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20's
Healthy Eating: Consume the needed amounts of protein, calcium, potassium, healthy omega-3 fats, and folic acid. Eat a healthy diet to reduce your risk for heart disease and other chronic health
problems like diabetes. Physical Activity: Exercise regularly,at least 30 minutes on most days of the week, and maintain a healthy weight. Get enough sleep. Preventive Health Care: Have a medical check-up at least every 2 years. Women should have regualr gynecological exams and clinical breast exams. -
30's
Healthy Eating: Limit our intake of processed foods and fast foods. Eat a healthy diet, including plenty of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, lean protein, low- or nonfat dairy products and essential vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. Physical Activity: Exercise regularly, 30–60 minutes of physical activity on most days of the week. Don't become sleep deprived. Preventive Health Care: Do not smoke or use tobacco products. Protect yourself from the sun. Drink alcohol only in moderation. -
40's
Healthy Eating: Eat well to prevent diabetes. Physical Activity: Exercise regularly to reduce stress, regulate your BMI and help your mood. Preventive Health Care: The goals of routine health care in your 40s are to develop and maintain the doctor-patient relationship, encourage a healthy lifestyle, screen for disease, assess risk for medical problems and update immunizations. -
50's
Healthy Eating: Pay attention to good nutrition and cut back on sodium. Ask whether you should consider taking nutritional supplements. Physical Activity: Stay active—physically and mentally. Get at least 30 – 60 minutes of physical activity on most days of the week, including aerobic exercise for heart health and weight-bearing exercise to reduce your risk for osteoporosis. Preventative Health Care: Do not smoke or use tobacco products. Get enough sleep. Keep up on needed medical exams. -
60's
Healthy Eating: Aim to eat a wide variety of healthy foods. It's often more difficult to lose weight with age so it's important to eat right and keep an eye on portion sizes. Physical Activity: Get at least 30 minutes of exercise on most days of the week. Overweight and obesity can have a greater impact on our health as we get older. Preventative Health Care: Quite smoking. See your health care provider regularly for check-ups, health screenings and diagnostic tests, and immunizations.
