Health is Wealth is an old proverb. It is very true. Good health is one of the boons and blessings of God. An unhealthy person is a burden on society and country both. Wealth is of no value if there is no health. If health is once lost, it is not easy to regain it.
To keep ourselves healthy we must follow certain rules. First of all we must keep our surrounding and ourselves neat and clean. We must also eat balanced diet. Exercise is also necessary to keep ourselves fit. So we must take exercise in fresh air daily. We should also take care of our eyes and teeth. We must not read in dim light. We must brush our teeth regularly. We must not eat stale things. We should never eat such sweets and food, which are not properly covered. If we follow these rules we will be able to keep ourselves healthy. It is also a famous saying that ‘After lunch rest a while and after dinner walk a mile’. Walking is the best exercise to keep us fit and healthy. There is another popular proverb, ‘Early to bed and early to rise makes a person healthy wealthy and wise’. A healthy person can enjoy the beauty of nature. So we must try to maintain good health. ‘Sound mind in a sound body’ means when our body is diseased our mind is also affected by it.
Most people are not aware of the need for a balanced diet. It is a universal experience that people who eat a simple and balanced diet lead a healthy life. Now a days people cannot resist going to fast food restaurants and food streets, where the food has less nutrient value from the point of view of the calories. They don’t even know that cholesterol, spices and overeating can lead to fatal diseases. The world is now drowned in this bad habit. Excess of anything is bad. Now the life rate of people is decreasing owing to a lazy and inactive lifestyle and an unbalanced diet. We have to check our diet and make sure that our eating habits are healthy.
An American philosopher and poet Mr. R.W. Emerson rightly say it that: -
‘The First Wealth Is Health’
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