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Managing Health Through the Years: Diet, Physical Activity, and Care

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    20's (2)

    Mental health can be the most important because of facing new challenges as you become an adult which can be stressful, so it's important to keep your mental state calm and in-check
    Sexual health is also important, especially for women, because they are a start of childbearing years. Avoid smoking because it's addictive and can stay with in coming years, as well as limiting alcohol and avoiding illegal drugs for the rest of your life.
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    20's (1)

    Eat a healthy diet with nutrients like protein, calcium, and potassium so keep your body in top shape. Get regular physical activity and make your body as fit as possible, it's often the physical peak of your life and will help keep you physically healthy in later years. Get any needed immunizations, and have regular physical and dental exams, eye exams, etc.
    Depression can be the biggest concern, so it's important to manage your mental health.
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    30's (1)

    Have a diet similar to your twenties but with more essential vitamins, vegetables and fruits, grains, reduce your sodium intake, and try to limit processed foods. Try to exercise if you have the time, and choose aerobic weight-bearing exercises or strength training. It helps improve your mood and reduce risks of many chronic diseases. You should also build muscle in your 30’s, manage skin care, sexual health, mental health, and take care of your back to avoid back pain.
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    30's (2)

    It’s also important to have routine exams and checkups in various departments like dental exams, eye exams, hearing tests, and certain screenings. Immunizations include flu, hepatitis, HPV, MMR, or meningococcal vaccine are some important vaccines in your 30’s. You also should monitor your weight/ BMI. Metabolism slows down and makes you more prone to chronic diseases like diabetes or heart disease and can be harder to restore to a normal level in later years.
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    40's (1)

    Your diet can be mostly the same as your 30’s, but it will require cutting down on things like cholesterol, sugar, and processed foods to help prevent health problems, and put a bigger focus on eating healthy foods. It’s important to get regular exercise to keep down fat and prevent disease. Although you don’t need very vigorous or intense exercise as compared to your 30’s, it's important to keep your muscles you built up in shape for now and later years.
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    40's (2)

    It’s important to get more regular exams like cholesterol exams, diabetes screening, blood pressure checks, etc. You also need to watch your blood pressure and glucose, osteoporosis, mental health, and BMI to keep yourself healthy and avoid diseases, and watch for signs of chronic pain, stress, high blood glucose levels, or depression.
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    50's (1)

    Healthy eating in your 50’s will need you to cut back sodium from your diet when compared to a good diet from your 40’s. Physical activity should be continued with 30-60 minutes of exercise a day, with aerobic and weight bearing exercises like walking or jogging, biking, weight-lifting, etc.
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    50's (2)

    It’s also important to exercise your mind, get proper sleep, and get all of your regular exams as previously, but get checked for colorectal cancer and EKG to avoid new issues that can arise in your 50’s. You should also watch for symptoms of cancer, depression, abnormal blood sugar levels, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, and hearing, vision, or hair loss, and contact a doctor if you notice these.
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    60's (1)

    ) Eating in your 60’s has more restrictions and requirements than your 50’s. You need to cut down processed foods and have lots of fruits and vegetables, fiber-rich whole grains, non/low fat dairy, and lean meats and proteins. Physical activity should be continued with 30 minutes a day, such as walking, swimming, bowling, and light weight and resistance training. You should also consult a doctor before starting an exercise program.
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    60's (2)

    You need to visit your health provider often and get new tests or immunizations like bone density tests, pneumonia vaccine, shingles vaccine, blood glucose tests, and a rectal exam and fecal occult blood test being some examples. You should also contact a doctor if you notice cognitive function or mental health changes, and watch for conditions of heart disease, arthritis, Alzheimer’s, or heart attack symptoms.