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    1) The document discusses the importance of changing bad health habits like smoking, excessive drinking, poor diet, and lack of exercise which are major contributors to preventable diseases in the Philippines. 2) According to WHO statistics, over 15 million Filipinos smoke, over half of adults binge drink, and over 90% do not eat the recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables. As a result, non-communicable diseases are a leading cause of death. 3) To change bad habits, one must be determined, set small achievable goals, slowly replace bad habits with good ones like exercise and healthy eating, and apply knowledge through action rather than just being aware.

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    1) The document discusses the importance of changing bad health habits like smoking, excessive drinking, poor diet, and lack of exercise which are major contributors to preventable diseases in the Philippines. 2) According to WHO statistics, over 15 million Filipinos smoke, over half of adults binge drink, and over 90% do not eat the recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables. As a result, non-communicable diseases are a leading cause of death. 3) To change bad habits, one must be determined, set small achievable goals, slowly replace bad habits with good ones like exercise and healthy eating, and apply knowledge through action rather than just being aware.

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    1) The document discusses the importance of changing bad health habits like smoking, excessive drinking, poor diet, and lack of exercise which are major contributors to preventable diseases in the Philippines. 2) According to WHO statistics, over 15 million Filipinos smoke, over half of adults binge drink, and over 90% do not eat the recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables. As a result, non-communicable diseases are a leading cause of death. 3) To change bad habits, one must be determined, set small achievable goals, slowly replace bad habits with good ones like exercise and healthy eating, and apply knowledge through action rather than just being aware.

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    Essay About Health Awareness

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    1) The document discusses the importance of changing bad health habits like smoking, excessive drinking, poor diet, and lack of exercise which are major contributors to preventable diseases in the Philippines. 2) According to WHO statistics, over 15 million Filipinos smoke, over half of adults binge drink, and over 90% do not eat the recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables. As a result, non-communicable diseases are a leading cause of death. 3) To change bad habits, one must be determined, set small achievable goals, slowly replace bad habits with good ones like exercise and healthy eating, and apply knowledge through action rather than just being aware.

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    Allyssa Joy Malabanan

    XI - Galileo
    Health

    ACTION COMES AFTER AWARENESS: WHY YOU SHOULD CHANGE YOUR BAD HEALTH
    HABITS

    It has been two years since it felt like the world stopped turning and everything felt static but
    amidst the crisis, panic, and fear brought by the pandemic, it is known to all that it is necessary to keep
    one's body and mind fit and healthy and yet despite knowing that health is wealth and preventive
    measures such as eating a healthy diet and daily exercises, we conveniently ignore it for the sake of our
    guilty pleasures.
    Bad habits are often not addressed as most people do not consider its harmful effects in the long run
    or are ignorant of its consequences and also changing it needs a lot of hard work, motivation and
    perseverance and most people do not like hard work. Examples of bad habits that are usually glossed over
    but lead to devastating consequences are eating junk foods, sleeping late, being a couch potato, excessive
    sleeping, staying on the phone all day, and skipping meals. Another bad habit that you should not keep is
    your unhealthy way of dealing with stress and boredom especially now that we are in the middle of a
    pandemic such as smoking, drinking alcohol or eating too much as it is not good for your health and can
    be the reason why chronic and lifestyle diseases occur.
    According to the World Health Organization, more than one third of people aged 15 years and
    above in the Philippines — some 15.7 million children, women, and men — are smokers while over half
    of men and women aged 20 years old and above are binge drinkers. More than one in five people have
    high blood pressure and only half of the population does sufficient physical activity. The proportion of
    adults who are overweight or obese has doubled in the last 20 years, and obesity in children and teens is
    rising at an alarming rate. Over 90% of Filipino adults did not meet the WHO recommended intake of 400
    grams of fruits and vegetables per day. About 30% of children suffer from stunting, a condition which
    further predisposes them to an increased risk for obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease later in life.
    All of these shows the severity of the situation that we are in.
    Because non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, heart diseases, stroke, cancer, and chronic diseases
    that affect the airways and lungs that take over 300,000 Filipino lives a year are all preventable and
    avoidable and yet the cases of it are steadily rising and have become one of the main reasons for mortality
    in our country because we choose to be ignorant of what the consequences are of keeping our bad habits
    and not putting effort to be healthy.
    To change your bad habits and prevent cases of diseases brought out by long term bad habits from
    rising, one must first be determined and motivated. Be firm and strict with yourselves. When you start
    doubting and relapsing, visualize what would happen in the future if you continue your bad habits. Start
    with baby steps so that you can adjust, such as setting goals that you can achieve before getting intense
    and before you know it, your bad habits have changed. Slowly replace them with good, productive ones
    such as reading, dancing, or eating fruits and vegetables instead of junk foods.
    Being aware of your health is good but being aware and maintaining it is even better. You should eat
    a healthy diet with go, grow and glow foods. Exercise daily and remember, gym equipment or going to
    the gym is not needed as walking for 30 mins or light jogging is enough. Organize your sleep schedule so
    that you can have 6-8 hrs of sleep. Drink a lot of water and eat on time. You should not only be aware as
    awareness is not enough. You should also act. Knowledge should not always be stored, it also should be
    applied because once not applied, it will become useless. Learning is not the same as doing.

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