By

Jack Quail

Healthy livingYour body needs to be healthy and taken good care of

to live. Healthy living is about enjoying a healthy lifestyle and taking on this as part of your everyday life. If you have a healthy lifestyle you are less likely to get sick. Another key of healthy living is also about having a healthy brain and to socialise.

Eating and drinkingIt is important to eat and drink the right foods so you can have a sustainable

amount of energy throughout your day and to prevent you from getting fat or sick.

You need to eat: eat a wide range of foods. include fruits, vegetables, wholegrain, seeds and nuts in your diet. eat healthy fats. avoid salty, sugary or fatty takeaway meals or snacks.drink plenty of water.

The good thing is that healthy foods cost a lot less than fatty, salty or sugary processed food.

weightDifferent people come in different shapes and size’s. What looks

really healthy to one may look completely un-healthy to another.

The key is not to be overweight or underweight. The

problem with being overweight is that it can lead to many health

problems such as: • Corany heart disease• Diabetes• High blood pressure • High blood calasterole• Gall bladder disease• Joint problems• Sleep problems • Certain types of cancer

Drugs part 1SmokingSmoking is the biggest cause of death in Australia. Nicotine is an

addictive drug, therefore if you start smoking it is very hard to

stop. If you smoke you increase the risk of developing

heart disease, as well as many other disease’s, such as cancer.

Here are some important reasons why you should not smoke:

• It cost a lot of money (if you were to smoke one pack of cigarettes a day for a whole year it would cost you about $3000 dollars).

• It can cause a fire

• It spoils your clothes

• It turns your fingers yellow

• It makes you sick.

Drugs part 2

AlcoholAlcohol is a drug and if you drink large amounts of it, it can

change the way you feel, the way you act and the way you sound.

If you drink to much alcohol your health will suffer

Illegal drugs Illegal drugs are harmful to your mind and body. If you use them you can

become addicted and need more and more. Addicts sometimes use needles to

Inject themselves with the drug and can get AIDS or hepatitis.

Sources

• http://www.heartfoundation.org.au/Healthy living/Pages/default.aspx

• http://www.healthykids.org.uk