while expecting.
If you believe you may have a drug or alcohol addiction, seek assistance from someone you can trust.
Use condoms every time you have sex to help prevent HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Since condoms aren’t completely reliable, talk to your provider about STI screening. You won’t be protected from STIs or HIV by birth control methods other than condoms, such as pills and implants.
After meals, use a toothbrush with soft or medium bristles to brush your teeth. Additionally, brush before night and after drinking. Every day, floss your teeth.
Avoid the sun, especially between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., when its damaging rays are at their maximum. Harmful rays can penetrate both clouds and water, so neither will shield you from them. Use a broad spectrum sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher that offers protection from UVA and UVB radiation. Choose sunglasses that completely or nearly completely block the sun’s rays.
Keeping a Positive Attitude
Today’s women lead demanding, hectic lifestyles. With little time for yourself, you could feel as like you are being pulled in many different directions and under stress from dealing with job, family, and other issues. A positive outlook and improved health result from learning to strike a balance between work and play and taking time for yourself.
Steps you may take include keeping in touch with friends and family.
Participate in your neighborhood.
Do things that make you joyful and keep a pleasant attitude.
Keep your sense of wonder alive. Your health will benefit from lifelong learning.
Healthy closeness can take on any shape, but it’s never forced.
Recognize your stress levels and learn how to control them. A lot of anger, difficulty sleeping, regular headaches, stomach issues, and a tendency to turn to food, drugs, or alcohol as a coping mechanism are all indications of stress.
Regular exercise, a good diet, and stress-relieving activities like deep breathing and meditation are all effective strategies to manage stress. Speaking with dependable family members and friends can be quite beneficial. In times of stress, some women discover that interacting with their religion group is beneficial.
Get adequate rest and sleep. The average adult need eight hours of sleep per night.
If you experience depression for more than a few days, get medical attention because depression is a treatable disorder. Feeling sad and empty, crying a lot, losing interest in life, and having suicidal or death thoughts are all indications of depression.
