a Guide To Healthy Living

• Do not smoke. Smokers should stop as quickly as possible and not smoke in the presence of others.

• Moderate your consumption of beers, wines and spirits.

• Avoid excessive exposure to sunlight, especially children.

• Follow health and safety instructions at work concerning production, handling or using any substance that might cause cancer.

• Avoid becoming overweight and limit your intake of saturated fatty foods and salt.

• Take regular exercise.

• Eat fresh fruit, vegetables and cereals with high fibre content frequently.

• Eat oily fish twice per week, eg Mackerel, Herring, Sardines or Salmon.

• See your GP if you have a persistent cough, persistent hoarseness, a change of bowel movement habits or an unexplained weight loss.

• Women should have a cervical smear at least once every three years.

• Women should be breast aware and if possible have a mammography regularly if they are older than 50 years.

• Ensure you and your children are fully vaccinated.

• Be safety conscious at all times, so as to reduce avoidable accidents.

• Always wear your seat belts in the car - both in front and rear.

• Dispose of all unwanted medicines (by taking them to your local chemist).

• Fit a smoke detector in your home (and check it regularly).