Healthy Way of Life

As people compile lists of what they wish to get out of life, most people wish to have good health. Unfortunately, in today's sedimentary society most people are simply unwilling to do anything to reach this goal of utmost importance. What is a mansion, or even a loving family, when you are dead thanks to a harmful way of life? Before money, before work, one must look out for themselves, as without health one limits oneself to only what his or her system can handle. Everyone alive today should take three aspects of healthy active living into deep consideration; diet, activity, and stress control.

Diet

Healthy eating is considered by many to be the most important aspect of being healthy overall. If one does not exercise, a good diet is one's only hope of staying away from the doctor's office. A good diet can help reduce blood pressure, strengthen the immune system, manage weight, add energy, and help prevent weight related illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease. Unfortunately, most people aren't even aware of the basic needs of their body to sustain it, or are completely misguided.

The Canada Food Guide states that a person must eat from 5 to 12 servings of grain, 5-10 servings of vegetables and fruit, 3-4 servings of dairy (for teenagers), and 2-3 servings of meat or meat substitutes. Overall, one must have around 2,000 calories daily through these recommendations. Sadly, people seem either unable or unwilling to follow these simple guidelines to a longer and healthier life. Many either take up eating as a past time activity, and others find it something to rebel against and avoid with enthusiasm. Hopefully, the future will hold positive changes in how people perceive their dietary habits, and learn to cooperate with their bodies for a wholesome, and fulfilling life.

Physical Activity

As we craft more and more conveniences, the sad truth is that we become less and less active. This may be the purpose of these creations, but its ramifications are far more serious than many people choose to believe. Each new invention makes it easier to do something faster and with less effort; the dishwasher, the remote, the elevator, the car, the clapper, the Internet, and much more. We live in a society where inactivity is not only endorsed, but is expected.

The Canada Healthy Active Living Guide recommends a minimum of 60 minutes of low-level activity a day, yet many people are unable to meet that requirement. Washing the dishes, changing the channel manually, taking the stairs, walking to the store, using the light switch, going to the library, and much more. Activity makes life more diverse, interesting, and dynamic, yet people prefer to hide at home where they can either watch the lives of others, or berate themselves for their own.

Stress Reduction

In such a fast paced world, more and more people are getting stressed over their jobs, their friends, their families, their reputation, their financial status, and anything else they can think of. Health is not only eating right and exercising. Negative stress can cause a weakened immune system, severe fatigue, physical pain, mental weakness (e.g.- depression), losing the ability to deal with situations, and overall weakness. Positive stress can help generate adrenaline and prevent stagnation in any stage in life and is a necessity for a healthy life.

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.

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