The Basics for Staying Healthy

This guide offers you a headstart on the road to wellness with specific insights on the subjects of nutrition, longevity, and fitness. Every month we will add an article to one of the sections, based on information that has appeared in the UC Berkeley WELLNESS LETTER.

Eventually, this resource will be an online encyclopedia of Wellness.

 

Twenty-Three Tips for the Best Cycling Do-It-Yourself Home Gym A Dozen Ways to Improve Your Walking Workouts Building Muscle and Bone—at Home, on Your Own The Home Stretch Getting Fit

Busy B's: Good for Your Heart Filtering the News About Coffee Fishing for Answers Udder Confusion Be Choosy About Carbs 13 Keys to a Healthy Diet

Answering Your Questions About Immunity New Advice on Pain Relief Maintaining Mental Health in Time of Crisis New Advice for a Healthy Heart What You Should Know About Your Drinking Water The Wellness Guide to Preventive Care Managing Arthritis: Q & A's Diabetes Prevention Demystifying Stress Alcohol: Weighing the Benefits and Risks for You Answering Nine of Your Cholesterol Questions Hormone Therapy: The Answers Are In New Advice About Bone-Density Tests The Ups and Downs of Hypertension How to Lower Your Cancer Risk Preventing Heart Disease

Wellness is a way of living that emphasizes such preventive measures as eating a healthy diet, making exercise an enjoyable part of your life, and making self-care decisions that will improve the quality of your life. This means reducing your risk for chronic disease, preventing injuries, banishing environmental and safety hazards from your home and workplace, and eliminating unnecessary trips to the doctor—but making best use of the health-care system when you need it.

The premise of wellness is that you can live a long, healthy, and active life. All you need is the desire to do so—and the right information on which to base your actions.