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Session ObjectivesYou will be able to:
Define wellness and recognize its benefits
Identify the six basic requirements of a healthy life
Take proper precautions to prevent illness
Live a healthier life
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Things you need to do to stay healthy:
Avoid getting sick
Make wise decisions about your health
Replace bad habits with good ones
Make wellness a way of life
Things you need to do to stay healthy:
Avoid getting sick
Make wise decisions about your health
Replace bad habits with good ones
Make wellness a way of life
What Is Wellness?
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A focus on wellness helps you:• Prevent illness and
disease• Reduce medical bills• Feel more energetic• Look better• Live a longer,
happier life
Why Is It an Important Issue in Your Life?
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Six Basic RequirementsFor a Healthy Life
Proper nutrition
Regular physical activity
Enough rest
Preventive health care
Positive attitude
Sense of balance
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NutritionA healthy diet contains:
• Fruits and vegetables
• Whole grains
• Fat-free or low-fat milk products
• Protein in meat, fish, poultry, beans, eggs
A healthy diet is low in:
• Bad fats, cholesterol, salt, and added sugar
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Nutrition (cont.)
Proper nutrition helps you:
Reduce the risk of diseaseMaintain a healthy weightBe more energeticLook better
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Exercise• Regular physical
activity is essential • To get enough
exercise takes an extra effort
• Pick an activity you enjoy
• Exercise at least several times a week
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Sleep• Develop a routine
• Go to bed and wake up at the same time
• Create an atmosphere that helps you sleep
• Watch what you eat and drink before bed
• Get treatment for persistent problems
• Use sleeping pills only as directed
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Preventive Health Care• General
physical exams
• Eye care
• Dental care
• Hearing care
Attitude and BalanceAttitude affects both your physical and emotional health
Maintain a positive attitude
A well-balanced life promotes wellness
Balance work, family, social life, and your individual needs
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• Smoking is a major cause of serious disease
• Stop smoking• Reduce your risk
of illness• Feel better• Have more energy• Breathe easier• Have more money
• Millions have quit—you can, too
Smoking• Smoking is a major cause
of serious disease• Stop smoking
• Reduce your risk of illness
• Feel better• Have more energy• Breathe easier• Have more money
• Millions have quit—you can, too
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• Drink in moderation
• Follow doctor’s orders when taking prescription medications
• Be careful with over-the-counter drugs
• Choose not to use illegal drugs
Alcohol and Drugs• Drink in moderation
• Follow doctor’s orders when taking prescription medications
• Be careful with over-the-counter drugs
• Choose not to use illegal drugs
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Steps to a Healthier Life:Q&A
What are the benefits of wellness?
A focus on wellness helps you prevent illness and disease, reduce medical bills, feel more energetic, look better, and live a longer, happier life
What are the six basic requirements of a healthy life?
Proper nutrition, regular physical activity, enough rest, preventive health care, a positive attitude, and a sense of balance
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Steps to a Healthier Life Do you understand:
What wellness is and why it is important?Six requirements of a healthy life?How smoking and substance abuse are harmful to your health?
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Heart Disease • Know your family’s
heart disease history
• Eat foods low in cholesterol and fat
• Exercise and maintain a healthy weight
• Don’t smoke, and use alcohol in moderation
• Get regular checkups
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High Blood Pressure • Reduce sodium intake
• Maintain a healthy diet and weight
• Exercise regularly
• Limit caffeine and alcohol consumption
• Don’t smoke
• Get your blood pressure checked regularly
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Cancer • Don’t smoke or use
any form of tobacco• Use sunscreen • Maintain a healthy
weight• Eat vegetables, fruits,
and low-fat foods• Exercise regularly• Get regular checkups
to screen for cancer
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• Identify what causes your stress
• Try to avoid small annoyances
• Maintain a sense of humor
• Plan ahead
• Identify what causes your stress
• Try to avoid small annoyances
• Maintain a sense of humor
• Plan ahead
Stress
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• Share your problems
• Know your limits and set boundaries
• Know what you can control and what you can’t
• Set aside time to relax and try to get enough sleep
• Share your problems
• Know your limits and set boundaries
• Know what you can control and what you can’t
• Set aside time to relax and try to get enough sleep
Stress (cont.)
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Symptoms of depression include:• Persistent sad, anxious, or “empty” mood• Feelings of hopelessness or pessimism• Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, or
helplessness• Loss of interest or pleasure in life• Less energy, difficulty concentrating, and
changes in sleeping and eating patterns
Depression Symptoms of depression include:• Persistent sad, anxious, or “empty” mood• Feelings of hopelessness or pessimism• Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, or
helplessness• Loss of interest or pleasure in life• Less energy, difficulty concentrating, and
changes in sleeping and eating patterns
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Diabetes • Watch for symptoms
• Maintain a healthy weight
• Eat nutritious food
• Get plenty of exercise
• Have regular blood tests to check blood sugar levels
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Back Injuries: Causes • Being out of shape
• Incorrect lifting
• Being overweight
• Sudden twisting
• Bending too far forward or backward without proper support
• Strain from poor sitting or standing posture
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• Exercise regularly to gain strength and flexibility
• Lift with your legs, not your back
• Maintain a healthy weight
• Avoid overreaching, twisting, or sudden moves
• Support your back when you bend
• Maintain proper posture
Back Injuries: Prevention • Exercise regularly to gain
strength and flexibility
• Lift with your legs, not your back
• Maintain a healthy weight
• Avoid overreaching, twisting, or sudden moves
• Support your back when you bend
• Maintain proper posture
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Illness Prevention: True or False
Exercising and maintaining a healthy weight are two keys to wellness.
There’s nothing you can do about stress except learn to live with it.
One of the best ways to prevent back injuries is to exercise regularly.
Heredity has nothing to do with most diseases.
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Do you understand:
How to prevent heart disease and high blood pressure?
How to lower your risk of getting cancer?
How to manage stress?
Symptoms of depression and diabetes?
Causes and prevention of back injuries?
Do you understand:
How to prevent heart disease and high blood pressure?
How to lower your risk of getting cancer?
How to manage stress?
Symptoms of depression and diabetes?
Causes and prevention of back injuries?
Illness Prevention
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