Lifetime Personal Health Timeline

  • living healthy in your 20s

    To be healthy in your 20s make sure to eat a healthy diet, exercise regularly, include important nutrients in your diet such as protein, calcium, potassium, omega-3 fats, and folic acids, don't smoke or use tobacco, avoid illegal substances, drink in moderation and never drink and drive, wear a seat belt in a car and a helmet on a bike or motorcycle, get a enough sleep, protect skin and eyes from sun, practice good hygiene, take care of your sexual health, and learn your family health history.
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    Healthy Living in Your 30s

    To lead a healthy life in your 30s make sure to: maintain a healthy weight by eating a healthy diet with the right amount of vitamins and salts and exercising regularly, get enough sleep, don't smoke, wear sunscreen, drink alcohol in moderation, avoid drugs, reduce stress, monitor body mass index, blood pressure and cholesterol levels, have regular dentist exams, take care of sexual and mental health, include smoke detectors in home, wear a helmet when needed, and don't overextend yourself.
  • Healthy Living in your 40s

    To live a healthy life in your 40s make sure to: watch for chronic pain, manage stress, regularly check blood pressure, cholesterol, triglyceride, homo cysteine, and blood glucose levels, body mass index, take care of sexual health, skin problems, and vision and hearing loss. This can all be done by regular medical checkups and screenings.
  • Healthy Living in Your 50s

    To live healthy in your 50s make sure to: eat healthy, stay active physically and mentally, maintain a healthy weight, get enough sleep, don't smoke or use tobacco, drink in moderation, reduce stress, watch for medical conditions by visiting a health care provider regularly and getting tests and screenings.
  • Healthy living in your 60s

    To live healthy in your 60s make sure to: learn about warning signs of serious medical conditions like heart attack and stroke, quit smoking, protect your heart, maintain a healthy weight, exercise regularly, drink in moderation, eat a well balanced nutritious diet, see you health care provider regularly for checkups, health screenings, diagnostic test, and immunizations. Have working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in your home, wear a seat belt in a car and take care of mental health.