How do you take care of your health?

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Today is world health day and this year's theme is 'Beat Diabetes'. Diabetes is no longer a disease that attacks senior citizens. Even children are at high risk due to the current complacent life style. Technology and machines around us have made our lives much simpler but less healthy. Blood Pressure, Diabetes or Cholesterol have become so common that the elders at my home no longer treat them like a disease. They have learnt to live with it without really making any efforts in curtailing or controlling it. My grandmother has diabetes but she goes on and on with sweets and simply says that she is taking medicines to treat her condition. My mother-in-law has BP and she ignores breakfast most of the time and also gets easily frustrated. We need good health to achieve that big dream. Good health is easily taken for granted. Only when we have a problem do we realize how we have been ignoring our health. When our system whimpers or coughs or cries, we do not notice it. We notice it only when it yells the warning or is about to crash.On this day, lets make good health a priority. The other priorities can wait. This can't. There are simple ways to ensure good health: Eating a healthy diet Drinking plenty of water Working out regularly Keeping an open mind Laughing more and worrying less What do you do to stay healthy? Image Credit: WHO