Know the main risks to your health

Healthy habits

It is essential to acquire certain habits that can help to maintain Health already in adolescence, and keep them in adulthood:

• Hygiene: frequent hand washing and showering, among others, will help prevent
• Break: sleeping the minimum recommended hours every day will make us feel better and with greater vitality.
• Postures: Choosing comfortable, healthy and sustainable postures and avoiding stale or forced positions to perform them will avoid bodily discomfort.
• Exercise: Maintaining a regular habit will help maintain health as long as the pace and intensity are appropriate for each case.
• Diet: follow a varied, correct and balanced diet, according to the conditions of the environment and of each person.

Health risks

Certain habits, customs or situations can damage our health:

• Tobacco: it can cause serious diseases, especially in the respiratory system (lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...) and in the cardiovascular system (arteriosclerosis). Passive smokers can suffer from the same illnesses as active smokers.
• alters the functioning of the brain and liver. In chronic cases, the alterations can be irreversible both physically and in the loss of family and social relationships. In cases of drunkenness, it involves the loss of body control and judgment, thus facilitating accidents.
• Other drugs: the consumption of substances with psychoactive effects (such as marijuana, heroin, cocaine, designer drugs, ...) alters the perception of reality and behavior. In addition, it can cause serious damage to the brain and other organs, damage family and social relationships, and cause death.
• Accidents (domestic, sports or traffic): It is necessary to follow the safety advice and the rules, both at home and abroad, especially when handling devices, driving vehicles or walking on the streets.

Common diseases and prevention

The more common diseases for health are:

• The cancer (especially breast, lung, colon and prostate): for any type of cancer it is important to monitor the disease, maintain an adequate weight, perform moderate physical exercise, eat a balanced diet rich in fiber, and abandon the habit of to smoke.
• The stroke: prevention is based on controlling weight, blood pressure and cholesterol, sugar and stress, as well as exercising.
• The myocardial infarction: to prevent it, it is necessary to follow a proper diet, control cholesterol, hypertension, obesity, blood glucose and perform moderate physical exercise on a regular basis.
• The chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the fundamental measure to prevent this disease is to stop smoking and avoid exposure to chemical agents without protective equipment.
• The type 2 diabetes: Maintaining an appropriate weight and balanced eating habits, as well as regular moderate exercise, can lower the risk of developing diabetes.
• The arterial hypertension: To keep blood pressure within the recommended limits, it is important to limit salt intake, engage in moderate physical exercise, maintain an adequate weight, eat a balanced diet, not smoke, and reduce stress.
• The osteoporosis: it can only be prevented with an adequate intake of calcium in the diet, doing moderate and regular physical exercise, and maintaining an adequate weight and a balanced diet.
• The autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis: It is important to be alert for any symptoms, such as unexplained fatigue or neurological symptoms.
• The migraines: respecting the hours of rest, reducing stress and following a balanced diet is essential to prevent them.

The adoption of healthy habits, a correct prevention and the elimination of the risk factors of the most common diseases, will allow us to enjoy an adequate state of health.

• Exercising, following a proper diet or resting the recommended hours, among other habits, will help us maintain good health,
• Tobacco, alcohol or drugs toxic substances that damage our health.
• To avoid certain common diseases, it is necessary to adopt adequate prevention based on the adoption of healthy habits