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Health is wealth.

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The mind and the body are inter-related, so that the health of one is the health of the other, and the ills of one are the ills of the other. A sound body means that you can bear the roughest experiences without becoming ill. The more roughly you treat your body, the stronger it will be. Physical harmony is an index and expression of a harmonious mind. If one wants to build up one’s mind, one must build up first the body. A man with a sound body is full of optimism. He goes ahead.

A healthy man is always happy. He feels inclined to work. He feels inclined to serve others. He radiates health, hope and happiness wherever he goes. He makes friends wherever he goes. He moves mountains. He gets over all difficulties and hurdles. His strong mind fears none. He is always loved and liked by one and all. But the man with shattered body and health is always full of pessimism and sorrow. He has no heart to do anything. He tells his sad tale of woe to everybody he meets. He likes to mope and whine in a corner. Life is no charm for him. His enthusiasm is dead. His mind is always diseased. He is no better than a dead man.

A child has a sound body and consequently a sound mind. He smiles his way into heart of everybody. On the other hand, take the case of an old man, with scattered health, toothless mouth, sunken eyes and shriveled skin. Only a man with sound body can enjoy real contentment and true peace of mind. Richest man cannot enjoy his riches if he is always sick. A judge may be very able but he cannot play his part efficiently if he is constantly worried. The head of a State may be the ablest man in the world but he cannot function effectively if he is constantly tormented by some fell disease.

A doctor may be the best physician or surgeon but he is of no use to society if due to his illness, he cannot attend to his work in the hospital for more than two days in a week. However rich or educated a person may be, if he is physically harassed, life becomes something of a burden to him. A nation of healthy and bright young men and women is an asset to our modern human civilization. Citizens of tomorrow, as the students of today are called, shall have to combine a healthy physique with a healthy intellect. The trophies of success have been won by those young men and women who laid emphasis on oft-quoted dictum “healthy body healthy mind”.

Cancer

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  1. If you are a middle-aged lady, do not neglect any lump in the breast, however small and even if it is painless. Consult a doctor immediately. It may turn out to be innocent, but it is for the doctor to say so.
  2. At least once a year, feel your breasts with the palm of your hands for any small lump.
  3. Do not neglect any irregularity of menstrual periods.
  4. Do not neglect any bleeding after attainment of menopause.
  5. Consult your family physician. If there is:

Unexplained loss of weight; loss of appetite; unexplained cough; hoarseness of voice; alteration in bowel habits; bleeding or pain in rectum; any prolonged pain anywhere; any new swelling, however small or painless; a sore that does not heal. It is possible to cure or control many types of cancer, if detected very early.

Heart Disease

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  1. The following are risk factors that could lead to heart disease: smoking, obesity, sedentary life, diabetes and High Blood pressure.
  2. Remember that high blood pressure is slow, silent and sure killer. It means that unless you get blood pressure checked periodically, you may never know that you have high blood pressure. High blood pressure, to start with, will not produce any symptoms.
  3. Treatment for high blood pressure is life long. Good control is essential.



Personal and Environmental Hygiene

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  1. Keep your nails cut short and clean them regularly.
  2. Always wash your hands before sitting for food or after visiting the toilet.
  3. Avoid taking food in all kinds of places.
  4. Drink only boiled water.
  5. Never eat raw vegetables.
  6. Buy meat only from reputed sellers and cook it well.
  7. Keep your home surrounds clean, do not allow stagnation of water.
  8. Wash your clothes, preferably at home.

Diet and Exercise

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  1. The more fat you have on your body, the more is the risk of straining your heart and developing diabetes.
  2. If you are past the age of 25, the only way you can know that you are putting on excess weight. Compare your weight against the figures of desirable weights. If you weigh 20% more, you are obese.
  3. If you are overweight, the only solution is to reduce your food intake. Any amount at exercise is not as good as reducing intake of food (rich in calories).
  4. If you spend more calories in work than what you take from food you will lose weight. If you take more calories than what you spend, you will gain weight. It is all a question of calorie balance.
  5. The Indian council of medical research recommended allowances of foodstuffs to be taken by Indians.
  6. Do not start on any dieting without consulting your doctor and dietician.
  7. Have some regular, strenuous exercise, at least for half an hour each day. Running, cycling, swimming, brisk walking will help you to reduce your fat by removing excess calories.
  8. It has been proved that regular exercise can prevent heart attacks.
  9. Never start any exercise program without getting a fitness certificate from your family physician.
  10. The Number of calories spent by some of the most common exercises should be followed.