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Basic Health Tips
Eight Ways To Keep Healthy
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Blood Pressure |
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Has yours been checked in the past five years? |
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Overweight |
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Some people are overweight - others are “undertall”. Chances
are you weigh more than you should. |
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Smoking |
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More and more people are giving up smoking. There are
various programmes available to help you give up. |
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Exercise |
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Regular exercise has both physical and mental benefits. |
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Relaxation |
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Tension and anxiety can be helped by a psychologist or
counsellor. |
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Alcohol |
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Can make a good servant but a bad master. |
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Cervical
Smears |
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We recommend women should have regular three yearly cervical
smears. |
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Tetanus
Prevention |
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We will check if you are immune and bring your cover up to
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Alcohol
In small quantities, alcohol can actually be beneficial to
health. In large quantities, on a regular basis, it can have a
very serious negative effect on health. At one extreme it can
kill. CIRRHOSIS of the liver, for instance, is killing an
increasing number of people, as are drivers who are over the
limit.
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An accepted safe limit is
28 units a week for men and 21 units for women, a unit being
approximately a glass of wine, half a pint of beer or a
single measure of spirit.
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This recommended maximum
presumes that the consumption is spread throughout the week
and not consumed all at once in a ‘binge’.
Smoking
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Over 100,000 people die
each year in the UK from smoking-related diseases.
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Every cigarette you smoke
can shorten your life by an average of five and a half
minutes.
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Babies of smokers are, on
average, 200 grammes smaller than those of non smokers.
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Smokers smell!
How To Give Up
Stopping smoking is all about motivation. Without the real
desire to give up you are unable to succeed. You must want to
give up rather than feel you should give up.
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Set a date a week or so in
the future when you intend to stop.
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Tell all your friends,
relations and work colleagues that you’re giving up on that
day and ask for their support and encouragement. If at
all possible, find someone to give up with you.
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When the big day comes,
plan it carefully with plenty to keep you occupied. Avoid
situations where the desire to smoke will be strongest such
as whilst drinking.
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Finally, carefully put the
money you would have spent on cigarettes on one side, each
day, to save up for some special treat as a reward.
If you’ve tried everything and failed but are still keen to
give up, seek help from your doctor.
Diet
If your diet is lacking, your body has ways of letting you know,
for example, you may be overweight or underweight or you may
have a spotty complexion or constipation. Ultimately, a bad diet
can lead to serious problems such as heart disease.
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A good diet helps fight
off disease and makes you look and feel good.
Detailed
Health Information from Patient UK
Clinical
Knowledge Summaries form Prodigy
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