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Health

A healthy life consists of several things and the key is that we balance them. I think it’s
important to eat healthy food, drink healthy drinks, keep a healthy mind, sleep enough, work
out regularly, be outside in the fresh air enough, and live an active life.
It’s important to keep our body as healthy as possible because this way we can preserve our
health for a longer time and we can avoid getting ill or injured. Some illnesses such as
diabetes or high blood pressure are linked to an unhealthy lifestyle or to being overweight.
It’s better for all of us when we are healthy and we don’t need to go to the GP all the time, we
don’t need to take medications but rather fulfil our duties and responsibilities. If we pay
attention to our health from early on, we can avoid lots of illnesses later on in life.
It’s also important that we exercise. We should go for a run, or a walk, or go to a fitness club
several times a week.
I think a balanced diet means that we eat smaller portions several times a day and we eat a
whole variety of different food. We need to eat fibre and whole grain bread, dairy products,
fruit, vegetables, white meat such as chicken or fish, use healthy oils from nuts and drink lots
of water. We need to stay away from sugar and unhealthy fats, too much pre-produced food or
prepackaged food, which means that we should avoid greasy food, sweets, and caffeine. We
should also drink healthy drinks.
Health cares are cover all people and they’re nearly free. Of course, it’s not free because
employees and employers pay social security contributions to the state to cover their health
cares. There are private medical cares but they’re so expensive.
People usually see their GP if they catch some common illness such as a cold or the flu.
Sometimes, however, it may also turn out to be more serious and the doctor can refer us to a
specialist or to the hospital. People are taken straight to hospital if they have an accident.