| There are 5 simple things you can do, to stay healthy. | | | | Knowing your BMI, you can tell whether your weight |
| 1. Avoid smoking and smokers | | | | complies with the standard or you have extra weight |
| 2. Eat right and keep your BMI (Body Mass Index) at | | | | (or your weight is insufficient). |
| 18,5 - 24,8 | | | | The BMI is directly related to the health risk; as the BMI |
| 3. Try to avoid drinking alcohol | | | | increases, the risk also rises. |
| 4. Exercise daily | | | | That is why it is so important to know your Body |
| 5. Sleep right | | | | Mass Index and keep it safe (18,5 - 24,8) |
| 1. Avoid smoking and smokers | | | | Body Mass Index Formulas: |
| Dangers of smoking. | | | | BMI formula (Metric): BMI = ( Weight in Kilograms / ( |
| If you smoke, you should quit, smoking harms you and | | | | Height in Meters ) x ( Height in Meters )) |
| everyone around you. | | | | BMI formula (English): BMI = ( Weight in Pounds / ( |
| Did you know? | | | | Height in inches ) x ( Height in inches )) x 703 |
| - Cigarette smokers have a high risk of heart attack. | | | | 3. Try to avoid drinking Alcohol. |
| - Cigarette smokes have an extremely high risk of lung | | | | So, why is it so important to avoid Alcohol, in order to |
| cancer. | | | | improve your health? |
| - Each year over 300,000 Americans die from lung | | | | Alcohol has many side effects: |
| cancer, caused by smoking. | | | | - heart and central nervous system damage |
| - 75% of deaths caused by Emphysema and | | | | - stomach ailments |
| Bronchitis are directly linked to smoking. | | | | - liver damage |
| If you want to stay healthy, you'll have to quit smoking | | | | - blackouts |
| and avoid smokers, because "Passive Smoking" can | | | | - a high risk of alcoholisme.t.c. |
| be as harmful, as "Active Smoking". | | | | So, if you are serious about living a healthy lifestyle - |
| 2. Eat right and Keep your BMI (Body Mass Index) at | | | | avoid alcohol at all costs. |
| 18,5 - 24,8 | | | | 4. Exercise Daily. |
| How to Eat Right? | | | | Exercising is very important for human health and has |
| As I've mentioned in my previous article: "Diet: How to | | | | proven to be a good cure for many well-known |
| really make your Diet work for you?" , your body | | | | deceases. |
| needs a proper Balanced Nutrition Diet, with a proper | | | | How much exercising is enough? |
| daily amount of: vitamins, minerals, proteins and | | | | In order to be healthy, you need at least 10 -15 minutes |
| carbohydrates. | | | | a day of exercising. |
| What can a proper Balanced Nutrition do for you? | | | | Also, you could combine your average daily activities |
| - Offer effective Weight-Management solution | | | | with exercising, to save time. |
| - Reduce fat and increase your body tone | | | | These, are just few examples of what you can do: |
| - Prevent and decrease signs of aging | | | | - Walking at least 5000 steps a day |
| - Strengthen cardiovascular and immune systems | | | | - Walking up stairs instead of using elevators. |
| - Regulate levels of sugar and insulin | | | | - Do some running instead of walking.e.t.c. |
| - Help regulate cholesterol level | | | | 5. Sleep Right. |
| - Improve your memory and clarity of mind | | | | A good night sleep is very important, without it, all of |
| What is the BMI and how the knowledge of it, can help | | | | the things I have mentioned above, would not work. |
| you to improve your health? | | | | |