The therapist named 3 main habits that maintain health

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To keep healthy i for many years, certain habits should be followed throughout life. The therapist, gastroenterologist told about them.

Physical activity

The specialist noted that both moderate and intense physical activity helps to improve health. It can be walking, active recreation, cycling, as well as roller skating. The doctor advises to devote at least 150–300 minutes to aerobic physical activity of moderate intensity. per week.

“Regular physical activity contributes to the prevention and treatment of non-infectious diseases, such as heart disease, impaired cerebral circulation, diabetes. It also helps prevent hypertension, maintain a normal body weight, and improves mental health,” the doctor explained.

Correct diet

You should include vegetables, fruits, legumes such as lentils or beans, whole grains and nuts in your diet every day. Sugar contained in food or drinks should be less than 10% of the total energy consumed, the gastroenterologist continued. This is equivalent to 50 g for a person who consumes approximately 2000 kcal per day, who has a normal weight.

Fats, in turn, should not exceed 30% of the total energy intake. It is recommended to give preference to unsaturated fats, they are found in fish, avocados and nuts, sunflower, olive, soybean, rapeseed oil.

Saturated fats should be reduced to less than 10% of total energy intake, and trans fats to less than 1%. It is better to reduce the amount of salt to about one teaspoon per day. This includes salt, which is in ready-made products.

Occupational hygiene

According to the doctor, it is not the field of activity that plays a role in health, but the right one occupational hygiene, absence of fatigue and overstrain at work. “This, in turn, will prevent pathology of the musculoskeletal system and peripheral neuromuscular system during physical work and diseases of the cardiovascular and nervous system during mental work,” said the therapist.