Prevention works! You and your family can save a lot of pain, worry, and money by avoiding health problems in the first place. If you can't prevent a problem altogether, the next best thing is to discover it early, when it is easy to treat. This chapter helps you do both.
Ten Ways to Stay Healthy
- Immunize. Immunizations are the best bargain in health care. When you immunize, you prevent illness for your family and help prevent epidemics in your community. SeeImmunizations.
- Keep moving. Any way you define it, fitness is essential to good health. Even moderate exercise makes a huge difference both in how you feel and what illnesses you get. See Your Personal Fitness Plan.
- Eat right. Eating a well-balanced, low-fat diet of wholesome foods will keep you energetic and free of many illnesses. See Nutrition. Consider breast-feeding your baby to help keep him or her in the best health.
- Control stress. Even with a hectic and hurried lifestyle, you can prevent stress from undermining your health. See Stress and Distress.
- Be smoke-free. Smokers who quit gain tremendous health benefits. So do people who avoid secondhand smoke. SeeQuitting Smoking.
- Avoid drugs and excess alcohol. When you say "no" to drugs and limit what you drink, you prevent accidents and illnesses and avoid a lot of problems for yourself and your family.
- Put safety first. Safety at home, at work, and at play; safe driving; firearm safety; and safe sex will all help keep you healthy.
- Pursue healthy pleasures. Take naps, relax during meals, play with kids, care for a pet--they all can add to your health.
- Think well of yourself. A good self-image is the foundation of good health.
- Promote peace. Peace on earth begins at home. Seek nonviolent ways of resolving conflicts at home, at school, at work, and in your community.
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