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Many factors affect your health. Some you cannot control, such as your genetic makeup or your age. But you can make changes to your lifestyle. By taking steps toward healthy living, you can help reduce your risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke and other serious diseases:
- Get the screening tests you need
- Maintain a healthy weight
- Eat a variety of healthy foods, and limit calories and saturated fat
- Be physically active
- Control your blood pressure and cholesterol
- Don't smoke
- Protect yourself from too much sun
- Drink alcohol in moderation, or don't drink at all
- Get enough sleep every day
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Diagnosis and Tests
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Health Screening: MedlinePlus Health Topic
(National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
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Nurturing Healthy Neighborhoods: Communities Affect Health
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(National Institutes of Health) Also in Spanish
Statistics and Research
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Healthy Habits Can Lengthen Life
(National Institutes of Health) Also in Spanish
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Resveratrol Does Not Affect Health, Longevity in Population Study
(National Institute on Aging)
Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Beyond Nudges - When Improving Health Calls for Greater Assertiveness.
- Article: The Role of Exercise Prescription in Pediatric Preventive Cardiology Programs.
- Article: Increasing Wellness Through Physical Activity in Children With Chronic Disease...
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Reference Desk
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Definitions of Health Terms: General Health
(National Library of Medicine)
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Children
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Healthy Living
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
- Kids: Passing on Healthy Habits to Your Children (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
- Tips for Healthy Children and Families (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
Teenagers
- Teenagers: How to Stay Healthy (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
Seniors
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Healthy Aging: MedlinePlus Health Topic
(National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
Patient Handouts
- Healthy living (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish