Preventing Stress Through a Healthy Lifestyle

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Preventing Stress Through a Healthy Lifestyle. 1. Suzanna Smith and Joe Pergola. 2. MAINTAINING GOOD HEALTH. "Lifestyle" refers to personal behaviors and …

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Fact Sheet HE-2090
November 1991
Preventing Stress Through a Healthy Lifestyle1
Suzanna Smith and Joe Pergola2
MAINTAINING GOOD HEALTH
“Lifestyle” refers to personal behaviors and habits
such as exercise, eating habits, cigarette smoking,
alcohol and drug use, safety, and stress management.
Experts say that a person’s lifestyle helps him or her
resist the negative effects of stress and prevents stress
from becoming a problem. You may want to follow the
Lifestyle Guidelines listed below to maintain your health
and prevent stress:
Avoid cigarettes. Cigarette smoking is the single
most important preventable cause of illness and early
death. The effects of smoking can be reversed.
Exercise regularly. Regular exercise helps people of
all ages look and feel better. Different kinds of
exercise provide specific health benefits.
Eat sensibly. A nutritious diet is essential for
maintaining good health and proper weight.
If you drink, drink only in moderation. Alcohol is
frequently used to reduce stress because it has a
relaxing effect. Regular, heavy use of alcohol leads
to disease. Drinking and driving often leads to fatal
or crippling accidents.
Use care in taking drugs. Although drugs may
provide temporary relief from stress symptoms, they
may not solve ongoing problems and…