Impact of Unhealthy lifestyle on Human Health
By Aneela Qureshi
Around the globe, changing trends for food intake, increase in sedentary life style, rapid industrialization and urbanization are the key factors which contribute toincreasing burdenof various health problems. Lifestyle is referred to the characteristics of inhabitants of a region in special time and place. It includes day to day behaviors and functions of individuals in job, activities, fun and diet.
“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity’’
Health is one of the greatest blessings of GOD. One should not take it for granted. In today’s world, humans have been exposed to several diseases and various toxins. A sudden onset of disease can lead towards some major health hazard in future. We all have become more prone to dangerous diseases. These diseases have shorten human life span and quality of life.
According to World Health Organization, 60% of related factors to individual health and quality of life are related to individuallifestyle habits. Many people are following unhealthy lifestyle mainly composed of sedentary lifestyle. Eating beyond our body requirement and not balancing it with some healthy physical activity. Unfortunately, unhealthy lifestyle habits leads to metabolic disorders, genetic disorders, cardio-vascular disease, obesity, overweight, hypertension, joint problems, cancer, diabetes (the list goes on). Unhealthy lifestyle is the major cause of many illness, disability and even death around the globe.
It is reported that 70% of our healthy eating habit and 30% of physical activity makes a balanced impact in human health. Where this sequence start imblancing, the healthy problem occurs.
Now a days, major changes have occurred in life of all people. Malnutrition, unhealthy diet, intake of synthetic/ junk food products, smoking, alcohol consuming, drug abuse, stress and so on are the depiction of unhealthy life style that they are used as dominant form of lifestyle. Besides, the lives of citizens face with new challenges. For instance, emerging new technologies within IT such as the internet and virtual communication networks, lead our world to a major challenge that threatens the physical and mental health of individuals. The challenge is the overuse and misuse of the technology. Therefore, according to the present studies, it can be said that: lifestyle has a significant influence on physical and mental health of human being. Choose wisely, choose healthy and go for walk.
The best six doctors are: Diet, Sunshine, Water, Air, Exercise and Rest.
There are certain variables of lifestyle that have major influence on human health can be categorized in some items: Dietary intake, the overuse of drugs, Exercise routine, sleep pattern of an individual, behavior changes, substance abuse, medication abuse, use modern technology and Recreation time or leisure time and finally the process of study. These variables not only cause major impact on physicalwellbeing but also disturb human mental capacity in certain ways.
Stick with nature, eat from local grown crops, avoid synthetic products, processed meat and processed food products. Incorporate dark colored fruits and vegetables. Drink plenty of water, avoid caffeinated drinks on daily basis. Sunrays are good for health. Inhale fresh air, walk and exercise on daily basis and rest your body. These strategies will help you to stay fit and healthy. It’s never too late to be change yourself and live a healthy life. As a lifestyle consultant I believe that by adopting healthy lifestyle changes, we can keep our self away from various diseases.
Adopt healthy lifestyle today so that you can keep yourself away from many healthy problems. In modern world the only way to stay healthy and live a disease free life is to adopt a healthy lifestyle. Good health, wellness, fitness, and healthy lifestyles are important for all people.
As a lifestyle consultant I believe healthy lifestyle is the key to live a healthy and sustainable life that lasts forever.Reformation of unhealthy life style is a preventing factor for decreasing the rate of genetic diseases.
The writer is a Lifestyle Consultant based in Rawalpindi
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