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    The document outlines six ways to improve health: don't smoke, eat a healthy diet, maintain a healthy weight, exercise regularly, drink alcohol in moderation, and get adequate sleep. It provides tips and information for each healthy behavior, noting that tobacco smoking is a leading preventable cause of death and increased risks of various diseases. Maintaining a healthy weight through diet and exercise can improve health outcomes. The document emphasizes balancing calories, eating more fruits and vegetables, and getting 7-8 hours of sleep per night.

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    Six Ways to

    Improve Your Health


    “Health is not simply the
    absence of sickness.”

    ~ Hannah Green
    Healthy Behaviors
    • Don’t smoke
    • Eat a healthy diet
    • Maintain a healthy weight
    • Exercise regularly
    • Drink alcohol in moderation
    • Get adequate sleep
    Which healthy behaviors are most
    important?

    Don’t smoke Exercise regularly

    Moderate
    Eat a healthy diet
    alcohol

    Maintain a
    Sleep
    healthy weight
    Stop Smoking
    • Tobacco is most preventable
    cause of death in US.
    • 1/3 of all cancer deaths related
    to smoking cigarettes
    • Risk factor for lung cancer.
    Associated with other types of
    cancer
    • Increased risk of heart disease
    and chronic lung disease
    • Quitting the best gift you can give
    yourself and loved ones
    What to do
    • Arkansas Tobacco Quit Line: 1-800-QUIT-NOW
    Healthy Diet

    Balancing Calories

    • Enjoy your food, but eat


    less
    • Avoid oversized portions
    Healthy Diet
    Foods to Increase

    • Make half your plate fruits


    and vegetables
    • Make at least half your
    grains whole grains
    • Switch to fat-free or low-
    fat (1%) milk.
    Healthy Diet
    Foods to Reduce

    • Choose foods with lower


    sodium
    • Drink water instead of
    sugary drinks
    Reach and Maintain a Healthy
    Weight
    • Extra weight increases risk of:
    • Type 2 diabetes
    • Hypertension
    • Heart disease and stroke
    • Some types of cancer
    • Sleep apnea
    • Osteoarthritis
    Healthy Weight
    • Small weight loss matters a lot
    • 5-15% of body weight can improve health
    Where you wear your weight
    matters
    Apples and Pears
    Fat on the inside

    • Surface (subcutaneous)
    fat
    • Visceral fat
    Exercise
    • 150 minutes a week of
    moderate-intensity aerobic
    activity
    • Strength training at least 2x
    per week
    • Balance exercises for senior
    adults
    Don’t drink too much
    • Why?
    • Increased risk for certain cancers
    • Liver, esophagus, throat, larynx
    • Cirrhosis
    • Immune system problems
    • Brain damage
    • Moderate use isn’t harmful for most adults
    • Up to 2 drinks per day for men
    • One drink per day for women
    • Standard drink: 12-oz beer or wine cooler,
    5-oz wine, 1.5-oz of liquor
    Sleep
    • 7 to 8 hours a night for
    most adults

    • Negative health effects for:


    • Oversleeping
    • Too little sleep
    Healthy Behaviors
    • Don’t smoke
    • Eat a healthy diet
    • Maintain a healthy
    weight
    • Exercise regularly
    • Drink alcohol in
    moderation
    • Get adequate sleep
    Which of the 6 will you make
    a priority for improving
    health?

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