Gateway to Disease and Death - Part 3

Nutrition is one area of action for effective stress reduction. We eat daily at least thrice. Even the smallest of changes towards adopting a nutritious diet could bring about significant benefits. Stress can and does result from poor and insufficient nutrition; excessive use of intoxicants; negative emotions; lack of physical exercise; genetic factors; and improper body alignment.
We can reduce stress, prevent chronic diseases including depression and improve happiness through continuous mental fitness training. A complete nutritional approach, combined with proper fitness maintenance and stress management is very important. Exercise and physical fitness act as a buffer against stress. This ensures that stressful events have less negative impact on psychological and physical health.
Use of simple breathing exercises gives relief in stressful situations. Many people rely on exercise and participate in their favorite sports and games to dissipate piled up energy. Not all stress is bad e.g., stress in sports. Joining a sports team, even with co-workers can increase the enjoyment and relaxation level, and reduce tension. Games like golf, tennis, help people to relax. While counting factors contributing to stress count only one, such as calories, fat, cholesterol. More than one is confusing and discouraging, and thus doomed to failure.
Cooking low fat meals is easy. You can live a healthy lifestyle with low fat consumption and exercise. Even at the age of 76 one measuring 5'-10" has a regulated weight of 65kgs. If one consumes junk food, smoke and does not exercise, one runs the risk of developing heart diseases in the thirties. According to medical studies, about 46.9 million Indians between 20 and 69 will suffer from heart diseases by 2010 and half of them will be youngsters. Fast food has become the staple diet for majority of youngsters. They take soft drinks in place of water and spend hours sitting in front of computers. Sedentary lifestyle has made us vulnerable to cardiovascular diseases,"
"We live under severe stress. We are susceptible to heart diseases at a very young age. Most of the time people start smoking to get over stress," According to a survey, over 3.5 million Indians, 50 percent of them from productive age groups, will die of heart diseases by 2010"Intake of food rich in fats and carbohydrates, smoking, stress and lack of exercise are some of the factors leading to cardiovascular diseases,"
People are aware about causes of increasing incidence of cardiovascular diseases. It is high time we started taking care of ourselves.": "Make walking part of life. It need not be a morning walk."Design a diet chart and adhere to it. Have fixed time for meals and diet should contain a combination of vitamins, proteins and essential minerals. Take packed lunch from home for office and avoid eating outside; walk after every meal; go by the stairs, avoid the lift. If you follow these simple rules of healthy life you will be richly rewarded with a life of longevity and happiness. There is no doubt about this,
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