• Date: November 01, 2003

• Level: Junior High, 9th grade

• Grade: A-
• Length: 10 pages (2393 words)
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Subject > Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Health & Fitness

Living a Healthy Life I believe everyone should strive for good health. Health
comes in more than one way. A person should be physically fit, nutritionally fit, and
emotionally fit for good overall health. Living a healthy life takes ongoing dedication
and often calls for lifestyle changes. Being healthy in all three aspects takes time and
effort, but the benefits are rewarding. The dictionary defines "health" as the state of
being sound, or whole, in body, mind, or soul. It is also the state of being free from
physical disease or pain. There are a combination or ways that if faithfully followed
one can try to achieve this. I take it upon myself ... struggle. It requires a person to be
physically fit, nutritionally fit, and emotionally fit for good overall health. To be
physically fit one has to maintain a healthy weight and get daily exercise. Exercise
burns calories, strengthens/builds bones, muscles, and joints and improves flexibility.
It also lowers risk factors for cardiovascular disease, colon cancer and type 2 diabetes.
It also helps to control blood pressure. To be nutritionally fit one must follow the food
pyramid guide. It is important to fulfill the requirements of all the food groups. The
foundation of one's daily diet should consist of plant foods. One must monitor/lower
your intake of sugar,

Healthy Living

Health is described as physical and mental well-being and freedom from disease, pain
or defect. However, such descriptions only superficially define the actually meaning
of health. There may be many occasions when individuals are not necessarily ill or in
pain but may be overweight, stressed or emotionally unstable. Health is a quality of
life involving dynamic interaction and interdependence among the individual's
physical state, their mental and emotional reactions, and the social context in which
the individual exists. There are many factors that influence your health, but three
major components contribute to general well-being: Self-awareness, a balanced diet
and, regular physical activity.
In order to lead a healthy lifestyle, it is essential that individuals constantly monitor
their health. This involves not only physical, but also mental and emotional aspects of
the body's functioning, as they relate to the home, school, work, and leisure
environments. If necessary changes are made sooner rather than later, then a stable,
balanced and healthy lifestyle will be more consistently maintained. In fact, the World
Health Organization says being healthy is feeling that there are few physical or
emotional impediments to doing things in your life that you would like. For
example, there are many people who are suffering from chronic illnesses who are
healthy because they are able to maintain their creativity and vivacity when others
cannot. It is evident that self-awareness encompasses the physical, mental, and
emotional aspects of health.
The foods we eat are also major players in the quest for healthy living as they provide
us with a variety of essential nutrients required for normal bodily activities. Many
foods are packed with good energy, like complex carbohydrates and protein while
others are loaded with fats and sugars which only pose as short-term energizers.
However, as our "fast-food" society continues to stay busy and on the go at all times
the...