Health

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the human condition. For other uses, see Health (disambiguation).

The Star of Life. Health is the level of functional and (or) metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person in mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to being free from illness, injury or pain (as in good health or healthy).[1] The World Health Organization (WHO) defined health in its broader sense in 1946 as "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."[2][3] Although this definition has been subject to controversy, in particular as having a lack of operational value and the problem created by use of the word "complete", it remains the most enduring.[4][5] Classification systems such as the WHO Family of International Classifications, including the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), are commonly used to define and measure the components of health. The maintenance and promotion of health is achieved through different combination of physical, mental, and social well-being, together sometimes referred to as the health triangle.[6][7] The WHO's 1986 Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion furthered that health is not just a state, but also "a resource for everyday life, not the objective of living. Health is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities."[8] Systematic activities to prevent or cure health problems and promote good health in humans are delivered by health care providers. Applications with regard to animal health are covered by the veterinary sciences. The term "healthy" is also widely used in the context of many types of non-living organizations and their impacts for the benefit of humans, such as in the sense of healthy communities, healthy cities or healthy environments. In addition to health care interventions and a person's surroundings, a number of other factors are known to influence the health status of individuals, including their background, lifestyle, and economic and social conditions; these are referred to as "determinants of health".

Definition

A balanced diet means getting the right types and amounts of foods and drinks to supply nutrition and energy for maintaining body cells, tissues, and organs, and for supporting normal growth and development.

LIFESTYLE
In sociology, a lifestyle is the way a person lives. A lifestyle is a characteristic bundle of behaviors that makes sense to both others and oneself in a given time and place, including social relations, consumption, entertainment, and dress. The behaviors and practices within lifestyles are a mixture of habits, conventional ways of doing things, and reasoned actions. A lifestyle typically also reflects an individual's attitudes, values or worldview. Therefore, a lifestyle is a means of forging a sense of self and to create cultural symbols that resonate with personal identity. For example, "green lifestyle" means holding beliefs and engaging in activities that consume fewer resources and produce less harmful waste (i.e. a smaller carbon footprint), and deriving a sense of self from holding these beliefs and engaging in these activities

Healthy diet
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Fresh vegetables are important components of a healthy diet. A healthy diet is one that helps maintain or improve health. It is important for lowering many chronic health risks, such as obesity, heart disease, diabetes, hypertension and cancer.[1] A healthy diet involves consuming appropriate amounts of all essential nutrients and an adequate amount of water. Nutrients can be obtained from many different foods, so there are numerous diets that may be considered healthy. A healthy diet needs to have a balance of macronutrients (fats, proteins, and carbohydrates), calories to support energy needs, and micronutrients to meet the needs for human nutrition without inducing toxicity or excessive weight gain from consuming excessive amounts.

Health Lifestyle at 3:02 AM Introduction

The increasing number of health problems and the continuous evolution of diseases generally affect the entire population of both developed and developing countries. Obviously, the creation of diseases is not a coincidence but because there are reason behind its evolution. Furthermore, the diseases are the responsible for the detected health risks that weakens the society and the continuous growth of the nation. In association between the health and diseases, there is a link that suggests that lifestyle greatly affects the formation of the viral diseases that can increase the mortality rate if not given appropriate action immediately.

Modern Lifestyle

Our modern life style is largely responsible for the increase in diseases today. This is a fact. The lifestyle of a person depends on the varieties of an individuals activities. Apparently, the virus of modern lifestyles is now a deadly and widespread reality. Everyday is about the news of health problems like the obesity, smoking and physical inactivity crash the lives of people and steal vitality.

People who are stressed out these days describe their day as toxic for stress generates toxic juices. Part and parcel of the need to be cautious of the food we eat is the need to exert conscious effort to lead a healthy, stress-free, and well-balanced lifestyle. The most popular setting is among the cities which show the effects of health among the poor lifestyle. Because of the harmless modes of entertainment consist of television, movies and the Internet, people and even the young children, often set aside that importance of healthy living and exercise. Much more, if parents did not guide their children, the bad models that portrays in television shows can create a great influence in their young minds.

In terms of food, there is a wide growth of Fast food chains that are built at every turn and corner while there are few stores offering a limited selection of fresh and healthy foods, often sold at higher costs. Along this dangerous course, there is no possible escape route out of disease and poverty. A fast food offers the products that are packed with grease, sodium and calories plus a sedentary lifestyle will be unmistakably costly and lethal in the long run.

Actions

Healthy lifestyle is the way of life in which an individual is concern on the promotion and protects his health and well-being. Usually there are strategies that an individual can organize such as avoiding to smoke, regular exercise, eating healthy foods, monitoring and controlling the weight, managing the stress and regular health check up. Apparently, every country placed an initiative to answer the problems of health, but only few strategies were recognized. One strategy is to shape the social conditions using the information. With the movement of transforming the social environment, the health policies can be developed as well as different programs that can empower an individual to make healthy choices. This is a good start to level the healthy lifestyle interventions by limiting the diseases and stop death.

Every government should start designing an effective program that can attract more people to active lifestyles. More leisure parks, more footpaths, and safe bikeways provide opportunities for diabetics to effectively control their disease. It is an effective way to cut down the excess and unessential fats and salt intakes. The practice of sanitation is also a desirable strategy to avoid the passing the infectious diseases through touching. This will also serve as an effective way to be a role model for a child.

Seminars, lectures, and other forums on healthy lifestyle and information regarding the proper diet can intensify the campaign for the healthy lifestyle. Basically through serving of nutritious foods is an effective way to fight the disease and reduce the creation of potential diseases in the body. Companies, such as food manufacturers and food services, can help by the use of better food labeling and reformulating of food products.

Conclusion

Clearly, through the use of healthy lifestyle projects, there is a safer course and effectively halt the spread of chronic diseases. But first, in order to do that, people should take the challenges and win the battle in changing their traditional lifestyle into a healthy one. The promotion of healthy lifestyle should take place in homes, in families, schools, markets, workplaces, hospitals, streets, cities and communities, and stay there as part of their system. Being healthy is not merely being free of physical illness; it is the state of well-being of the mind, body, and soul.

References: Duque, F.T., (2006) Public Health Convention on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases: Current Initiatives [Online] Available at: http://www.doh.gov.ph/files/speeches/ncd/healthylifestylescoalition.pdf [Accessed 13 July 2010]. Estabillo, A.V., (2009) Practice Healthy Lifestyles, Residents Urged [Online] Available at: http://www.mindanews.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=6137 [Accessed 13 July 2010].

HOW TO STAY HEALTHY

it is very good to be healthy. Health is a big and many-sided area of human life. I think that among all questions related to the human's body, the health must overcome all other aspects and become the main reference point for finding the answers. But in practice it is not always so, and very often people may harm themselves even knowing that they are doing something wrong. There are some simple advices, which will help you to save your health, and to stay healthy you should follow them. It is important for all of us to stay in good health. At first, remember that the rational nutrition plays here significant role. The every day food is supporting our bodies. Thus, it is very important for health to give for body all it needs with meal. Natural vitamins could be a good solution here. There are a lot of high-quality vitamins in fresh greens, and non-polluted vegetables. So, you should have them in your every day ration. They are useful for adults, as well as for children. If you will not eat any vitamins then your organism will be weak, and you can easily get sick. Second important thing you should do is to go in for sport. It is not necessary must be a kind of professional sport; you just need to spend more time outside and lead an active way of life. That helps in very big degree to keep our body strong and healthy, and mind fresh. When you will not go in sport you can get an obesity that is very bad for the health. Yet another thing that you should better avoid is smoking and drinking. If you are ignoring my advice, then you are going to be in big troubles. In this way you will destroy your health. I believe that health is very important for you. It is really easy to destroy it, but then it is very hard, and sometimes even impossible, to rebuild it. So, that will be wise to take care about your health today. People have free will to make the choice in favor of health.
Topic: People do different things to stay healthy. What do you do to stay healthy? Use your reasons and examples to support your idea. People do different things to stay healthy. Personally, I think that three ways to be healthy are to do exercise regularly, eat moderately and relax correctly. To begin with, doing exercise regularly is very important so as to maintain a healthy condition. If you activate your body regularly, such as doing exercise every early morning or play sport at weekend, you will become both well-built and healthier. All poisonous substances are given out. that will clear your body, strengthen your bone, tone up your muscle and so forth. Next, a balanced diet is also crucial. in modern life, people have to do lots of things, so they usually run out of energy and work up an appetite at the end of day. Therefore, they need to be supplied the foods that must be both mutritious and balanced to recover and refill energy for a new day. A diet should include high fiber, high protein, lots of vegetable, cut down on fat and keep off smoking and drinking too much. Finally, you have a correct relax method. Especially, you must sleep at least 8 hours per day and shouldn't stay up late. You should read, sometimes, joke stories; watch comedies or tell jokes with your friends and family because smiling is a dramatic method that help healthier. To sum up , health is a priceless gift of oneself. As long as you have your health, nothing else matters. For wise people, they always know how to do stay healthy. For me, three indispensale things are to activate the body, eat scientifically and refresh wisely.

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In order to stay healthy, a person must take care of his or her body with proper nutrition, exercise, and health care. Foods high in vitamins and minerals give the body the nutrition that it needs to function. Exercise keeps the body in good shape for work and play and helps to keep it strong. Regular visits with a health care professional help to keep a person aware of how healthy he or she is, and what should be done in case there is a problem. Healthy living comes when a person takes control of what is happening with his or her body.

First of all, I exercise a lot. This means that every morning I go to the gym or swimming pool in my building. At the gym I like to use treadmill and steppers, because they keep my stamina and endurance in a good condition. Furthermore, it helps me whenever I play basketball with my friends on weekends because I am always fresh and fit. On the other hand, probably one of the greatest advantages swimming provides is relief from stress and tension. All of this has helped me throughout my life in numerous occasions. For example, I have never experienced sport injury in my life, and I believe that a lot of exercise was the crucial factor in that. Secondly, in order to keep my body healthy, I drink a lot of water. It is believed that water can clean the organism. Furthermore, scientists argue that water helps our brain, and for me health means that I have to take care not only about my body but also about my brain. For example, for this reason, I drink a lot of water and enjoy in solving different puzzles. This keeps my brain healthy and my tongue witty and sharp. Finally, whenever I can I visit a doctor, because prevention is of the utmost importance if we want to stay healthy and prevent further complications. I believe that what we do, in order to stay healthy, sometimes is not enough. Of course that organic food is important, and that exercise can help us, but even then our health can be affected from to us unknown reasons. For instance, couple of years ago, my friend who lives healthy life during one visit to his doctor found out that he had a skin cancer from overexposure to the Sun. Today, after surgery, he feels well but without visiting the doctor this could get more complicated. In conclusion, I strongly believe that we have a lot of good possibilities at our disposal in order to stay healthy. We can eat healthy food, we can relax or exercise, and, above all, we can visit our doctors, from time to time, just to check our condition. I am trying to use them all and it helps to both; my body and my soul.

It is important that we eat healthily. To do this we have to have what is called a diet. This is the food we eat and the drinks we drink. To have a healthy diet, we have to make sure we eat the right kinds of foods. Nutritious foods are very good for us. The nutrients help us to grow, keep our bodies in good repair, and help us to stay fit and active.