Anna Sanford
Senior Editor
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Join the discussion with experts and others like you on a variety of health and wellness topics.
Health
Being healthy should be part of your overall lifestyle. Living a healthy lifestyle can help prevent chronic diseases and long-term illnesses. Feeling good about yourself and taking care of your health are important for your self-esteem and self-image. Maintain a healthy lifestyle by doing what is right for your body.
- Helps You Live Longer
- Feel Better About Yourself
- Lower Medical Costs
- Control Your Stress
- Avoid Addictions
- Protect your Sight
- Increase your Fertility
Fitness
Regular exercise and physical activity promotes strong muscles and bones. It improves respiratory, cardiovascular health, and overall health. Staying active can also help you maintain a healthy weight, reduce your risk for type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and reduce your risk for some cancers.
- WEIGHT CONTROL
- PHYSICAL FITNESS
- ENERGY
- MENTAL HEALTH
- LONG-TERM HEALTH
Weight Loss
Weight loss to a healthy weight for a person's height can promote health benefits. These include lower cholesterol and blood sugar levels, lower blood pressure, less stress on bones and joints, and less work for the heart. It is vital to maintain weight loss to obtain health benefits over a lifetime.
- Your knees and elbows will thank you.
- You’ll get a good night’s sleep.
- You’ll actually start to taste your food.
- Your immune system will work properly again.
- You’ll survive surgery and childbirth.
Nutrition
A healthy diet throughout life promotes healthy pregnancy outcomes, supports normal growth, development and ageing, helps to maintain a healthy body weight, and reduces the risk of chronic disease leading to overall health and well-being.
- Your Energy Level
- Your Weight
- Your Aging Process
- Your Brain Function
- Your Immune System
Mental Health
Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.
- Mental Health Affects Physical Health
- End Stigma and Shame to Lead Better Lives
- Mental Health Affects Everything
Relationships
Being more connected to friends, family, partners and others can clear your head and boost your mood... Whether they're friends, family members, partners, mentors, colleagues or people you're just getting to know, working on your relationships can be great for your mental health.
- Less Stress
- Better Healing
- Healthier Behaviors
- Greater Sense of Purpose
- Longer Life
