Lifestyle Diseases – Prevention And Causes

It becomes a matter of pride for the old-aged people to discuss their healthy lifestyles, hygienic and pest-free food they used to eat those days and the major one, how better physical living they had in those good old times. But, with the advancement of technologies, we humans today, have become lazier and more accustomed to the lifestyle that is more reliable on machines than on humans. Due to this, there is a new epidemic, called as ''Lifestyle Diseases'' by the doctors. This write-up covers all that you need to know about this new, yet prevalent problem. Lifestyle Diseases The lifestyle diseases are the kind of diseases that are based on the result of the way we live our lives on daily basis. Only work, no play makes us a dull jack who is more prone to diseases, emotional problems, and physical stress. These are the diseases that develop due to:

• Work Environments
• Stress
• Eating Habits
• Exercise Habits
• Environmental factors that affect our living conditions

List of some of the threatening lifestyle diseases:

• Diabetes
• Obesity
• Heart Disease
• Hypertension
• Stroke
• Cancer
• Allergies
• Hearing Problems
• Cold Shock
• Depression
• Chronic Backache
• Liver Cirrhosis

Causes: As mentioned, lifestyle diseases are the cause of our living choices, the factors are hence closely related.

• Lack of adequate posture
• Bad diet options
• Poor lifestyle choices
• Disruption in the biological clock
• Environmental changes

Prevention: The good thing of the lifestyle diseases is that if we do something to prevent them, the condition can possibly be reversed. Here are some of the changes that you can do to avoid the lifestyle diseases:

• Engage in moderate exercise (every day for almost 30 minutes)
• Eat a healthy diet
• Avoid consuming foods high in calories, fats, and refined products
• Stand and sit in the right postures

Although we live convenient lives, we are prone to lifestyle diseases. Hence, we need to look back and adopt certain preventive measures to avoid them. We must learn to live physically active lives, which may, in turn, help us in living disease-free lives.