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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
date. |
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.
- 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.
- This
recommended maximum presumes that the
consumption is spread throughout the
week and not consumed all at once in a
?binge?.
Smoking
- Over
100,000 people die each year in the UK
from smoking-related diseases.
- Every
cigarette you smoke can shorten your
life by an average of five and a half
minutes.
- Babies of smokers are, on
average, 200 grammes smaller than those
of non smokers.
- 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.
- Set a
date a week or so in the future when
you intend to stop.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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