PHYSICAL EFFECTS OF A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

Healthy lifestyle brings such an enormous benefits for us in various aspects. One of them is physical effects.

Even though you have a normal blood pressure, you might undergo hypertension later, which can be controlled by maintaining a healthy lifestyle. 120/80 mm Hg// is a normal blood pressure, which varies among people regarding to age and lifestyle. You can keep a healthy lifestyle by doing active physical activity, workout, daily exercise or even walking for 30 minutes a day would help you to lose weight and control blood pressure. Eat a lot of healthy and non-fat foods such as green vegetables and fruits and reduce salt intake in food. Nevertheless, maintaining a normal Body Mass Index (BMI) is also important as it can prevent you from being obese, and reduces the risk of chronic diseases such as heart attacks and hypertension. (credited from http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news/healthy-lifestyle-reduces- the-risk-of-developing-hypertension--6680-1/)

Those who were obese in their middle age were more prone to develop ‘dementia’ later. Dementia is a serious mental disorder caused by brain disease or injury, that affects the ability to think, remember and behave normally (Wehmeier, Sally, Oxford Advance Learner’s Dictionary,2006, p388). In addition to that, patients with high cholesterol level and high blood pressure in middle age were six times more likely to have dementia. Based on a research study, women who eat more green leafy vegetables in their middle age had better cognitive functioning when they entered their 70’s. This would then reduce the risk for them from being senile. In fact, vegetables rich in folate and antioxidants get the most benefit as they can reduce the risk of aging. (credited from http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news/The-Positive-Effects-of-A-Healthy-Lifestyle--2831-1/)