This document outlines key components for maintaining a healthy body, including exercise, diet, medical checkups, and mental wellbeing. It discusses how exercise helps muscles and organs function properly, and recommends focusing one's diet on wholesome, varied foods that meet nutritional needs. Regular medical checkups are also important to stay up-to-date on vaccinations, screenings, and to monitor blood pressure and overall health. Finally, the document stresses the importance of mental health and lists tips like spending time with others, reducing stress, keeping active, and getting enough sleep.

1. MAINTAING A HEALTHY
BODY
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
BY: FRANKLIN LAMIN

2. MAINTAINING YOUR GENERAL HEALTH
INCLUDES ADDRESSING THE:
• mind,
• body,
• spiritual and social connections of who you are and
how you live.

3.  People make choices daily about their health
through both action and inaction.
 There are ways to maintain a healthy body. I will
address a few of these here.

4. 1. EXCERCISE
•A few pounds of muscle mass (lean body mass) can
make a difference in how well someone recovers from
an infection.
•There are many reasons why exercise is good for us,
from helping muscles and bones remain strong to
improving the function of our heart and lungs.

5. 2.DIET
• Your body needs nutrients in order to work properly
• How often and what do you typically eat in a day?
• Focus on wholesome and varied foods that nourish you and
meet your nutritional and calorie requirements.

6. WHAT ARE THE COMPONENTS OF A HEALTHY DIET?
• A healthy diet must compose of foods from each of the five (5) food groups:
1. vegetables and legumes (beans)
2. fruit
3. grains and cereals
4. lean meat, poultry, fish, eggs, legumes (beans) tofu, nuts, seeds
5. milk, cheese, yoghurt or alternatives

7. 3.MEDICAL CHECKUPS
• You probably see your doctor many times a year to monitor your health.
• This helps you stay up to date with vaccinations, physical exams and age-
appropriate screenings.
• Typically, a visit to your doctor must include the following check-ups:
Height, weight, blood pressure and temperature measurements.
A brief check-in, discussion and/or counselling about tobacco, alcohol, substance use,
diet, exercise and sexual practices.

8. 4.MAINTENANCE OF BLOOD PRESSURE
• High blood pressure (hypertension) is a leading and highly
treatable cause of illness and death due to cardiovascular
disease.
• To maintain a healthy body, it is important that you have your
blood pressure checked at least yearly, or more frequent
checks if you are over 40 years of age, have a history of high
blood pressure, diabetes or any other risk factors for
cardiovascular disease.

9. 5. MENTAL WELLBEING
• Your mental health and wellbeing is just as important as your
physical health.
• Being mentally healthy enables you to function well, have
meaningful social connections, positive self-esteem and being
able to cope with life's ups and downs.
• Keeping our mind healthy is an important part of our overall
health and wellbeing.

10. A FEW TIPS THAT CAN HELP MAINTAIN YOUR
MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING:
• spend time with friends, loved
ones and people you trust
• talk about or express your
feelings regularly
• reduce alcohol consumption
• avoid illicit drug use
• keep active and eat well
• develop new skills and challenge
your capabilities
• relax and enjoy your hobbies
• set realistic goals
• take time out
• get enough sleep.