The start of a new year is usually filled with optimism. What with all the plans, resolutions and plenty of time to achieve them?
It is likely you have important milestones to cross in 2015. Among the priority list of stuff you want to achieve, remember to place your health not too far from the top.
You can easily start by reviewing your health in the past one year, not too dissimilar to the work-based annual performance review. Such a review will inform on what aspects of your health were optimal, and what could be improved going forward.
You can give yourself some health targets in the same manner as you would when you do a performance review. And don’t forget to cater for some reward system along the way, each health goal achieved and rewarded will maintain your tempo for achieving more.
Your general health is the backbone of all other specifics of health. We are talking of simple things like maintaining a healthy weight, eating well and being physically active. I
f you slipped over the festivities and gained a few unwanted kilos, find a way of losing them and getting back to the normal weight for your height.
Keeping your weight in check will veer you from heart disease, diabetes and cancer, among others. If in addition you carefully select what you eat, and build in some routine physical exercises, you will be onto a good start. Don’t smoke, and only drink in moderation.
Remember the specific things that you must do in matters of reproductive health. Set reminders for your routine screening tests, you should resolve never to miss these as they are life savers.
The main ones are screening for cervical and breast cancer. You may be suitable for other non-routine screening tests depending on your specific parameters.
Your gynaecologist should advise you on whether this is applicable for you. Don’t forget sexual health. Avoid unprotected sex with partners of unknown sexual health status, and use effective contraception. If any doubt arises, get screened for sexually transmitted infections, including HIV.
If planning a pregnancy in 2015, optimise your health for this. Plan to attend a pre-pregnancy clinic for advice and optimisation of any pre-existing conditions that may negatively affect pregnancy.
FRENCH VERSION
Il est probable que vous avez des étapes importantes à franchiren 2015. Parmi la liste de priorité des trucs que vous voulezatteindre, n’oubliez pas de placer votre santé pas trop loin duhaut.
Vous pouvez facilement commencer par examiner votre santédans l’année écoulée, pas trop différente à l’examen durendement annuel basé sur le travail. Un tel examen informera surquels aspects de votre santé sont optimum, et ce qui pourrait êtreamélioré à l’avenir.
Vous pouvez donner vous-même certaines cibles de santé de lamême manière comme vous le feriez quand vous faites unexamen du rendement. Et n’oubliez pas de répondre à certainssystème de récompense le long du chemin, chaque objectif desanté atteint et récompensé maintiendra votre tempo pouratteindre plus.
Vétat de santé général est l’épine dorsale de tous les autreséléments spécifiques de la santé. Nous parlons de choses simplescomme maintenir un poids santé, bien manger et être actifphysiquement. J’ai
f vous glissé sur les festivités et gagné quelques kilos indésirables,trouver un moyen de les perdre et pour en revenir au poidsnormal pour votre taille.
