Question

Discuss The Influence of Family on Developing a Lifestyle

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Answer 1

Ans - There are two ways that families influence values and expectations of their children: directly and indirectly. Parents directly teach their children values. ... Children watch their parents interact with others, make choices and determine right and wrong for themselves, and this impacts how they develop their moral self.

Engaging in Regular Physical Activity

• Gardening.
• Walking briskly.
• Ballroom dancing.
• Bicycling slowly on level ground.
• Leisure swimming.

6 Positive Lifestyle Factors That Promote Good Health :

1] Getting Regular and Adequate Amounts of Sleep -

Regardless of sex or age, a good night's sleep is important. Sleep gives your body a chance to restore and regenerate. Not only does it recharge the proverbial "batteries" but it also attends to all of the metabolic functions required by the body, such as regenerating old cells, getting rid of wastes and repairing cell damage. For those who give up on needed sleep to study, keep in mind that sleep is important in making memories, and sleep deprivation leads to forgetfulness.

Even if it's your intent to sleep well, medical conditions can sometimes get in the way. Sleep apnea is a condition that can greatly increase health risks. While the condition affects millions of Americans, it's thought to be vastly underdiagnosed. Part of the reason is that symptoms such as snoring and waking up gasping for air are not always present, and sleep apnea can present with a number of surprising signs and symptoms. If you have any concerns, talk to your doctor about a sleep study as treatments can reduce your risk and improve your life.

2] Eating Regular Well-Balanced Meals -

A healthy, balanced diet can help provide energy and lower your risks for the leading chronic diseases such as heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, and cancer. It can also help you maintain a normal weight.​ Certain diseases or conditions have proven relationships with specific nutrition or dietary elements.

Rather than jumping on the latest fad diet, however, a positive change in dietary lifestyle is what grants the greatest protection. The guru of eating healthy for life, Michael Pollan, summed up his recommendations by stating, "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." Of those plants, you have the best chance of getting the phytonutrients you need by eating a rainbow of colors.

Still, it's helpful to have some guidance on what to eat day to day, and this underlies many of the popular diet fads. If you're wondering where to begin, the Mediterranean diet is rich in many of the "healthiest" foods and avoids many of the less healthy choices.

3]. Engaging in Regular Physical Activity -

Thirty minutes a day of regular physical activity contributes to health by reducing heart rate, decreasing the risk for cardiovascular disease, and reducing the amount of bone loss that is associated with age and osteoporosis. At the current time, lack of exercise is thought to contribute to 9% of breast cancers and 10% of colon cancers and many more .

Best of all, not only can physical activity be a low-cost way to improve your health (and perhaps lifespan), but it can even save you money. Think: washing your windows, mowing your lawn, sweeping a sidewalk, and more. (It's important to note that people with some medical conditions should not perform this level of activity.)

• Gardening
• Walking briskly
• Ballroom dancing
• Bicycling slowly on level ground
• Leisure swimming

4] Not Using Tobacco Products, Including Smoking or Chewing -

Smoking accounts for over 400,000 deaths a year in the United States alone.8 Added to this are another 16 million people who are alive but coping with a smoking-related illness.9 If you want to live an enjoyable life for however long you live, don't smoke or chew tobacco.

The list of diseases and cancers attributed to smoking is long, but sometimes long-range concerns prompt less change than immediate concerns.

If you're struggling to quit, it may help to think of immediate consequences. Perhaps the cost, or the social aspects of being a smoker when smoking has been banned in many places.

Or maybe the mid-range consequences will motivate you. For women (and men), smoking accelerates wrinkling. For men, it's not just the arteries that supply the heart that are affected by tobacco. Smaller arteries in another region of the body are similarly damaged, and there is a significant association between smoking and erectile dysfunction.

5] Using Alcohol in Moderation or Not at All -

cancer suggests that even this amount should be used with caution. Women who have three drinks per week have a 15% higher risk of breast cancer and the risk goes up another 10% for every additional drink they have each day.10

Higher levels of alcohol can lead to health and behavioral problems, including an increased risk for high blood pressure, stroke, heart disease, some cancers, accidents, violence, suicide, and deaths in general.11

To celebrate a special moment, and when done in moderation—after all, mental and social well-being rank right up there with physical health—moderate intake of alcohol, by those who don't have a problem with alcohol and are not predisposed to alcohol abuse, may be part of a healthy lifestyle. As long as everyone present has a good understanding of the dangers of alcohol before drinking to your toast.

6] Maintaining a Healthy Body Weight -

Obesity is associated with a shorter lifespan and also with an increased risk of many chronic diseases. The good news is that just being somewhat overweight does not reduce your longevity, and for those over the age of 65, it's actually better to be on the high side of normal than the low side.

What weight is ideal? Among those who were overweight but not obese mortality was only increased among those who also smoked. People with a body mass index on the high side of normal had the lowest mortality.

There isn't any real magic when it comes to maintaining a normal body mass index. Eating a healthy diet (not too much and avoiding empty calories) and exercising daily are the true "secret."

In the past, eating breakfast was stressed as necessary for optimal health. Research is now changing that thought, and intermittent fasting (going for 13 or more hours each day without eating) may have some benefits. Though the concept and research to back it up are young, intermittent fasting may help with weight loss and appears to have benefits in cancer risk reduction as well.

If you're struggling, talk with your doctor. But keep in mind that fad diets don't work, and your greatest chance of success lies in adopting long-term healthy eating patterns and engaging in regular physical activity for life.