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Health Through My Life

By allymm32
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    Teen Years

    Tips for Staying Healthy and Doing Preventative Health Care:
    1.Eat a healthy diet (low sugar and sodium) and avoid sugary drinks that are bad for teeth.
    2. Exercise regularly to maintain muscle and bone health
    3. Try to sleep enough (8+ hours a night) to have a strong immune system and maintain mental health
    4. Visit the doctor and dentist for regular check-ups
    5. Avoid the sun during midday hours and wear sunscreen and covering clothing when you are in the sun.
    6. Avoid listening to loud music
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    Twenties

    1. Maintain healthy diet, exercise, sleeping, hygiene, sun safety, and auditory habits from teen years.
    2. Avoid drugs and heavy drinking. 3.Practice caution to avoid accidental injuries.
    3. See the general doctor regularly as well as specialists (ex. dermatologist, gynecologist, eye doctor, hearing doctor)
    4. Practice safe sexual health
    5. Reduce stress by setting goals and forming strong relationships
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    Thirties

    1. Continue healthy eating, sleeping, exercise, sun safety, hearing, sexual, alcohol/drug, and other habits from your twenties.
    2. See general and specialized doctors regularly.
    3. Take care of your back to prevent developing back pain.
    4. Build muscle: our bodies start to replace muscle with fat in our thirties.
    5. Prenatal care before becoming pregnant
    6. Do regular screenings for cancer, vision, hearing, and other possible health problems
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    Forties

    1. Maintain healthy eating, sleeping, exercising, sun safety, caution, and other habits.
    2. See specialists for cancer screenings, back pain, vision/hearing problems.
    3. Exercise and eat healthy to maintain heart health
    4. Maintain a healthy BMI and blood glucose levels.
    5. Bone health: you have a greater risk for osteoporosis in your middle ages.
    6. Take care of mental health by reducing stress levels.
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    Fifties

    1. Take extra care to keep up good eating, exercise, and sleeping habits to prevent chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and obesity.
    2. Keep up mental health by having strong relationships, reducing stress levels, and participating in activiteis that challenge the mind.
    3. Continue seeing general doctors, dentists, dermatologists, and other specialists to get checkups as well as screenings for various types of cancer and side effects of menopause.
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    Sixties

    1. Maintain healthy eating, exercise, and sleeping habits to reduce risk of chronic diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, and mental diseases (dementia, Alzheimer's, etc.).
    2. See doctors regularly and get screened for chronic diseases such as osteoporosis, cancers, high blood pressure, blood sugar levels, vision, etc.
    3. Keep up cognitive and mental acuity by challenging your mind every day. See a doctor if you're suffering from mental lapses, memory loss, depression, anxiety, etc