Healthy Lifestyle

Question: healthy lifestyle? I need help with my health hw, so if any of you could help with these questions thanks! What does it mean to live a healthy lifestyle? What should I eat and how often? How often should I exercise? What type of exercise? How hard should I exercise? How much time should I spend exercising? How much sleep should I get each night? How do I deal with stress? How should I manage stress?

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Question: Healthy Lifestyle.........? I wanna start a healthy lifestyle but I dunno where to start, can you please help? I'd really appreciate that and by the way, I'm 16.

Answer: Begin by giving up fast food it is so full of fat, sugar, carbs, and all the wrong things for you. My daughter gave up soda and lost 20 pounds because it is loaded with sugar. Eat fish not fried 2 to 3 times a week, chicken 2 to 3 times a week skinless, lots of vegetables, and fruit and you will be getting there.

Question: How can I pursue a more healthy lifestyle to help me attain my maximum potential in life ? I am 28, and have always had a bad health because of depression and anxiety. But I want to change it I need some tips on how to pursue a really healthy lifestyle which helps people in their mental and physical wellbeing?

Answer: Two of the healthiest diets in the world are the Mediterranean diet and the Okinawa diet. Yoga often helps for anxiety and depression as it promotes mental and physical wellbeing.

Question: How the computer is supporting us in our healthy lifestyle? How do computer helps people in their healthy lifestyle? How can The computer help people? Is it from websites? advertisements? I need it really badly. How can the computer is supporting to improve our healthy lifestyle. in what ways? How can computer promote the quality of healthy lifestyle. How can computer convince people to stop unnecessary things like drugs or alcohol? How can computer HELP us? AT least 6-8 points would do. thank you.

Answer: The computer is not a healthy lifestyle for people. It programs us to thinking we can find everything on here. Jobs, pay bills, shop, everything! We can do that ourselves and it seems technology is taking the chores away from us, that can be easily done by human themself. The computer can help us though when we need to find information, imformation fast. Websites help us retain information, advertisements are just like commericals there just trying to sell or maniupulate us to buy whatever their advertising. The computer is not improving our healthy lifestyle. Peoples eyes can go out of sight and hurt very badly(like mine and i'm only 15 years old.) from years and years staring at the computer. The worst thing to stare at is a computer screen -- I don't know why I still do it for hours at end, but I do. The computer will never promote the quality of healthy lifestyle, its just not possible. The computer can convince people to stop drugs and alcohol but if you think about it would you rather have an obsession over the computer for hours at the day, you have to be near the computer you have to be on it then doing drugs or alcohol? The computer is just as bad addiction as alcohol and drugs. The computer cannot HELP us other then give us fast information when we need it. The computer although has so much information and so many untrusted sites you never know if what your reading is a lie. And I hope I get 10 points because I just wasted my time answering this long question, I hope you weren't just asking this for the heck of this -- I hope it was for some essay lol. Take care bye

Question: What are some healthy lifestyle changes to make? So I've started drinking more water. I drink Green, White, and Chai tea. I also bought the stainless steel water bottle, and I bike for about 20-30 minutes a day. I consider these healthy lifestyle changes. I was wondering if you could provide more suggestions along these lines.

Answer: There are 5 elements in a healthy lifestyle. 1. food 2. exercise 3. sleep 4. happiness 5. extra healthy things 1. Food, we don't really know that much about nutrition, we do know a blanced diet, with plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables is good for you. Meat is pretty good, if it is lean and not eaten too often....ideally I might eat meat once or twice a week. A good healthy diet can include some indulgences. 2. Exercise, you should do some. Though I don't recommend routine exercise, cycle 2 or 3 times a week, join a social sports club, eg, tennis, go hiking on weekends, swimming is one of the best exercises for the whole body. If you vary your exercise, then you will enjoy it more and do more. 3. Sleep. A lot of evidence says if you don't get enough sleep you will have problems, eat more, metabolise your food differently and die young. 4. Be happy, enjoy your life. Drink dance, eat chocolate, but not all day, everyday. 5. Then there are all the little extras. eg, green tea (there is no such things as Chai tea....chai means tea, it is an indian word derived from the chinese word Cha, meaning tea), red wine, brocollie and beetroot, lots of things than can boost your body, ginger, garlice and hundreds of other things that you can add to your diet to make things a little better. Don't obsess, don't live by a book or a routine, just be healthy.

Question: What would happen if everyone started living a healthy lifestyle tomorrow? I'll start the list: + Monsanto would go bankrupt. + McDonald's and KFC would go bankrupt. + There would be a huge decline in heart disease and diabetes. + There would be a huge increase in commercial and private organic gardening. What else would happen if tomorrow everyone learned how to eat healthy and live a healthy lifestyle?

Answer: less air pollution trader joes and whole foods would have more business all soda companies would get less business subway would prolly increase in sales. etc

Question: How will you maintain a healthy lifestyle in the future? Imagine yourself after college. You're married with a few kids. You're gaining a few pounds every now and then. How will you get yourself back on track into a healthy lifestyle?

Answer: Minus the after college part, but I have 2 kids and am expecting the third one in a few weeks. We maintain healthy lifestyles by eating nutritious foods, lots of whole grains, fruits, veggies, and milk. We also get a lot of exercise in. Although my kids are still toddlers and I'm big as a house, everyday as a family my husband and I walk with the kids up and down the road, then when we get home my husband stays outside with the kids and plays with them while I get supper fixed. We don't turn the TV on until after baths, forcing us to get up off the couch. Hopefully that will encourage our kids to maintain healthy lifestyles after they're all grown up.

Question: How can I keep up my healthy lifestyle over Easter? I have been trying to keep a healthy lifestyle, build fitness and lose a little fat. But I am surrounded by Easter treats, mum has been baking loads, have Easter eggs from family and my bf wants to get me an Easter egg too. Don't get me wrong, I love how sweet everyone is being, but all of this will just make me I'll. What should I do?

Answer: If you'd like me to be honest, I think that the healthiest lifestyles include enjoying things. So every now and then, let go of the fact that "something will make me fat" and enjoy it. I think that often as people we give up a large part of living just to stay skinny. I used to be that way, and as much as I told myself it was worth it, it really wasn't. Enjoy it, and don't go on a guilt trip over it. That being said, there are several things you can do to avoid extra treats. Stay away from the kitchen as much as possible, as well as where things are being served. When you get things, get just a small bit. I've noticed that with a lot of sweetbreads and cakes and such, a very thin slice takes just as long to eat as a thick one and is usually just as satisfying. If not, you can even get a second (which, sliced thinly enough, is still smaller than the thick slices would be). Another trick I've learned is "sharing"--if it is a roll or whatever, just eat half of it and "share" the other half with someone else (maybe someone else who either just wants half, or someone who wants more than one). Enjoy Easter!

Question: How do you stay commited to your healthy lifestyle? I'm trying have a healthy lifestyle and lose weight but i'm finding it hard to commit.

Answer: Are you sure you want to lose weight? If this a true desire, give it two weeks, and then asses how you feel. If you are eating healthy and exercises you will feel the difference, then if you go back to living unhealthfully you will be able to tell the change in how you feel, then you should be able to make an easy desicion.

Question: Can you maintain a healthy lifestyle if you liquified all your food? If someone was to say blend all their food, regardless of how nasty it may sound to blend everything from fruits and vege's to meats etc, imagine someone were to do it. Can they maintain a healthy lifestyle that way? Or will you actually need to eat the food rather than blend it?

Answer: You consume for the nutrients. Unfortunately your bowel movements will not be hard, ever.

Question: What is the point of living a healthy lifestyle besides looking good? If I eat "bad" food and drink alcohol and smoke occassionally how much time does that really take away from my life? Maybe I live to 70 being a pig and a drunkard well how long does the "healthy" person live? Maybe they live to 90. It is not like healthy people live to 200 or something. What is the real incentive for living a healthy lifestyle cuz lets face it, it aint longevity. Good point Shlomo. Thanks Ned.

Answer: Well, i could not agree more. For me and you it can add or subtract a few years but for others those extra years make a huge difference. I guess most people are simply in a state of denail regarding death. people know their day will come but always think it is some time in the distant future. I would say live a good life for 60-70 years that is full of fun instead of an extended boring life.

Question: What are some ways that pediatricians teach children to maintain a healthy lifestyle? I am writing a research paper for school and the topic is over what we want to do when we "grow up." We have to tell how our career impacts the world. One of the statements in my thesis is that pediatricians teach children how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. I've been able to find a little bit of info, but not much. So if anyone can help, please do. Thanks =]]

Answer: From my own experience as a mother of 2 it is my husband and I who teach our children to live healthy. The pediatrician sees my kids once a year (they are healthy and we don't run for a cold to our pediatricians) so what impact could that have? Actually my oldest daughter was and still is always below the 10% in height and weight (we are not tall people and she eats like crazy) and her pediatrician keeps insisting we feed her more. I was and still am insulted because I have told her a number of times that we feed her healthy, protein, vitamin, fibre rich diet and the only way to "fatten" her up would be by feeding her junk food and sugar, which we refuse to do. So I think you are under the wrong impression to think that pediatrician teach children much of anything. They are just trying to fix the problems that children possibly have.

Question: How can I make my parents change their views about my healthy lifestyle? I am trying to adapt a healthy lifestyle. But everytime when I do it, my parents seem to oppose it. When I excercise they mock me. And they want to force me to eat fast-food resturants almost every single day. And when I refuse they get disappointed and they said that I don't appreciate them. So, how can make my parents to be in favor in my healthy lifestyle?

Answer: To each its own. They will eventually stop mocking you, but you cannot make them stop until they decide to stop. You can still go out with them, just get a salad or something like that. The bottom line is that it's your life and your body. Do not feel bad because you're being smart and responsible about it.

Question: Is dairy an important part of a healthy lifestyle? I consume 3 servings of dairy in the first half of my day, and none later on. Is dairy important to maintain a healthy lifestyle?

Answer: Calcium, not dairy specifically, is what's important to a healthy lifestyle. Many other things have calcium like broccoli, nuts, fish, water, etc. The amounts are smaller though so you'd have to consume a lot more of them to get the calcium that you need, which is why people find it easier to get it through dairy. Our bodies don't actually absorb all the calcium from dairy products very well because of the fat in them; that is why "western" societies actually have the highest rates of osteoperosis, where countries that don't consume dairy products at all but get calcium from other sources, actually have stronger bones and very low rates of this disease.

Question: Is this a good way to start off a healthy lifestyle? Starting monday I will take some laxitives to clean out my system, then I will do a liquid diet for a week to get everything bad out of my body, then when the week is over I eat healthy.... Is that a good way to start off a healthy lifestyle?

Answer: I don't know that you need to take laxatives - maybe just stick to a raw food diet the first week, and then eat healthy. If you feel the need to cleanse, trader joe's has a total body cleanse.

Question: How does healthy lifestyle affect our future? What are the benefits and factors of a healthy lifestyle?

Answer: Factors: Have a varied and balanced diet. For most people the key to a balanced diet is including all the essential macronutrients in your daily meals. Ensure balance by including foods from all major food groups. Nutrients such as protein, carbohydrate, and fat are required for growth and development. Use fat in moderation. Include carbs, especially fiber. Get your protein from animal or plant sources. Eat plenty of Fresh fruits and vegetables (5 portions a day). Drink alot of water, throughout the day. **Exercise regually** **Get plenty of sleep** (more important than you think!) Benefits: Less likelyhood of vitamin deficiences Less likelyhood of osteoporosis and osteoarthiritis Improves your immune system (better at fighting off infection) Reduce the risk of premature death Reduce the risk of developing and/or dying from heart disease Reduce high blood pressure or the risk of developing high blood pressure Reduce high cholesterol or the risk of developing high cholesterol Reduce the risk of developing colon cancer and breast cancer Reduce the risk of developing diabetes Reduce or maintain body weight or body fat Build and maintain healthy muscles, bones, and joints Reduce depression and anxiety Improve psychological well-being Enhanced work, recreation, and sport performance Therefore increasing your life expectancy