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PubID: UNP-0014
Title: ENJOY LIFE TO ITS FULLEST! Pages: 6     Balance: 0
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UNP-0014 Enjoy Life To Its Fullest!

Enjoy Life To Its Fullest!


 Be Proactive...

follow recommendations for a healthier you!

Eating Healthy Promotes...

Alertness

  • mental
  • physical

Positiveness

  • decision-making
  • attitude
  • activities

Performance

  • work
  • school
  • sports
  • fun & play

Longevity

  • good health
  • general well-being

Energy

  • vigor
  • vitality
  • strength


Choose Wisely

The Food Pyramid

Grains

  • Eat 6 oz. every day

Vegetables

  • Eat 2-1/2 cups every day

Fruits

  • Eat 2 cups every day

Milk

  • Get 3 cups every day

Meat and Beans

  • Eat 5-1/2 oz. every day

Fats, Sugars, and Salt

  • Make most of your fat sources from fish, nuts, and vegetable oils


Benefits of Exercise

Reduces

  • stress
  • blood pressure
  • blood sugar
  • appetite
  • body weight

Increases

  • use of blood cholesterol
  • blood circulation
  • energy and stamina

Everyone Needs Exercise!


Rest & Relaxation

Reduces

  • tiredness
  • mood swings
  • stress
  • irritability

Increases

  • decision-making
  • energy
  • freshness
  • health & happiness

UNP-0014, October 2008, Donnie L. Cook, Extension Specialist, Health & Nutrition, Urban Affairs & New Nontraditional Programs Unit, Alabama A&M University


For more information, contact your county Extension office. Visit http://www.aces.edu/counties or look in your telephone directory under your county's name to find contact information.
Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work in agriculture and home economics, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, and other related acts, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama A&M University and Auburn University) offers educational programs, materials, and equal opportunity employment to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, veteran status, or disability.
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