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Period: to
20s
Healthy Eating: Make sure to include protein, calcium, potassium, and fats in your diet. Also exclude fast foods and processed foods as much as possible.
Physical Activity: Exercise regularly, even if it's a short walk.
Preventive Health Care: Have a medical check up every two years including blood pressure screening. -
Period: to
30s
Healthy Eating: Make sure to get essential vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients. Also remember to eat fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean protein and low-or nonfat dairy products.
Physical Activity: Maintain a healthy weight because metabolism slows down.
Preventive Health Care: Dental, hearing, vision and cancer exams. -
Period: to
40s
Healthy eating: Continue to eat healthy. Healthy eating can decrease stress and keep body weight within manageable limits.
Physical Activity: Regular exercise helps keep BMI and stress levels manageable.
Preventive Health Care: Physical, dental, eye, blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, and skin exams. Immunizations and screening tests are also important in the 40s. -
Period: to
50s
Healthy eating: It is especially important to eat healthy to limit fat levels on the body and maintain a healthy weight.
Physical Activity: It is important to keep up exercise with diet during the 50s to control weight.
Preventive Health Care: Screening tests and immunizations are important in the 50s. Physical, dental, eye, blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, skin, EKG, and cancer screenings are also important in the 50s. -
Period: to
60s
Healthy eating: Limit processed foods and those that are high in fat and/or sugar. Also, eat a wide variety of foods, including: fruits, vegetables, fiber-rich whole grains, non of low-fat dairy products, and lean meats and proteins.
Physical Activity: Get at least 30 minutes of exercise on most days of the week.
Preventive Health Care: Flu vaccination, blood pressure screenings, bone density tests, dental exams, eye exams, blood glucose tests, and hepatitis vaccines are good ideas in the 60s.