Change habits to live healthy

Everyone needs to maintain healthy habits to live well.

In recent years, doctors believe that many diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, metabolic disorders or mental problems... are increasing rapidly and getting younger. The silent but powerful "culprit" of non-communicable diseases is an unscientific lifestyle, unhealthy diet, staying up late for long periods, lack of exercise, dependence on electronic devices and psychological stress of people. There are many cases of young people in their 30s who have had to treat chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease. This reality is a clear warning that changing living habits is no longer an option, but an urgent requirement to protect the health of oneself and the community.

Previously, Mr. Nguyen Minh Hoang, 39 years old (Dong Quang ward) often worked 10-12 hours a day, ate fast, drank a lot of coffee and alcohol, and exercised little. For a while, he often had headaches and felt dizzy. When he went to the doctor, the doctor concluded that he had high blood pressure, fast heart rate, high blood fat, and high liver enzymes. After being advised by the doctor to adjust his diet and living habits, Mr. Hoang decided to change: exercise regularly, eat moderately and healthily, limit eating greasy foods, switch to boiled foods, eat more green vegetables, and go to bed earlier. Mr. Hoang shared: "After more than 3 months of changing my living habits, my health has improved significantly. Health indicators are at safe levels, especially blood pressure, stable heart rate, blood fat, and reduced liver enzymes. I have a better understanding of the importance of a healthy lifestyle and habits for health. Since then, I have always maintained healthy living habits."

Ms. Tran Minh Trang (Hac Thanh ward) once regretted not building healthy living habits for family members. Ms. Trang's eldest son likes to eat fast food, such as fried chicken, spaghetti, soft drinks, sausages, but does not participate in sports , almost only studies and uses the phone. This has caused him to be overweight, obese, and have fatty liver. Ms. Trang shared: "It took me 3 years to accompany my child in changing and maintaining healthy living habits, saying no to fast food and soft drinks. Practicing soccer and swimming every week. At first, he was very reluctant to exercise, often had difficulty breathing when exercising, I encouraged him and showed him the consequences of obesity. Up to now, his weight is at the allowable level, his health is stable and he feels happy and interested in sports."

Changing habits is not a change in a day or a week. It is a persistent, planned journey, starting with the smallest things. First is nutrition. A balanced diet, food with clear origins, saying no to fast food, sugary drinks, alcohol... is the foundation of health. The trend of "eating clean, eating green, eating just enough" will keep the body functioning stably and prevent many risks of disease.

Along with nutrition, physical activity plays an indispensable role in healthy living. Spending at least 30 minutes a day walking briskly, cycling, doing simple exercises or participating in your favorite sport not only helps the body burn energy, improve heart and lung function but also significantly reduces stress, increases alertness and sleep quality. In addition, changing the habit of using technology devices, getting enough sleep, not staying up late and controlling psychology, stress, and having regular health check-ups are also healthy habits that need to be built.

In recent years, the healthy living movement is no longer a personal choice. It has become a social trend, spreading from urban to rural areas. Models and movements of community sports training, health clubs, jogging, yoga, cycling... are flourishing. Localities, agencies and units have built sports training movements, organized sports clubs, encouraged people to participate in physical activities, and gradually formed the habit of exercising. On social networks, the campaigns "small changes - big effects", "30 days of healthy living", "reduce sugar - increase health", "live green - live healthy"... have attracted millions of people of all ages to respond. That shows that public awareness of building a healthy lifestyle, protecting health, and moving towards healthy living is increasing.

Health is an invaluable asset of every person. Living a healthy life is not only a right but also a responsibility of every citizen in modern society. Changing habits, thinking and actions are practical steps to foster sustainable health. When each individual proactively maintains their health, society will have more powerful resources to develop, and the country will have a solid foundation to reach the goal of happiness, prosperity and longevity.

Article and photos: Quynh Chi

Source: https://baothanhhoa.vn/thay-doi-thoi-quen-de-song-khoe-270663.htm