Change your habits to live healthier.

In today's fast-paced and stressful modern life, building a scientific, moderate, and proactive lifestyle and habits to protect one's health is becoming an essential choice for everyone to move towards a more sustainable and happier life.

Everyone needs to maintain healthy habits to live a healthy life.

In recent years, doctors have noted that many diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, metabolic disorders, and mental health problems are rapidly increasing and affecting younger people. The silent but powerful culprits behind these non-communicable diseases are unhealthy lifestyles, poor diets, prolonged late nights, lack of exercise, overuse of electronic devices, and psychological stress. Many young people, some in their early 30s, are already receiving treatment for chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. This reality serves as a clear warning that changing lifestyle habits is no longer an option, but an urgent requirement to protect one's own health and the health of the community.

Previously, Mr. Nguyen Minh Hoang, 39 years old (Dong Quang ward), often worked 10-12 hours a day, ate quickly, drank a lot of coffee and alcohol, and exercised little. For a while, he experienced frequent headaches and mild dizziness. Upon examination, the doctor diagnosed him with high blood pressure, rapid heart rate, high cholesterol, and elevated liver enzymes. After receiving advice from the doctor on adjusting his diet and lifestyle, Mr. Hoang decided to change: he started exercising regularly, eating a balanced and healthy diet, limiting fatty foods, switching to boiled foods and plenty of green vegetables, and going to bed earlier. Mr. Hoang shared: "After more than 3 months of changing my lifestyle, my health has improved significantly. My health indicators are within safe limits, especially my blood pressure and cardiovascular system, which are stable, and my cholesterol and liver enzymes have decreased. I have come to understand the importance of a healthy lifestyle and habits for my health. Since then, I have always maintained healthy habits."

Ms. Tran Minh Trang (Hac Thanh ward) once regretted not establishing healthy lifestyle habits for her family members. Her eldest son preferred fast food like fried chicken, spaghetti, soft drinks, and sausages, but didn't participate in sports , spending almost all his time studying and using his phone. This led to him becoming overweight, obese, and developing fatty liver disease. Ms. Trang shared: "It took me three years to support my son in changing and maintaining healthy lifestyle habits, saying no to fast food and soft drinks. He practiced soccer and swimming weekly. Initially, he was very reluctant to exercise and often had difficulty breathing during workouts. I encouraged him and showed him the consequences of obesity. Now, his weight is within acceptable limits, his health is stable, and he feels happy and enthusiastic about sports."

Changing habits isn't something that happens in a day or a week. It's a persistent, planned journey, starting with the smallest things. The first is nutrition. A balanced diet, food with clear origins, and saying no to fast food, sugary drinks, and alcohol are the foundation of good health. The trend of "eating clean, eating green, eating in moderation" will keep your body functioning properly and prevent many health risks.

Along with nutrition, physical activity plays an indispensable role in healthy living. Spending at least 30 minutes each day walking briskly, cycling, doing simple exercises, or participating in a favorite sport not only helps the body burn energy and improve heart and lung function, but also significantly reduces stress, increases mental clarity, and improves sleep quality. In addition, changing habits regarding the use of technology, getting enough sleep, avoiding late nights, managing stress, and having regular health checkups are also healthy habits that should be cultivated.

In recent years, the healthy living movement is no longer just a personal choice. It has become a social trend, spreading from urban to rural areas. Community sports training models and movements, health clubs, running, yoga, cycling, etc., are flourishing. Localities, agencies, and units have built sports training movements, organized fitness clubs, and encouraged people to participate in physical activity, gradually forming a habit of maintaining good health. On social media, campaigns such as "small changes - big results," "30 days of healthy living," "reduce sugar - increase health," and "live green - live healthy" have attracted millions of people of all ages. This shows that community awareness of building a healthy lifestyle, protecting health, and striving for a healthy life is increasing.

Health is an invaluable asset for every individual. Living healthily is not only a right but also a responsibility of every citizen in modern society. Changing habits, mindsets, and actions are practical steps to fostering sustainable health. When each individual proactively maintains their health, society will have a stronger resource for development, and the country will have a more solid foundation to achieve happiness, prosperity, and longevity.

Text and photos: Quynh Chi

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