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How to have a healthy lifestyle

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A healthy lifestyle

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A healthy lifestyle can help you feel good.  

A healthy life includes: 

  • eat healthy foods 
  • get enough sleep 
  • stay active and go outdoors 
  • see friends and family 

Making healthy choices can give you some control over your health.  

But staying healthy is not always easy.  

The information in this section can help you learn how to be healthy.  

You can make small changes so you feel healthier and happier. 

A healthy lifestyle can help you feel good in your mind and body.

When you live a healthy life, you:

  • eat healthy foods
  • get enough sleep
  • care for yourself
  • stay active
  • see friends and family
  • spend time in nature, like walking in the bush or on the beach.

Making healthy choices can give you some control over your health. 

But staying healthy is not always easy. 

Some people face that make healthy choices harder. 

For example, you might not have enough:

  • money
  • support
  • information
  • freedom to make your own choices.

The information in this section of the website can help you learn about healthy habits. 

You can't control everything about your health. But you can make small changes so that you feel healthier and happier.