1. Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle

2. Outline
 Introduction
 Health Defined
 Scriptures and Health
 Common Illnesses
 Living Well, Living Full
 Action Plan

3. Introduction
 Our physical body is our EARTH SUITS,
the passport for our presence on earth.
 Good health is needed for perform our
functions.
 Ill-health is a burden and resource
wasted
 Like everything in life, Health is a
continuous journey.

4. Health Defined
 Health is a state of complete physical,
mental, and social well-being, and not
merely the absence of diseases
-----World Health Organisation (WHO)
 However, spiritual health is also
important.

5. Scriptures and Health
Good health is important to God
 3 John 2- Be in Health as you prosper
 Exo. 23:25 – Serve Him, He blesses
and removes sicknesses
 Exo. 15:26 - Put none of Egyptian
diseases on us
 Jer 30:17 – Restore your health and
heal your wounds

6. Common Illnesses
 Infectious/Communicable Diseases
◦ Malaria
◦ Typhoid
◦ STIs
 Non-infectious/Lifestyle Diseases
◦ Diabetes
◦ Hypertension
◦ Obesity
◦ Lung Cancer
 Genetic/Inherited Diseases
 Others

7. Live Well, Live Full
Healthy Diet
 High Fibre
 Low salt
 Low carbohydrate, low sugars
 Low saturated fat, hydrogenated fat
 Adequate portion
 Small, frequent portion of balanced
diet
 Healthy snacking
 Plenty Water 3-5litres/day

8. Live Well, Live Full
Regular Exercise
Aerobics
 15 to 20 minute high intensity exercise
3 times/week (brisk walking, jogging,
swimming)
 30 minutes low intensity exercise 5
days a week. (light walks)
 10,000 steps/day
 Stretching/non-aerobics

9. Live Well, Live Full
Adequate Rest
 6-8 hour deep uninterrupted sleep
 Mental rest

10. Live Well, Live Full
Healthy Weight
 BMI 18.5 to 25 kg/m2
 Abdominal/truncal obesity
 Lose weight

11. Summary
Keys to a Healthy Lifestyle
 Healthy Diet
 Regular Exercises
 Adequate Rest
 Healthy Weight

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