Исследовательская работа Healthy life

Contents

Introduction……………………………………………………………………………..3

1. Bad habits and your health …………………………………………………………..4

2. Good habits for your health…………………………………………………………..6

3. Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………7

4. Bibliography………………………………………………………………………….8

Introduction

     It is a pleasure to look at a strong, athletic man and slim beautiful lady. It is known that healthy people live longer and their career is more successful. To look well you must follow some simple rules: don’t smoke and take drugs, don’t drink alcohol, don’t eat too much chips and sweets, eat more vegetables and fruits, sleep well, do exercises.

The problem of being healthy is one of the most important problems of modern people. Nowadays many people do not pay attention to their health! Possibly, they think that it will not hurt their body or they do not have enough time to worry about their health. In the modern world most of people have a lot of bad health habits. Bed habits shorten their life. In addition, this fact makes the problem actual. I think that the situation should be changed!

     Is being healthy the main thing of our life? I want to be healthy and feel well. That is why I have chosen the project topic. I’ll try to answer the question: « Is it easy to be healthy? »

So, the aim of my project is presenting the importance of health for the modern society.

     To achieve this aim I set the following tasks:

1. To tell about various good and bad habits.

2. To make people think about health.

3. To give good pieces of advice for being healthy.

      I believe that my project will make people think about their health.

Bad habits and your health

     Smoking and drinking alcohol, and the surprising «danger» of sleeping either too much or too little, watching TV a lot, eating between meals and skipping meals. These bad health habits could lead to different diseases. Of course, neither sleeping too much nor snacking is as dangerous as smoking, obesity and drinking, but they are signs of dangerously chaotic lifestyles.

     Nowadays people have more unhealthy habits than in the past! Most often, it’s children and teenagers. Physical inactivity, surfing the internet, eat fast food, spent a lot of time at a desk, sit and watch TV a lot, don’t go outside much, skipping meals. But I think that the main problem is modern laziness. People don’t want to be activity! A lot of people are overweight. Why?

     We live in the era of fast food culture. We are always in a hurry. We have no time to relax and enjoy a meal. We want to eat now and we want to eat fast.

     Every day a new restaurants fast food opens somewhere on our planet. Soon American food will take over the whole world.

     Another reason is lack of exercise. We spend too much time in front of our computers and TV-sets. We walk less, because we prefer to use cars or public transport. Yes, many people nowadays are exercise crazy, they spend hours in gyms – and then they rush to have a good snack!

     Also one of the main problems is obesity. A lot of people like drinking coca cola and coffee, and enjoy pizzas and hamburgers. But what is tasty is not always healthy. Fast food makes you fat that is why Americans are the fattest people in the world. Obesity is associated with health problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure, an increased risk of heart attack, and possibly Alzheimer’s disease.

     Why do some people become obese? This people tend to eat above-average amounts of high-calorie, tasty foods but below-average amounts of less tasty foods. Further, they may be less active than lean people, a pattern that often begins in childhood. Spending long hours watching television or playing computer games is a major cause of the inactivity seen in overweight children. In short, inadequate physical inactivity combined with overeating—especially of the high-fat foods so prevalent in most Western cultures—has a lot to do with obesity.

     However, not everyone who is inactive and eats a high-fat diet becomes obese, and some obese people are as active as lean people are, so other factors must also be involved. Some people probably have a genetic predisposition toward obesity.

     Other explanations for obesity focus on factors such as learning from the examples set by parents who overeat, too little parental control over what and how much children eat, and maladaptive reactions to stress. Many people do tend to eat more when under stress, a reaction that may be especially extreme among those who become obese.

     For most people, and especially for people who are obese, it is a lot easier to gain weight than to lose it and keep it off.

     In recent years eating habits have undergone a change. People are encouraged to eat less fat and more fibre. Fat is believed to be one of the major causes of obesity and heart disease. High fibre and low fat foods can now be found in all shops and supermarkets. Salads, beans, and fruit have taken the place of steak and ice cream.

     What does a healthy way of life mean? How do you look after your health?

       People nowadays are more health-conscious than they used to be. They understand that good health is above wealth. To be healthy we should avoid different bad habits that can affect our health. In my opinion, smoking, and drinking too much alcohol, is the worst ones.  

     It’s common knowledge that smoking and drinking can shorten our lives dramatically. Smoking, for example, causes a number of heart and lung diseases, such as pneumonia, emphysema and cancer. Besides, it makes your teeth yellow and skin unhealthy. Fortunately, in recent years smoking has received a lot of bad publicity, and fewer people smoke nowadays. Some companies don’t employ people who are smokers. Smoking has been banned in most public places because everyone agrees it does harm to our health. I don’t smoke, because I don’t want to have unhealthy skin and teeth and die young. 

Good habits for your health

     Today it is in fashion to be fit and healthy. Eating habits have changed. People prefer eating a lot of fruit and vegetables and less high fat food. People go to the gym to have a beautiful body and strong muscles. The fashion for health food is growing all the time. Many people feel they are too fat, even if their doctors disagree. And a lot of people try to improve their fitness. There are a lot of ways to lose weight and avoid gaining it. Perhaps the most popular of them is following a diet.

     If you want to lose weight, you should cut out snacks and desserts, and cut down on fat. People have also become more aware of calories, the energy value of food. But excessive dieting may be dangerous, too. Some people refuse to eat meat as they consider it harmful. They say a vegetarian diet reduces the risk of cancer and vegetarians live longer than others. I can’t agree with them, because meat is an excellent source of good nutrition. In my opinion, it’s wrong to put down a food simply because excessive amounts can cause health problems. Consumed in moderate amounts, meat is perfectly good for our health. To my mind, the only way to stay healthy and to keep fit is by going in for sports. Among the benefits of regular exercise are a healthier heart, stronger bones, quicker reaction times and more resistance to various illnesses. Besides, you can eat and drink as much as you want because you are burning it all off. To be healthy, it is also very important to spend a lot of time in the open air. It is useful to go for a walk before going to bed, or to air the room.

     I want to give you some good advices for your health:

1. Regularity in life promotes your health.

2. Sleeping seven or eight hours. Getting up early.

3. Having a healthy diet.

4. Taking regular exercise is really a good way to live. Exercising can help you to look better and feel good.

5. Eating a variety of foods. Drink lots of water not Coke.

6. Limit your TV and computer time.

7. Be positive and believe in yourself. Smile, laugh and be kind!

Conclusion

     I think it is very important to be fit and healthy, and it is necessary to take care of your health. Being fat, in fact, can cause real problems. It is harder for fat people to get a good job, or even to make friends.

     Having completed my project I was surprised how much I’ve known about the health.

According to statistics, 20% of teenagers in Russia have a disease of some kind. But who is responsible for it?

     First of all, school certainly should pay attention to teen’s health. Since children have to sit at a desk all day long.

     On the other hand, many parents themselves have unhealthy diets. Parents don’t have time to cook healthy food because of a lot f work. Consequently, they are not able to teach their children to eat healthily at home. And this results in unhealthy eating habits to their children.

     However, I don’t think it’s fair to consider parents, TV, magazines responsible for the fact that children are unhealthy. It’s our own choice as to what we eat and how active we are. We- children are very lazy nowadays. If you are unhealthy, the person who is responsible for it is yourself.

    While working on the project I faced a number of difficulties. The problem was that I came across a great amount of information on this topic and it was too hard to choose what I needed.

    I think that I achieved my aim. From this project, you can get a lot of useful information about health.

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