Advice for a healthy star to the new year
Posted by Xanit Internacional Xanit Internacional | Posted in Various, Xanit salud | Posted on 31-01-2018
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Cycles are a feature of in nature, some as a result of the environment and human development. Others are as a result of the calendar, key dates which, for society as a whole, signify promising beginnings, a new start.
One of the most important is the start of a new year. Inevitably we take advantage of the opportunity to start from scratch to achieve any goal that we have previously set without success.
2018 has already begun and it is never too late to improve any aspect of your life, regardless of your age, especially when related to health.
At Vithas we are health experts and we would like to pass on a few tips for the new year, to help you take care of the important things: your physical and mental health.
Health advice for 2018
- Take proper care of your digestive system.
Forget miracle diets. From a certain age, around the age of 50, symptoms may be more significant and require more active investigation by doctors. Good nutrition containing all the food groups (carbohydrates, fats, proteins) in the correct amounts is the healthiest diet to follow. To prevent overeating, avoid going for long periods without food and eat 5 times a day. Not smoking and avoiding abuse of alcohol can of course also help to keep your digestive system healthy.
- Participate in regular exercise
Even if it is low intensity exercise. However joining the gym in January and leaving in February does not produce results. The most important thing is to find a balance, participate in a sport you enjoy and which you can practice consistently, even if it’s only for 30 minutes a day.
- Take care of your mind
Taking care of your psyche is also important. Seeing a psychologist to resolve emotional conflicts improves mental health, and a healthy mind is the beginning of a healthy body. Therefore see specialists who can help you to focus on what is really important and leave stress behind.
- Have regular dental and eye checks
Don’t neglect ophthalmic and dental check-ups in the medium term.
Periodic check-ups are key, gum disease is a silent condition which does not manifest itself until it has become a serious and chronic problem. It is therefore important to treat it in the acute phase, with early detection and monitoring from the start.
To maintain good oral health (which is demonstrated by clean, pink gums, with no bleeding or tartar, monitored by a professional) it is important to have check-ups every 6 months to a year. As well as brushing regularly, the spaces between the teeth and the area where the teeth meet the gums should also be cleaned using dental floss, oral irrigators and interdental brushes.
Eyesight is one of the senses most affected by age. Conditions of varying magnitude and significance can develop. Many patients do not realise they have a problem until sight becomes blurred, or visual disturbances appear such as metamorphorpsia. There are several tests such as the Amsler grid test, FAG, OCT or Fundoscopy which can be performed.
There are people who must spend long periods of time in front of a screen for work or other reasons. For these people it is advisable to develop a routine, taking a couple of minutes rest every 45 minutes.
Artificial tears may also be recommended to reduce eye irritation.
- Eliminate bad habits from your life.
The start of a new year is usually a time of high motivation to deal with addictions such as smoking, alcohol and other drugs.
Smoking is responsible for 17% of deaths in Spain and kills 124 people each day. 30% of the adult population are smokers. After 5 years, only 3% of patients who do not see a specialist for help manage to still be smoke-free. For this reason our advice is to ask for individual help from the start, to choose an intensive, personalised treatment.
- A general check-up at the start of the year is a good idea.
Finally, start the year with a general health check, nothing is better than knowing your current state of health to be able to set yourself realistic goals for the rest of the year.
Regular consultations with individualised treatment are essential to keeping completely healthy and motivated.