How is PSA used to monitor prostate cancer?
Effects of sleep deprivation
Progressive relaxation techniques for insomnia
How to test for sleep apnea: At home or in a lab
How sleep deprivation can harm your health
Extreme heat endangers older adults: What to know and do
Want to cool down? 14 ideas to try
What is a PSA test and how is it used?
Blood sugar–friendly fruits if you have diabetes
Gratitude enhances health, brings happiness — and may even lengthen lives
Staying Healthy
Achieving and maintaining good health means adopting healthy lifestyle habits, from consuming nutritious foods and getting regular physical activity to prioritizing sleep and reducing stress.
Dietary patterns that are most closely linked to a longer, healthier life tend to focus on unprocessed or minimally processed foods like fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains, and nuts as well as fish and healthy fats.
Physical activity can mean going for long walks, riding your bike, gardening, playing pickleball, or regularly participating in any activity you enjoy. Exercise lowers your risk for serious health problems, strengthens and tones your muscles, helps preserve independence, and boosts your mood.
Restorative sleep is similarly vital to your health and wellbeing, as is managing stress. Regular checkups, screening tests, and other preventive health measures are also important.
Over time, these efforts will pay dividends. You’ll be rewarded with more energy, improved mobility, less pain, a brighter outlook, and enhanced physical and mental health.
Related Articles
Staying Healthy
Understanding the stress response
Staying Healthy
Weighing the dangers of extra weight
Diseases & Conditions
Diabetes remission may lower risk of kidney disease and heart disease
Heart Health
Update on atrial fibrillation
Diseases & Conditions
The wide-ranging effects of psoriasis
Staying Healthy
Try this: Balancing act
Staying Healthy
Night owls may face higher diabetes risks
Nutrition
Eating high-quality carbohydrates may stave off middle-age weight gain
Staying Healthy
Toothbrushing tied to lower pneumonia rates in hospitalized patients
Exercise & Fitness
Two workout strategies that reduce cardiovascular disease risk
Pain
Is that dental pain an emergency?
Exercise & Fitness
An easier way to do high-intensity interval training
Free Healthbeat Signup
Get the latest in health news delivered to your inbox!
Sign Up
