Healthy Lifestyle Reminders 365

Author: Shen Lifeng
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: Biologists estimate that humans have the potential to live up to 120 years. However, even in developed countries, the average life expectancy is only around 70-80 years. So, how have nearly 50 years of life slipped away from people? Domestic and international social surveys show that nearly 50% of human deaths are due to unhealthy lifestyles. The World Health Organization has long pointed out that the main diseases that threaten human life are related to unhealthy lifestyles in about 60% of cases. What is meant by lifestyle refers to the behavioral norms people follow in their daily lives, which are habitual forms of life activities. If these behavioral norms promote health and improve quality of life, they are considered healthy lifestyles; otherwise, they are unhealthy lifestyles. Diseases caused by unhealthy lifestyles are collectively referred to as lifestyle diseases. Lifestyle diseases are primarily caused by unhealthy habits such as poor dietary habits, emotional stress, smoking, and excessive drinking. They are not infectious diseases caused by pathogens like bacteria and viruses, so they cannot be prevented with vaccines. However, they can be prevented by changing unhealthy habits and establishing a scientific, healthy, civilized, and hygienic lifestyle. Poor dietary habits are the foundation of lifestyle diseases. For example, cardiovascular diseases are related to people's preference for high-fat, high-cholesterol, and high-calorie foods. Emotional stress is the root of lifestyle diseases. Among all negative influences on people, the worst mood is the one that shortens life. Smoking is an accomplice in lifestyle diseases and is a major public hazard in the world today. How can a healthy lifestyle be established? How can people's activities during life be made predictable, adaptable, and regular? This is what Mr. Shen Lifeng, the editor-in-chief of 365 Reminders for a Healthy Lifestyle, wants to tell you. If you know this and follow it, you will not suffer from or suffer less from lifestyle diseases. A good lifestyle is the "bank" of health. Everyone has a "bank statement" for this "bank." On this statement, whoever has a record of a good lifestyle will earn rich interest on a long and healthy life!