Traditional Skills and Lifestyle


Introduction


It is said that when a country develops its technology, the traditional skill and ways of life die out. Therefore, it is pointless to try and keep them alive. Beyond this statement is an argument that focuses on saving the traditional skills and lifestyle. The center of the debate pertains to the idea that in the development of the technology, people should either keep the traditional skills and way of life or let them die in a natural way like neglecting and forgetting. In this essay, the technology like the use of machineries and industrial systems will be compared to the health and lifestyle of the people.


Development


In the continuous development of the country, there are an increasing number of health problems and the continuous evolution of diseases generally affects the entire population of both developed and developing countries. Obviously, the creation of diseases is not a coincidence but because there are reason behind its evolution. Furthermore, the diseases are the responsible for the detected health risks that weakens the society and the continuous growth of the nation. In association between the health and diseases, there is a link that suggests that lifestyle greatly affects the formation of the viral diseases that can increase the mortality rate if not given appropriate action immediately. Generally, part of the modernization is the use of the technologies and other innovative evolutions.


Modern Lifestyle


Our modern life style is largely responsible for the increase in diseases today. This is a fact. The lifestyle of a person depends on the varieties of an individual’s activities. Apparently, the virus of “modern” lifestyles is now a deadly and widespread reality. Every day is about the news of health problems like the obesity, smoking and physical inactivity crash the lives of people and steal vitality. People who are stressed out these days describe their day as “toxic’’ for stress generates toxic juices. Part and parcel of the need to be cautious of the food we eat is the need to exert conscious effort to lead a healthy, stress-free, and well-balanced lifestyle. The most popular setting is among the cities which show the effects of health among the poor lifestyle. Because of the harmless modes of entertainment consist of television, movies and the Internet, people and even the young children, often set aside that importance of healthy living and exercise. Much more, if parents did not guide their children, the bad models that portrays in television shows can create a great influence in their young minds.


In terms of food, there is a wide growth of Fast food chains that are built at every turn and corner while there are few stores offering a limited selection of fresh and healthy foods, often sold at higher costs. Along this dangerous course, there is no possible escape route out of disease and poverty. A fast food offers the products that are packed with grease, sodium and calories plus a sedentary lifestyle will be unmistakably costly and lethal in the long run.


Lifestyle should be Revived


Healthy lifestyle is the way of life in which an individual is concern on the promotion and protects his health and well-being. Usually there are strategies that an individual can organize such as avoiding to smoke, regular exercise, eating healthy foods, monitoring and controlling the weight, managing the stress and regular health check up. Apparently, every country placed an initiative to answer the problems of health, but only few strategies were recognized. One strategy is to shape the social conditions using the information. With the movement of transforming the social environment, the health policies can be developed as well as different programs that can empower an individual to make healthy choices. This is a good start to level the healthy lifestyle interventions by limiting the diseases and stop death.


Conclusion


Clearly, through the use of healthy lifestyle projects, there is a safer course and effectively halt the spread of chronic diseases. But first, in order to do that, people should take the challenges and win the battle in changing their traditional lifestyle into a healthy one. The promotion of healthy lifestyle should take place in homes, in families, schools, markets, workplaces, hospitals, streets, cities and communities, and stay there as part of their system. Being healthy is not merely being free of physical illness; it is the state of well-being of the mind, body, and soul.


References:


Duque, F.T., (2006) Public Health Convention on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases: Current Initiatives [Online] Available at: http://www.doh.gov.ph/files/speeches/ncd/healthylifestylescoalition.pdf [Accessed 22 December 2010].


Estabillo, A.V., (2009) Practice Healthy Lifestyles, Residents Urged [Online] Available at: http://www.mindanews.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=6137 [Accessed 22 December 2010].



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