Keeping Yourself Healthy
The experts agree: the secret to staying healthy is a lot like Grandma told you:
eat healthy foods, stay active and exercise your brain. Need specifics? Try these!
• Eat a wide variety of healthy foods, especially from plant
sources
• Cut back on portion size and fat
• Exercise each day
• Maintain a healthy weight
• Limit alcohol use
• Do puzzles and crosswords
• Use smart safety precautions: bicycle and motorcycle helmets, seat belts,
infant and child car seats, sun screen, and other protective gear
• See your clinic, nurse practitioner, physician’s assistant, or
physician for preventative care and medical treatment
• If you are 65, take advantage of the Medicare physical benefits
• Take advantage of screenings covered by your insurance company, as well
as those at health fairs
For more information:
www.alz.org
www.cancer.org/healthcheck
www.medicare.gov/health/overview.asp
www.americanheart.org
www.clarian.org
www.healthfinder.gov
Food and Nutrition Information Center
www.seniorfitness.net