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My 20's
-Healthy eating focuses: eating a healthy diet to reduce risk of chronic illnesses. Reduce fast foods and processed foods from diet.
-Physical activity:Exercise daily and maintain a healthy weight.
-preventive health care: Do not smoke or use tobacco products. Protect skin and eyes from damaging effects of the sun. Have medical check ups every 2 years and blood tests.
-Health tips: nutrients like calcium, protein and potassium.
-special concerns: take care of sexual and mental health. -
My 30's
-Healthy eating focuses: maintain a healthy weight for metabolism slows down. Include plenty of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, vitamins, etc. into diet.
-physical activity: Exercise regularly to improve mood and reduce risk of heart disease and cancer.
-preventive health care: Do not smoke, protect yourself from the sun, monitor BMI and reduce stress.
-special health concerns: take care of back and skin.
-have screenings and health prevention done as recommended by a health care provider. -
My 40's
-Healthy eating focuses: eating right.
-physical activity: exercising regularly.
-preventive health care: physical exams every 2-3 years, blood pressure screenings every 2 years, baseline skin exams.
-Common health concerns: chronic pain, stress, blood pressure, skin damage, changes in vision and hearing.
-health tips: continue to make healthy choices to prevent diabetes, heart disease, and types of cancer. Don't smoke, get enough sleep, and wear a seat belt. -
My 50's
-Healthy eating focuses: pay attention to good nutrition, cut back sodium and unhealthy fat.
-physical activity: get at least 30-60 minutes of exercise most days.
-preventive health care: physical exam every 2 years, don't smoke, get enough sleep, skin exams, screenings, immunizations.
-Health concerns: depression, chronic pain, heart disease, high blood pressure, hearing loss, thyroid problems.
-Health tips: Metabolism slows so maintain a healthy weight, reduce stress, wear a seat belt. -
My 60's
-healthy eating focuses: limit processed foods and those high in fat and sugar. Maintain a healthy weight.
-physical activity: At least 30 minutes of exercise most days.
-preventive health care: get checkups, screenings, diagnostic tests, immunizations. Annual flu vaccine, colonoscopy, shingles.
-Health tips: wear a seatbelt, contact health provider if you have concerns for cognitive function or mental health, learn about warning signs for stroke and heart attack, listen to health care provider.
