A friend of mine,
a nurse, told me of a doctor who told an 18-year-old to quit smoking
because it was killing her slowly. The girl rolled her eyes and said, "I
really don't care about my life that much. We all have to die sometime,
right?"
That girl is the personification of the carelessness of
some people regarding their wellbeing. Most of those you see sweating it
out in the gym are not fitness freaks but patients submitting to
doctor's orders. It is World Health Day today and I cannot help
reminding us to start living sensibly, lest we continue dying way before
our time. I just read on the World Health Organisation's website that
one in three adults worldwide has high blood pressure. Moreover
prevalence is highest in Africa with 40 percent Africans thought to be
affected.
That is sobering enough for you to go check your blood pressure NOW! But the realest way to stave off this dangerous thing is to obey the dictates of WHO by reducing your salt intake, quitting alcoholism and smoking, as well as turning to a balanced diet.
This particularly goes to fellow bachelors that we cannot continue to compromise on good feeding. The headaches, fatigue and lack of concentration we often complain about come from poor eating and drinking and sleeping habits. If you have not yet slapped a ban on late night over drinking and those fast foods we know so well, you are in far more trouble!
You may not believe this but posho, beans and vegetables,
all washed down with a gigantic glass of juice, preferably
home-squeezed, are the way to go. Generally vegetables, fruits, grains,
cereals and dairy food are rich in carbohydrates that give the body
superb strength. They also come with important vitamins, minerals,
fibers and plant substances called phytochemicals that prevent diseases.
Fruits and vegetables are 80 to 95 percent water, meaning those who have a problem drinking water can compensate with more servings of the green dishes and liquids. The fact that the human body is 65 percent water, and that we cannot live more than ten days without it, should inspire us to drink more than the recommended eight glasses of boiled or treated water per day.
In all, good feeding, alongside physical exercises, are a lifeblood to our health and wealth. Happy World Health Day.
--First published in Sunday Monitor yesterday
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| Physical exercises are a lifeblood to our health and wealth |
That is sobering enough for you to go check your blood pressure NOW! But the realest way to stave off this dangerous thing is to obey the dictates of WHO by reducing your salt intake, quitting alcoholism and smoking, as well as turning to a balanced diet.
This particularly goes to fellow bachelors that we cannot continue to compromise on good feeding. The headaches, fatigue and lack of concentration we often complain about come from poor eating and drinking and sleeping habits. If you have not yet slapped a ban on late night over drinking and those fast foods we know so well, you are in far more trouble!
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| Good feeding is good health |
Fruits and vegetables are 80 to 95 percent water, meaning those who have a problem drinking water can compensate with more servings of the green dishes and liquids. The fact that the human body is 65 percent water, and that we cannot live more than ten days without it, should inspire us to drink more than the recommended eight glasses of boiled or treated water per day.
In all, good feeding, alongside physical exercises, are a lifeblood to our health and wealth. Happy World Health Day.
--First published in Sunday Monitor yesterday
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