Juggling the demands of home, family, friends with work or training can make it hard for many adults to look after their own health as well as they should.  But even making small changes to your daily routine can have a really big impact on your health and well-being.

• Try and include five portions of fruit and vegetables (excluding potatoes) with your food each day.  One portion is approximately the size of your fist.

 

•   Try and take part in moderate activity for half an hour five times a week. Moderate activity is that which results in a slight increase in breathing and heart rate, as well as increased warmth.

 

• Forget the lift and take the stairs!  Get off the bus or park your car a little further from your destination and finish your journey on foot.

 

• If you're a smoker think about quitting.  There's lots of help and support available and giving up is probably the single most positive thing you can do to improve your health.

 

• Watch what you drink, it's easy to lose track of how much you've had, especially as the alcohol content of many popular drinks is now higher than ever and glass sizes have increased.

The NHS recommends:

Men should not regularly drink more than three to four units of alcohol per day and women should not regularly drink more than two to three units of alcohol per day.

From www.units.nhs.uk/howMany.html

1 pint beer, cider, larger etc = 2.8 units (250mls, 5%)
½ pint beer, cider, larger etc = 1.4 units (125mls, 5%)
1 bottle beer, cider, larger etc = 1.7 units (330mls, 5%)
1 bottle alcopop = 1.4 units (275mls, 5%)
1 glass wine = 3.3 units (175mls, 13%)
1 bottle wine = 9.8 units (750mls, 13%)
1 measure spirits = 1 unit (125mls, 38-40%)

Increase feelings of well-being by doing things you enjoy with people you like.

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