Importance of Practicing a Healthy Lifestyle

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FAKULTI PENDIDIKAN PEMBANGUNAN MANUSIA (PROGRAM PENSISWAZAHAN GURU/PJJ)

SEMESTER 1/2011 FIK 3042 ENGLISH FOR COMMUNICATIONS

ASSIGNMENT 2-ESSAY TOPIC (IMPORTANCE OF PRACTICING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE)

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NO. MATRIK PELAJAR

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D20111049478

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GROUP

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EL-D01

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NAMA

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ZABIDAH BINTI IBRAHIM

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NO. KAD PENGENALAN

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640620-03-5382

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E-MEL

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[email protected]

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NAMA PENSYARAH

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Dr. Abd Ghani bin Abu ( K00067 )

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Importance of Practicing A Healthy Lifestyle

Public awareness of personal health and fitness has grown tremendously over the last few decades. One can attest the importance of an active and healthy lifestyle. A healthy lifestyle involves eating and drinking right, sleeping and resting adequately, and avoiding a sedentary lifestyle by being physically active. As a human we should keep our health in a good condition as it can help us too. Health is the level of functional and metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person in mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain (as in “good health” or “healthy”). The World Health Organization (WHO) defined health in its broader sense as "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." 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. 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

(http://www.who.int/topics/health_policy/en/). But today, we are going to focus on healthy lifestyles. Based on definition of lifestyle in medical term, it is a bundle of behaviours that makes sense to both others and oneself in a given time and place, including social relations, consumption, and entertainment. The aggregation of personal decisions that can be said to contribute to, or cause, illness or death. To enjoy a healthy lifestyle, a person should practice behaviors that could lead to positive outcomes. The following are ten simple lifestyle habits that can increase longevity significantly:

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10 SIMPLE POSITIVE

LIFESTYLES HABITS

Physical Activity

No Tobacco Use

Healthy Eating (Diet)

Maintaining

Decreasing Amount of Stress

No Alcohol (Substance Use)

Taking Personal Safety Measures (Prevention)

Surrounding With Healthy Relationship (Socialing)

Enough Sleep (7 to 8 hours)

Having Knowledge About The Positive Environment (Positive Thinking)

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Figure 1.0: Ten Simple Positive Lifestyle Habits

From the habits, actually we already build a benefit for our self. Healthy eating and physical activities /exercises will help in the prevention or maintenance of sugar levels thus lowering the chance of developing diabetes and other illnesses. A well balanced diet is important for a healthy lifestyle to avoid these health issues. Reduce the size of your portions at each meals and reduce your intake of soda and caffeine. You will soon start to notice that you feel healthier and have more energy. Eating in the right nutrition and something with the grown without pesticides, use organic and conventional food will make sure that we have something fresh in our food. Not only an adults to know about the healthy lifestyle but for our child be exposing to the way of this good habits to improve their behavior, personalities and ability to learn. Unfortunately many people ignore the need for good nutrition, as evident by the growing number of overweight and obese individual. Eating healthy allows the body to operate more efficiently, so that the numbers of visits to the doctor’s office related to digestion or the lack there-of are kept to a minimum, and a better quality of life can be enjoyed. Exercise is probably the second most important aspect to change. Exercise has a number of benefits including improving your mood, reducing chronic health problems, maintaining a healthy weight and boosting your energy. Do a regular moderate exercise.

Be active everyday and put at least 30 minutes of moderate

intensity physical activity on most, preferably all days. Preventative health measures are one of the best ways to ensure that you do not succumb to serious illness. Preventative health care such as regular screening, reduction of risk factors and maintaining a healthy lifestyle can reduce your risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer and high cholesterol.Physical problems are not caused by tension, stresses or emotional upsets. (Bragg & Bragg, 1999)

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Benefit/Importance of Healthy Lifestyle. Day –To- Day Happiness People who make time in their schedules to relax and unwind enjoy better mental and emotional stability. Reducing stress is important, to break the hormonal cycle that can get "stuck" and produce chronic problems. Stress relievers such as sleeping well and enjoying time with friends add to your happiness as well as your health. According to the National Women's Health Information Center, controlling stress can help you avoid anxiety, depression and mood swings that affect your relationships at home and at work (http://www.womenshealth.gov). Growth and Aging Besides the nutrition needed for cellular growth, exercise is crucial to a healthy lifestyle for its effect on bone and muscle strength and heart health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relate that 150 minutes of moderate cardiovascular exercise per week improve your blood pressure and cholesterol levels, for optimum heart function. Performing weight-bearing exercise, as well, reduces your risk of bone fractures as you age. Following a healthy lifestyle that maintains your weight shows your children how to fulfill their bodies' needs as they grow up. Preventing Disease Poor nutrition and lack of exercise promote weight gain and place strain on or weaken the heart, blood vessels, bones and immune system, inviting disease. A healthy lifestyle can help you avoid chronic illnesses such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer and arthritis. Avoid from smoking means that you had run away from facing with lung cancer. Pain, restricted mobility, organ failure and an early death are some of the life-threatening events that you can avoid by maintaining your health through good habits.

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Overview Your body needs dozens of nutrients every day and the strength to utilize them just to stay alive, as well as to do all of the things you need to do. When you get what your body needs, your good health supports these processes and accepts daily challenges. To Meet Daily Demands Brain function, digestion and all your other metabolic tasks require a balance of protein minerals, fatty acids, carbohydrates and vitamins from your diet. If you become deficient in any one nutrient, such as the iron necessary to make hemoglobin in red blood cells, your health will suffer. In the case of low iron, an anemic condition reduces your blood count, and your body cells may not get the oxygen and nutrients that they need via the blood. (http://www.womenshealth.gov/fitness-nutrition/) To Avoid Injury and Pain Your body must be physically challenged every day in order to keep up its musculoskeletal and cardiopulmonary strength for common and high-intensity activities. Staying healthy through exercise keeps your muscles and bones strong yet pliable and your heart and lungs fit. If you don't work out, at least at a basic level, you will be more prone to sprains, strains, fractures and shortness of breath when you do ask more of your body. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services considers 250 minutes of aerobic activity and two sessions of muscle-group strengthening per week adequate for fitness maintenance. To Safely Maintain Weight Good nutrition and exercise work together to help you achieve a healthy weight without sporadic dieting. Eating healthy meals derived from all the food groups -dairy, protein, vegetable, fruit and grain -- provides a steady nutrient and calorie intake, allowing you to avoid the cycle of deprivation and excess. Daily exercise helps you to burn off all the calories that you consume and remain at an appropriate weight.

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To Prevent Illness Adequate but not excessive body mass reduces your risk for many diseases, and a nutritious diet strengthens your immune system to fight off the viruses and other threats to which you are exposed. Individuals who remain at a healthy weight have less chance of contracting type 2 diabetes, cancer and heart disease than those who are overweight. According to the National Institutes of Health, healthy people tend to get colds and flues less often and are less likely to develop asthma and allergies

IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

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Growth and Aging Day-to-Day Happiness Preventing Disease Overview To Meet Daily Demands To Avoid Injury and Pain To Safely Maintain Weight • To Prevent Illness

Figure 2.0: Importance of the Healthy Lifestyle

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Conclusion

Once we implement a healthy lifestyle, you will surprise that we can lower our risk of illness. A better quality of life can be enjoyed for the rest of your life. It’s much simpler to stay healthy then to repair our health in the wake of acute or longterm injury and illness avoiding stressful situation, being surrounded by supportive friends and family and keeping your brain challenged. Everything we eat and done will affect our health. We will gain benefits from our habit and the way we control ourselves. Feel good now and age will longer by making a healthy lifestyle your top priority.

Healthy active living is a lifestyle. It is an ideal all people should do their best to reach at all walks of life. Healthy active living is the only real way in today’s society to increase one’s chances of having not only a long life, as we already have the biggest life expectancy rate ever, but the best possible quality of life as well. Healthy living is a combination of many things, including good nutrition, regular exercise and a positive attitude. Taking care of your body and feeling pride in your accomplishments can improve both your physical and mental health. There are many things we can do to improve our quality of life. Better health is central to human happiness and well-being. It also makes an important contribution to economic progress, as healthy populations live longer are more productive and save more.

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