Live healthier and happier well into your later years by practicing a healthy lifestyle that includes:
- Regular physical activity—30 minutes of moderate-intensity activity most, preferable all, days of the week
- Healthy eating with a diet low in saturated and trans fats, low in sodium, and high in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains
- Avoiding tobacco use
- Moderation in drinking alcohol, if at all
- Regular screenings for early detection of such health problems as breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers, diabetes and its complications, and depression
- Social wellness—Connections with family, friends, and your community
- Optimism—A positive attitude about yourself and life
- Financial fitness
- Mental fitness and wellness
- Enough sleep
- Relaxation
- Stress management
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Source: Wellness News You Can Use, National Wellness Institute, January 2006.
