mell scrie:
16.Speak about the things you do to have a healthy life. Give arguments and examples to sustain your ideas.
"Health is the thing that makes you feel that now is the best time of the year !" ( Franklin P. Adams )
Introduction :
- two thousand years ago Plutarch said that a moderate diet, exercise and restful sleep are the basis of good health;
- Plutarch's old advice is now as useful as it has ever been;
- anyway some strange things happened to mankind to make all Plutarch's advice harder to follow;
- there is a saying which goes that people dig their graves with their teeth;
- there is no entirely definition of health, because of its subjective character;
- but one good suggestion is that health is what you have when you do not notice that you have it;
Development :
A. Health - a reflection of my body good nourishment :
- health food ( also called natural food or organic food ) is a general term, applied to all kinds of food that are considered more healthful than the types of food widely sold in supermarkets ( e. g. whole grains, dried beans, corn oil , fruit and vegetables, grown in gardens, treated only with organic fertilizers, not spread with poisonous insecticides, and not refined after harvest );
- in choosing the type of food I eat, then, I have two choices : inorganic, processed foods, and organic, unprocessed foods;
- because I know that processed foods contain chemicals ( some of which are proven to be toxic ), and that vitamin content is reduced in processed foods, I prefer organic, unprocessed foods to inorganic processed foods;
- this is what I do in order to preserve my health :
a). I avoid dairy products in huge eatable amounts ( esp. butter, and eggs );
b). I reduce the amounts of meat ( beef and pork ), and any meat that is fatty ;
c). I cut out sugar, salt and coffee ;
d). I eat plenty of fresh fruit and fresh vegetables, and salads;
e). I always start my day with eating a very good breakfast ( esp. cereals, and fruit );
f). I drink a lot of pure drinking water during the day;
B. Health - a reflection of my body proper exercise :
- there are some sports or physical exercises which are generally safe and suitable for any age;
- the safest of all physical exercises is walking, fairly vigorous and energetic walking;
- but sports, such as swimming or cycling are another very good choice for any age;
- because when swimming or cycling you can control your own pace or go as slowly, or as fast as you wish;
- also when swimming or cycling you are supported by the water or by the saddle, which make physical exercise very comfortable;
- I am a very slim person, and this is not because I exaggerate with my physical exercises or favourite sports, but because I always combine exercise with a calorie- controlled diet;
- I usually have long walks every day;
- I go for a swim when I get a chance;
- I ride my bike when the weather is fine;
- but I always respect my 1 hour-program of daily regular physical exercises : side straddle, toe stand, crouch, upright kneeling, squat, hurdle, side split, forward split, bridge, back support, forearm stand, headstand, shoulder stand, arch, astride jump, tuck jump, pike, to enumerate just a few of them.
C. Health - a reflection of my body peaceful rest :
- we spend a third of our lives asleep;
- sleep is apparently necessary to our health;
- yet we know little of the nature of sleep and almost nothing of its purpose;
- it may seem almost self-evident that my body needs a rest from time to time, but in fact it is nothing of the kind ( for there are a lot of persons sleeping a lot and not being in ideal health, and persons sleeping not so many hours and being in very good health ) ;
- nobody knows why the brain or any other organ of my body should need rest, nor what happens to the brain during sleep that does it good;
- anyway, I am very certain of this thing : that sleep is necessary;
- when I have to study overnight for 1 or 2 nights consecutively during the week, my desire of sleep the next day or night is almost overwhelming , and I immediately abandon myself to its sweet arms;
- on the other hand, if I am forced to stay awake for let's say 3 or more nights consecutively during the week, I behave as though I am drunk, so this means I desperately need much deep sleep;
- but these are special occasions in my life when I do have to accomplish some school tasks;
- as a rule I tend to sleep 7-8 hours a night;
- so I am rigorous in respecting my sleeping hours;
- and this is reflected by my body's good health;
Conclusion :
- as a rule, I make Plutarch's advice my life's guidance;
- I usually eat healthily ( although it is not very easy to do this in today's Romania );
- I do physical exercise daily ( but this is closely connected to one's diet; if you do not eat enough or properly, you can't do physical exercise );
- I have a restful sleep ( for this is closely connected to my body's regular active work of the day );
- I tend to have the order of my life's priorities clear in my mind and arrange it and rearrange it whenever it gets turned down;
- my life's priorities are good health, good work, and good fun.