Question

What measures should be taken to remain healthy​

Answer 1

• Be active physically 30 minutes a week for most days. If you need time to press, break it into three ten-minute sessions. Healthy movement can include walking, sport, dancing, yoga, running, etc.

• Eat a healthy, nutritious diet with plenty of vegetables, plants and whole grains. Choose a low-saturated fat, high in sugar, salt and total fat diet.

• Avoid injuries by wearing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in the home, and use street-smarts on their own. If you have a weapon, recognize the risks of your home with a weapon. At all times, use security precautions.

• Don't smoke, or if you do, just stop smoking. Ask your doctor for assistance. Classes on cessation of smoking and re-involvement, and doctor consultations are offered at the UCSF Tobacco Education Centre.

• If you drink alcohol, drink in moderation. Do not drink until or during driving, or during pregnancy.

• Ask someone with you if you think you may be drogue or alcohol addicted.

• Help to prevent infections (STIs) and HIV / AIDS from sexually transmitted by using condoms whenever you have sexual contact. Condoms are not 100% foolproof, so talk to your provider about STI screening. You will not be protected against STIs or HIV by birth control methods other than condoms, such as pills and implants.

• Brush with a soft or medium sliced toothbrush your teeth after dinner. Brush before you go to bed and after drinking. Using flosses every day.

• Stay out of the sun between 10 a.m. in particular Three p.m. When the rays of the sun are most dangerous. If it's cloudy or you're in the water, you are not protect – harmful rays go through both. Use wide-ranging sunscreen, with a Sun protection Factor (SPF) of 15 or higher, that protects against both UVA and UVB rays. Choose sunglasses blocking 99 to 100% of the sun's rays.

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