Health and Healthy Lifestyle

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Health and Healthy Lifestyle

How to stay healthy

Healthy food

Unhealthy food

You and your

healthy lifestyle

A visit to doctor´s

Specialists

Cold / flu

Car accident

What should people do to stay healthy?

Health is the most important thing we have. The best way to stay fit and healthy is

to lead healthy lifestyle.

What should people do to stay healthy?

To be healthy, we should: eat a balanced diet

drink enough water

practise some sport or physical activity

get enough sleep

have balanced work and leisure time

avoid stress

What shouldn´t you do to keep yourself fit and healthy?

We should not smoke

We shouldn´t drink much alcohol

We shouldn´t work long hours

We should avoid unhealthy environment

Do you do any sports?

We can regenerate our health by practising sports.

Sport helps us to keep our bodies in a good physical and mental condition.

To feel better, look better, lose fat and be healthier should be a great motivation for everybody.

What happens when you are ill and you go to doctor´s?

If we feel unwell, we should see a doctor.

The doctor:

Asks what is the trouble Examines us Wants to know where we feel painChecks our blood pressure, takes our pulse Takes the blood count Says the diagnosis Prescribes a medicine

What happens when you are ill and you go to doctor´s?

We have to go to the hospital if the situation isserious, for example in the case of:

Heart attackAppendicitis Broken arm or legPneumonia LeukaemiaDiabetesCancer

Do you know any specialists?

An optometrist - checks our eyes and prescribes glasses

A surgeon - operates on us

A paediatrician - a doctor for children

A dermatologist - for problems with skin

A dentist - for a regular check-up or if we have a toothache

What would you recommend to someone who has a cold/running nose?

A cold or runny nose is a very common illness.

We should:

Stay in a bed

Drink a lot of herbal tea

Take some aspirin and vitamins

After a week or two we feel well again

What would you recommend to someone who has flu?

Flu is very common illness in autumn and winter.

You can have a high temperature and feel very bad.

It is necessary to:

Stay in bed and have a restDrink a lot of herbal tea Take some pills, drops and vitaminsIf this doesn't help, you must see a doctor

If you saw a car accident, what would you do?

In the case of accident it is necessary to provide first aid. We should:

make sure we are safe (put on safety jacket, use warning triangle)check the victims for injuries, but DO NOT move themmake sure if pulse is present and person is breathing if not, start resuscitation stop strong bleeding (wear gloves!!!)put injured person into recovery position call emergency (the number is 155 or 112).

http://www.trafficaccidentadvice.co.uk/basic-first-aid-if-you-witness-car-accident.html

Useful vocabulary

Health…………………zdraví (podstatné jméno)Healthy………………..zdravý (přídavné jméno)Illness…………………onemocnění, nemoc, chorobaIll……………………...nemocnýSick…………………....nemocný, nezdravýDisease………………...onemocnění, nemoc, chorobaPain……………………bolestHurt……………………poranit, bolet, poškoditHave a cold………….....být nastydlýHave runny nose……….mít rýmuHave flu………………..mít chřipku