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Live Healthy: Drink water and eat plant foods

Water is the basic need of human life. Without water, you cannot survive in this world. You have
to drink water at least 8 glasses a day to stay healthy. You can get several diseases if you do
not drink water properly. Those diseases are diabetes, headache, excessive sleepiness, dry
skin, hard to concentrate, and bad breath. You do not want these troubles in your life, right?
Especially if you have an interview and you haven’t drunk enough water and you can’t
concentrate on the question given. By drinking water, you can save your career. It is a simple
matter but has a big impact on your life. Start to drink enough water now and catch your dream!

Another way to stay healthy is to eat plant foods. Plant foods are healthy because they highly
contain nutrients for your body. One of the plant foods that have high nutrient is pumpkin.
Pumpkin is a nutritious orange vegetable. It is low in calories but rich in vitamins and minerals
almost everything in a pumpkin is healthy, its seeds, leaves, and juices. You can make pumpkin
into desserts, soups, salads, and even you can use it to substitute butter.

The best-known benefits of pumpkin are it is a source of beta carotene. Beta carotene is a
powerful antioxidant that gives orange vegetables and fruits their vibrant color. The body
converts any ingested beta carotene into vitamin A (medicalnewstoday.com). Vitamin A usually
incorporated with the eyes, so if you eat pumpkin it may save your eyes from age-related
macular degeneration or AMD. AMD is a disease that affects the retina, a layer at the back of
our eyeball, and contains light-sensitive cells. It helps us see the world around us. Consuming
pumpkins also save you from diabetes and cancer which is great if you want to live a healthy
life.

Sources:

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/279610#nutrition

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152105

Setiya Aji Pamungkas

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