Health

• Health is not just the absence of illness. It is a positive and enjoyable feeling of well being resulting from efforts to maintain an all-round state of physical and mental fitness
• Heath is affected by a variety of factors:

  • Diet
  • Living conditions
  • Contact with infections
  • Your genes
  • Lifestyle
• Poor health can be prevented by:

  • Good hygiene
  • Clean water
  • Improved diet
  • Vaccination
• Keeping healthy

  Keeping fit helps our bodies function better. Sustained regular exercise improves our blood circulation and reduces our heart rate. It also makes the breathing system more efficient
• Some conditions can be treated by:

  • Drugs such as antibiotics
  • Organ transplants
  • Chemotherapy
  • Radiotherapy
  • Gene therapy