More Habits that Affect Your Health and Being Smart How You Live

The ways in which we live and the things we do repeatedly can be very habit forming.

But just as good habits can be adopted so can bad habits be done away with and replaced with good lifestyle habits. The way you live has a huge impact on your health and your well-being in general.

Let us look at some more ways your habits affect your life.

Exercise:

When was the last time you heard anything bad about exercise? The likelihood is never or rarely because exercise is good for every part of you – from your head to your toe!

Now depending on your current fitness and physical restrictions there may be some forms of exercise not possible. But no exercise at all is limited to very few conditions.

Exercise can help to prevent many diseases from getting started. These include heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, osteoporosis and diabetes. It can also keep your muscles and joints limber and can strengthen your bones. Exercise can also fight depression, help you to sleep better and can make you feel better about yourself in general!

The Rays of Sun:

Limit your sun exposure and stay away from tanning salons.

Sun exposure can cause premature aging and has been linked to skin cancer which happens to be the most common form of cancer in the United States and also one of the most preventable. Avoid the sun between the hours of 10AM to 3PM because that is when the sun is its most intense. Wear a hat and sunglasses that offer UVA and UVB protection.

You should also wear protective clothing such as long sleeves and long pants that are light in color and are made of a fabric that breathes such as cotton.

Sunscreen is also an essential element that should be worn all year long. It will protect your skin from fine lines, wrinkles and age spots and will also protect it from skin cancer. Any exposed parts of your skin require sunscreen. That means your face and hands and any other part that is peeking out!

Select a broad-spectrum sunscreen that has at least a Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of 30. You also want to make sure that you find one that blocks out both UVA as well as UVB light.

Examinations for Women:

Women should get into the habit of doing monthly breast self-examinations. Doing them right after your menstrual period is the best time to do them.  If you find anything out of the ordinary then make an appointment with your doctor right away.

Breast cancer is the second most common cause of death in females (heart disease is the first). Your physician should check your breasts once every year to two years until you reach the age of 40. After you pass 40 you should have an annual clinical examination and a mammogram.

In the same way every women should be having regular Pap Smears. Cervical cancer can be found by having a Pap test. This test can save your life! You should start having this test yearly by the time you are 18 or when you first start having sex (whatever comes first). Some doctors will allow their patients to have this test every two to three years if they have had three normal Pap tests in a row.

Keeping Things Up-To-Date:

You need to keep your shots up-to-date. For instance you require a tetanus-diphtheria booster every 10 years. Find out from your doctor when you are due for new shots. In the same way you should ask your health-care practitioner about cancer screenings. Both males and females over the age of 50 should be screened for colorectal cancer.

Men over the age of 50 should talk with their doctors about whether or not they should be screened for prostate cancer.

Becca Scott
Staff Writer
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