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Lifetime Personal Health
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Nutritious habits for a successful twenty something
Make sure to stay away from fast and processed foods in favor of vegetables and fruit. Be especially sure to get the requisite protein, calcium, and potassium you need, since these are often overlooked. -
20's preventative care focus: laying the foundations
Your twenties are only the beginning of your life! In this decade you have to lay the foundations for personal health, including by making sure to strengthen your bones with good exercise, setting good hygeine habits, and especially protecting your skin. Avoid tanning salons to avoid skin cancer! The name of the game is preventing disease in later life. -
20's Health Eating Goal: Good habits
It's in your 20's that you build the habits that will control your eating for the rest of your life. Make it your goal to get those habits right now, so that you don't have to fix them later. -
20's Physical Activity
No matter how busy you are, get at least half an hour of exercise a day in your 20s. This is necessary to build up bone mass which will ward of osteoporosis in later years. -
20s Tip
Last 20's tip-- make sure to catch all the zzz's you need. You can't sacrifice sleep for a job or school because it's an integral part of your health. -
Eating in my 30s
Your metabolism is slowing down so the name of the game is maintaining weight and not putting more of it on. You can do this by maintaining your healthy diet--it's more important for you to stay away from processed and fast foods because your body is less able to process them now. -
30s Physical Health
Shoot for 30 to 60 minutes of physical activity almost every day. This is important for maintaining your weight, just like eating healthily, but also will help you maintain bone mass which will head of osteoporosis. As before, your goal is to fit it in, because you can't afford to not exercise. -
30s Tip: Relax
Stress is a cause of illness not to be forgotten, and in your 30s, with children and jobs and growing older, are a fertile field for stress. To prevent illnesses like heart disease that can come from stress, try relaxing--yoga, or whatever works for you. -
30s preventative care
Your focus: mental health. Your 30s can drive you crazy--what with kids, work, and growing older. But you need to keep your wits, because so many people do depend on you. Your mind is as important as your body. -
30s Special Tip
Watch your back! 85% of people under 50 have back problems, and half of those are recurring problems. You may be young and limber yet, but watch your back so you don't see those problems arise later. -
40s Eating!
Your Focus: Keeping up the good work. As you age, your body will starting creating fat instead of muscle, so it's important to eat the lean meats and vegetables which will hold that process at bay as much as possible. Even though you're aging, don't let your eating habits lag. -
40s Physical Activity
Your Goal: Avoid Injury. Your body is getting more fragile, so it's increasingly important to show good judgment in your physical activity so that you don't injure yourself. Be safe. -
40s Preventative Health
Your Focus: Take notice of your heart. In your 40s, crucical measures of cardiovascular health such as blood pressure and chlosterol begin to rise. Be sure to keep these low so you will have a lower chance of heart attack or stroke in your later years. -
40s Special Tip
It's in your 40s that your health and vision may begin to fail you. Be vigilant of changes in your senses so you can get the aids you may need. Don't fear glasses! -
50s Eating
Your new focus: Lower that sodium intake! In addition to keeping up your already healthy eating habits, you must modify your diet to reduce the sodium quantities in your diet. -
50s Physical Activity
The name of the game for this decade is keeping it up. Even though you can feel your bones creaking and your joints aching, it's important to stay active just to stop the further deterioration of your body. -
50s Preventative Care
Chronic health problems really start to sprout up in your 50s, and one of the ways to preven these problems, like diabetes and joint damage, is by maintaining a healthy weight. That's your focus: keeping at a healthy weight. -
50s Tip
Challenge your mind! Your body is decaying and so is your mind. Read or talk with friends to keep up your mental acuity in preparation for your later years. -
60s Eating
You have to protect your heart, so make your goal in your 60s to eat in a way to protect that vital organ. That means staying away from fats and sugars. In addition, you will have to maintain those other healthy habits you have held up till now. -
60s Physical Activity
The good news is that you only have to exercise for half an hour per day. The bad news is that you should do that almost every day. It's something you simply have to do to maintain your weight and mobility, which are of paramount importance in your oldest years. -
60s Preventative Care
You have to be looking for diseases left and right now, so the thing to do is this: go to the doctor. Make sure to get regular screenings for cancer and other diseases, and these screenings include the colonoscopy. The best way to beat a disease is to catch it early.
