Looking after your health means eating well and getting enough physical activity - this can be achieved without a workout at the gym! Fitting some moderate physical activity into your day is the way to go - keep it easy to do or enjoyable and you'll be more likely to keep doing it.
Taking care of our health reduces our risk of common disease, such as coronary heart disease, and it also means doing what we can to manage a condition we might already have - such conditions include:
Some conditions are not caused by diet or other lifestyle factors, but diet is an integral part of successful management of the conditions:
Nutritional deficiencies are obviously managed through diet and lifestyle - in some cases supplements may also required to ensure good nutritional status. These are the more common deficiencies:
Personalised healthy living goals are the first step to protecting your health or optimising your management of a condition.
Taking care of our health reduces our risk of common disease, such as coronary heart disease, and it also means doing what we can to manage a condition we might already have - such conditions include:
- Overweight / obesity
- Coronary heart disease
- Type 2 diabetes
- Impaired glucose tolerance
- Raised blood cholesterol
- Elevated blood triglycerides (fat)
- High blood pressure
Some conditions are not caused by diet or other lifestyle factors, but diet is an integral part of successful management of the conditions:
- Coeliac disease
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Lactose intolerance
- Food allergy
Nutritional deficiencies are obviously managed through diet and lifestyle - in some cases supplements may also required to ensure good nutritional status. These are the more common deficiencies:
- Vitamin D deficiency
- Iron deficiency
- Folate deficiency
- Vitamin B12 deficiency
Personalised healthy living goals are the first step to protecting your health or optimising your management of a condition.
