11 World Health Day Tips To Stay Healthy

11 World Health Day Tips To Stay Healthy
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April 5, 2019
Health is wealth is the saying. We have reversed the saying completely. As we
celebrate the ​World Health Day​ on 7​th​ April, here are some ​health tips​ for thought.
There is a lot of chaos in the world we live in. It is noisy, polluted, stressful and survival
has turned into hunger games. Wealth has become the priority and even if health is a
concern, lack of hygienic food, safe water, and clean air makes it difficult to stay
healthy.
The solution is not that difficult. We might want to turn back and look at the roads we
have walked. From a bright and playful childhood, through the active and attractive
teenage, we have reached the lazy and weary middle ages. You used to be full of light
and energy, a person of brisk. Ready for anything used to be your motto. And now, your
health forces you to find excuses, to skip a gathering, to quit working and to start bad
addictions. This includes your mental and physical health conditions. It is time you ​grow
young​. Hair dyes and makeup materials cannot hide wrinkles and grey hair forever.
Something else can do the impossible for you. Yoga! This ancient system has proven to
be an effective method for resisting aging and the healthiest way to stay healthy.
Before we dig deeper into this solution here are 11 ways for you to stay healthy
Health tips to focus on world health day
1. A cup of ‘positivitea’
Being positive is not that tough, Positivity is a choice. It is based on how you recognize,
understand and respond to a situation. When things go bad, be optimistic and work
harder. Stay away from negative people and bad habits. Negativity will spoil your mental
health and this, in turn, will affect your physical health.
Fill yourself with confidence and always respond wise and warm; never react. Never let
your emotions blind and fool you. Gain control over your mind through meditation and
through other activities that will uplift your mood. A positive mind will lead to a ​healthier
and happier life​.

2. Say hello to a healthy lifestyle
What do you do after your work? You might fulfill your hunger with a sandwich from one
of those fast food centers and a soft drink. Then you might head straight back home
making your way through the dust, smoke and noisy traffic. You might throw yourself on
the bed, immerse your face in a five-inch screen of icons, likes and filters and before
you know you will fall hard into a trance which you call sleep. You welcome the morning
cursing, as your alarm did not work.
And it’s pretty much the same story. Breakfast skipped endless red signals, packed
elevator, angry boss, impossible targets, gossips, angry boss again, stress, hours on
the chair, back pain, facts and figures on the screen and the process repeats. Another
day, the same story!
We understand what you go through. Work is one of the priorities in life, we agree. Keep
health on top of your priority list. You will see your lifestyle changing, your way of work
changing and your story will keep getting better.
Today when you head back home, promise yourself that you will have a healthy dinner,
not junk food. Make sure that you sit back and relax before you go to bed. Tell yourself
that you won’t touch your​ ​phone​ once you are on the bed. You may keep multiple
alarms to get up early, probably before sunrise. While you sip your morning tea, you can
plan and start the day early. Prepare yourself a simple and healthy breakfast. Hit the
road while the traffic is less. Reach your office on time, wish your friends and start
achieving those targets.
3. Watch what you eat & drink

A healthy diet is part of a healthy lifestyle. Say goodbye to junk food and start eating
healthy. If possible, cook yourself. Get the best organic fruits and vegetables and treat
yourself with various cuisines. Have you heard about the kitchen garden and terrace
farming? Be an urban farmer with these techniques and take a closer step to healthy
living.
Water is an elixir and every drop is precious. Ensure you drink safe water and waste not
even drop of it. Drink plenty of water and stay hydrated. Pure water can perform magic
in your body. Stay away from carbonated soft drinks, flavored juices, and alcohol. They
are harmful to your body and you know it.
4. Stress as the villain
Stress is the Shao Kahn of Mortal Combat. A villain hard to be beaten. But we need to
win, don’t we? We don’t have any cheat codes or shortcuts in life. We need to beat
stress to move forward. There can be many reasons for you to be stressed. It can be
your ​work​, financial problems, a problem in the family, a health condition etc. No matter
what your reason for stress is, be aware that the problem is not solved until you accept
it and face it. Stop overthinking and worrying, stop running away. There is always a
solution.

Do you know that meditation is a part of yoga? Dhyana or meditation is one of the eight
limbs of yoga. ​Meditation​ is a great stress buster. Find a well ventilated and isolated
spot in your house. Sit comfortable and start focusing on your breath. When your mind
wanders, let it be free. Gain control over mind in between by bringing your focus back to
your breath and by sensing all parts of your body with your mind.
Involving in art, music, dance or an outdoor/indoor game is also a great way to fight
stress. Avoid video games and television as they might contain disturbing imagery
which will stress you more.
5. Stop the unhealthy drive to be ‘healthy’
Millenials are health conscious and many of them hit the gym regularly. With all those
toned muscles and flat belly, you might resemble healthy heavenly beings. Believe us
when we say that even they aren’t healthy. A well-marketed protein powder company
can get you buffed up but the muscles don’t guarantee health. When you work out like a
beast lifting weights and sweating out on a treadmill, you push yourselves to the limit
dreaming about the dream body.
The word body itself is a superficial thing. ​Stop hitting the gym​ for a month and you will
be struggling with flabby muscles. We are not against gym workouts, we just want you

to refocus what you are doing. Your aim should not be the perfect body, it must be to
stay healthy in the safest way. Steroids, health supplements etc. are shortcuts and they
come with a price too.
Eating less will not help you attain muscles. It might reduce your weight but will reduce
your health too. You are human; you need to eat.
Let us avoid shortcuts and focus on our health; when we say health that includes both
physical and mental health.
6. Fight the demons of addictions
Many of us use addiction as an excuse. “ I smoke because I am stressed. I am drinking
because I am sad.” These are familiar lines for most of us. Do we feed our kids with
alcohol when they are sad? Do you light your son a cigarette when he says that he is
stressed? What did you do as a kid when things weren’t right? Use the same methods.
Alcohol, cigarettes, ​drugs​,​ gambling, pornography, gaming, social media and any other
form of addiction are dangerous to you and you already know it. Addiction is a parasite
that eats out your health. If you already know it, then stop it. You have seen the
statistics. Would you like to die coughing blood? Would you like to live with a bag of
oxygen forever? Do you know how is it to be a penniless beggar after you lost all your
money gambling? Addiction is bad and it is never too late to stop it. Stop your addictions
and find yourself beaming with life and energy.
7. Sleep like a baby
Sleep plays a major role in our health. It doesn’t matter how long you sleep for; but how
you sleep matters a lot. Quality of sleep is a very important factor. Asleep with full of
nightmares is definitely not quality sleeping. Do you know that there are ​various stages
of sleeping​ and ​various types of dreams​?
Try to have your dinner early so that your stomach is not a busy factory while sleeping.
Do not watch television and do not use your phone or laptop before you go to bed. This
will help your brain relax and will help you sleep like a baby.
Try to keep your bed clean and strictly do not eat or work sitting on the bed. These
simple techniques will help you attain a sound sleep.
8. Find happiness
Ever heard of the saying “some days you have to create your own sunshine”.
Happiness is sunshine on a cloudy day. Life has its ups and downs, but happiness is a

choice just like positivity.​ ​How to be happy​ is one of the most searched questions and
the answers are simple.
Must Read: ​How to be happy
9. Escape from the digital web
We are all stuck in the digital world of social media profiles, likes, shares, comments,
emoticons, status, stories, videos, movies, games, emails, notifications, and filters. A
virtual world where we spend most of our time away from reality. It is inevitable to
escape this digital web​ for a healthy life.
We need to live in reality. The reality of social media applications is that they are
created for connecting people. Than creating healthy connections, we are living in a
digital world of self-obsession, jealousy, competition, and lies.
10. Ensure your dearest and nearest are healthy
The health of your friends and family also affects you to a great extent. We are not
referring to some kind of epidemic. When your loved ones are physically or mentally
down, it definitely will affect your health. You must ensure that they stay healthy as you
are, by making them aware of healthy living.
11. Do yoga to achieve all of the above
Most of us know all the points mentioned above. Why are we not putting them to
practice? We are all aware of the problem and its solutions. Still, problems persist. This
is where yoga will help. Yoga helps in putting awareness into practice. A healthy mind
and body along with true awareness are what yoga offers. Stop seeing yoga as a tool to
fight belly fat alone.
A Six Packed Mind
Here is another ​World Health Day Tip​:
Health includes physical and ​mental health​. Until a few years back, mental health was
not considered to be important, which is why people thought depression, stress, etc. to
be abnormal concepts. No one wanted to believe that depression is real and could be
caused because of mental illness or pressure. No one wanted to talk about depression
and suicide and it was termed as a taboo subject for a great part of the century. This

esulted in a lot of unhappy individuals and an ever-increasing death toll because no
one wanted to confront this issue. People were scared to admit that they are suffering
from depression or having suicidal thoughts because there was a major stigma
associated with these words. However, mental illnesses are real, depression is real, and
it would be wise if we accept this fact and try to find ​ways to cure​ these problems.
The concept of overall well-being
The overall well-being of a person is not just related to their physical well-being now. It
also includes their mental well-being. So, if a person exercises every day and is
physically fit but stays unhappy or depressed then that person is not healthy. While
treatment of the physical ailments seems comparatively straightforward, finding the
issue behind a mental ailment is difficult and requires a whole more effort.
You might wonder why the overall health of a person is important. Doesn’t physical
health suffice to survive in this world? While this theory was found to be true in ancient
times, it is not true for the modern world. Nowadays, the risks to our health have
increased tenfold and make it difficult to just assume physical fitness enough for our
prolonged lifespan.
It is time we act
We sit in our air-conditioned offices, slaving away in front of computers and laptops
while holding a weird posture. We lack the physical exertion as earlier times and deal
with a lot of stress related to office deadlines and relationship problems. It is not easy to
stay fit and healthy anymore. Every year, millions of people commit suicide or die from
numerous diseases, all because they did not take proper care of themselves. Since we
do not get adequate physical exercise anymore, we have a poor immune system and a
lower life expectancy.
Did you know that earlier people could live up to 150-200 years of age without so much
as a blink and carry out their daily activities with great ease? Now, you cannot even
think of reaching an age of 100 without contracting a dozen diseases or problems.
Why?
All because the healthy living lifestyle no longer holds any importance to us and we are
just invested in living a rat race where coming first is the only important objective. We
work 12-18 hours a day, skip meals, stay glued to our mobiles, TVs, etc. for the entire
day, etc. so that we can earn more.

The introduction of junk and packaged foods has certainly not helped our cause and all
these entertainment gadgets have made us just plain lazy. Earlier, kids would go out to
play cricket, football, etc. in the field and get some exercise, which would keep them fit
and healthy. However, nowadays kids are more interested in playing video games at
home or waste away their time on the numerous social media websites. There is no
physical activity anymore in their life so they often turn obese or lazy.
The junk food and fast food available in abundance are slowly eroding our body and
killing the brain cells slowly. Food like burgers, pizzas, chocolates, etc. might taste
delicious but they just add fat to our body and do not provide us with any nutritional
value. This is one of the main reasons why we are catching so many diseases and the
life expectancy of people has drastically decreased in recent years. This is why we need
to take an active step towards staying healthy, both mentally and physically to lead a
happy and satisfied life.
One of the most effective ways to stay physically and mentally fit is by practising Yoga
every day. Since ancient times, Yoga has been known to be one of the most calming
and relaxing technique to stay fit and it holds true for today as well. It will not only
relieve you and help you recover from your existing illnesses but it will also help in the
prevention of any future diseases. It will help you take care of your mind, body, and your
spirit and will act as a great health booster.

Yoga’s message on world health day
Years earlier, we had no cars, gadgets, technology, etc. which led to daily physical
exercise. However, with the introduction of cars, TVs, ovens, etc., people lacked the
necessary exercise and Yoga was originated to help in the healing of both the mind and
the body. Many people often mistake Yoga as just a normal asana which is performed
for flexibility and physical fitness but this asana is responsible for the healing of your
body and mind. Yoga involves meditation, conscious breathing, diet changes, sound
visualizations, and so on to address the different dimension of the human system.
Yoga employs four important principles to heal the human system:
● All the human dimensions are interrelated and need to be addressed for the
overall well-being of the individual.
● Every individual and his/her problems are unique and require a unique solution.
● Yoga is self-determining which is that every individual is responsible for their own
healing through yoga. No one else can do it for them; they can only guide them
through the process and the path.

●
An individual’s state of mind plays an important role in their healing process. A
person with a positive mindset is likely to heal quicker than a person with a
negative mindset.
As a result, the holistic well-being of each person is specific to the person and only
deals with the well-being of the entire human system. This means that there are specific
Yoga asanas which will help in achieving the overall well-being of a person. For
instance, a man and a woman suffering from depression and ​overweight issue​. The
man suffers from depression which is the reason for his drinking too much and gaining
excess weight, while the woman is depressed due to her excess weight. Now, you won’t
expect the same Yoga exercises to work on both of these individuals as their problems
are different. So, the woman would need to practice Yoga exercises which will help her
lose weight while the man would need to practice exercises to ​relieve stress​ and calm
his mind.
Yoga is one tool which can help you with both physical and mental aspects of your life
and can protect you from future complications as well. Yoga can help you with physical
fitness so that you are more confident and happy with yourself. It can help you gain
flexibility, strength, stamina, lose weight, and improve your immunity system. It can also
help in lowering your cortisol levels which can reduce stress and the chances of
contracting cardiovascular diseases. This way, you can stay healthy physically.
At the same time, Yoga can also help in mental fitness as it can calm you and reduce
your stress. It can help you with positive thoughts and help in overcoming past traumas
which will boost your confidence and make you feel lighter. It also helps in becoming
emotionally stable and makes you aware of things that are important. Yoga can make
you independent and satisfied with your and help you achieve the holistic well-being
which is so important in the modern lifestyle.
So, start practising Yoga daily to achieve your holistic well-being for a longer and
happier life.
A pledge to be sworn on world health day
World Health Day is celebrated on 7​th​ April every year and was first started by the World
Health Organisation in 1948. This is a global health awareness day where ​WHO
focuses on a particular subject which is critical for global health. On this occasion, we
shall all pledge that health is of primary importance and that any practice that is
hazardous to our health shall be avoided. We must adopt a healthier way of living that
shields us from diseases and pollution.
In accordance to the World Health Day, a lot of local, international, and regional events
are held by WHO on this day to make more people involved and aware of the health

challenges that the world faces and how to overcome these challenges. Every year,
WHO chooses a particular health-related topic to focus on and spread awareness about
so that people can take active measure to ensure their good health.
The theme for the World Health Day 2019 discussion is Universal Health Coverage in
which the WHO will cover the essential health services that all individuals must have
access to. This will include the financial constraints that most people suffer from and
how we can help to remove these constraints so that every individual has access to the
required health facilities. We all know that in the past few years, the death toll has
increased a lot due to poverty and an inadequate health supply, which is a concerning
matter to consider. World Health Day is a day to acknowledge these shortcomings and
spread the word so that necessary steps can be taken to rectify this situation.