BODY
Daily
Eat a healthy, balanced diet and maintain an active lifestyle. Take the stairs instead of the lift, get off one bus stop early and walk. Drink plenty of water and eat lots of fresh fruit and vegetables. Shower and clean your face daily to maintain personal hygiene and promote cell replenishment. Use an antiperspirant after showering to maintain freshness all day. Brush your teeth twice a day and floss once a day to maintain healthy gums and teeth. Stretch before bed to maintain flexibility and posture as well as to avoid tense muscles or back pain.
monthly
Weigh yourself and calculate your BMI to ensure that you’re maintaining a healthy weight. Clean your bedroom to eradicate dust and declutter your surroundings. Throw away, recycle or sell anything that you don’t use.
ongoing
Visit the dentist every six months for a check-up. Get your sight tested every two years by visiting an optician. If you feel that you suffer from poor hearing, get your ears checked by a professional. If you have aches and pains that don’t go away, or anything feels abnormal, head to your GP without delay.
our body
stay healthy, fit and attractive for longer…
Eat too much, don’t exercise enough, and you put on weight...
help keep joints lubricated, your body flexible, and your heart healthy. What you put into your body will show on the outside, which means that consuming lots of fresh fruit, vegetables, and water will make you look healthier and lead to a better physique. Aside from this, there are key things that you should do on a regular basis to maintain good health. Check out the panels above to see what they are.
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pains
Growing Growing pains are intense cramping sensations that occur in the lower legs of children and teenagers. Though opinions vary on whether such pains indicate a growth spurt or are simply unexplained pains, such sensations are common and usually completely harmless. They can be treated at home by taking simple painkillers with advice from parents or a pharmacist. To minimise the symptoms firmly massage the legs, apply warm heat packs to the affected areas and wear supportive footwear such as trainers. Growing pains are entirely normal but if you feel any of the following, it may indicate something other than growing pains, and you should visit your GP to get examined if: ■ The pain is in your joints, rather than your muscles, or if your joints are swollen. ■ The pain is present in just one leg. ■ The pain is felt or spreads to the arms and your back. ■ The pain occurs every night or continues into the next day. ■ You develop a temperature, fever or start to lose weight suddenly. ■ You struggle to walk or develop a limp.