MR. HEALTH; HERE I COME!

MR. HEALTH!

Mr. Health is knocking on your door to inform you who he is!
Are you ready to receive him?

H elp yourself to live longer.
E njoy yourself with care to live longer.
A ttain the health goals yourself to live longer.
L ive a good life to live longer.
T each yourself a good lifestyle to live longer.
H old yourself responsible to live longer.

Mr. Health would like you to take the thirty (30) stanzas below very serious.

H elp yourself to live longer.

1. Adopt healthy diet lifestyle.
   *Eat more vegetables like “Kontomire”, “Ayoryor”, “lefe”, lettuce, turkey berries (‘abeduro’).
   *Eat more fruits like mangoes/oranges/two fingers of banana/a slice of water melon/pawpaw a day.
   *Low sodium diet (low intake of salt, instant nodules or avoid them if possible).
   *low fat and oil diet like cold liver oil, soyabeans oil, low or fat free meat, red oil or palm oil, all in smaller quantity.
   *low intake of sugar. *Avoid caffeine drinks, alcohol and smoking.
2. Do regular aerobic exercise at least twice a week.
3. Drink clean water at least 2000mls (4satchets pure water) a day.
4. Do regular medical check ups at least every 6months.
5. Check your weight weekly.
   *Take not less than 1,200 calories per day (livestrong.com)
   *Ideal weight x 12= calories needed per day (if not very active).
   *Ideal weight x 15 = calories needed per day (if very active) according to University of Maryland medical centre.

E njoy yourself to live longer.

6. Use your leisure time to listen and or/ to your favourite songs, radio programme, movies, television programme.
7. Watch or play your favourite games.
8. Relax at the beach or interesting tourist places.
9. Have sex with your married partner as and when necessary.
10. Dance once a while to your favourite song.
11. Read story books or articles or news at least once a week.

A ttain the health goals yourself to live longer.

12. Tell yourself no life without health.
13. Discipline yourself with a healthy lifestyle.
    Refer to 1-11.

L ive a good life yourself to live longer.

14. Pray regularly.
15. Seldomly fast if not contraindicated to your health.
16. Live marijuana(wee)/cocaine/tramol/drug abuse free life.
17. Abstain from indiscrimate sex.
18. Have one sex partner.
19. Have protected sex if not married to the partner.
20. Have adequate rest & sleep (at least 6-7 hours sleep per day).

T each yourself a healthy lifestyle to live longer.

21. Have fun with friends & significant others.
22. Talk to one you trust if you have challenges.
23. Help others if possible.
24. Refer to 1-20.

H old yourself responsible to live longer.

25. Be in charge of your life & health.
26. Do frequent hand washing with soap under running water.
27. Keep your environment tidy.
28. Cover food with clean lid.
29. Wash fruits with clean water as well as vegetables with salt solution before consumption.
30. Foods that should be eaten hot as well as foods that should be eaten cold should be done accordingly.

Thanks for reading. We are doing our best to put health in an entertaining and storytelling form. Together we can do this.

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