TWENTY TIPS FOR A FIT & FINE HEALTH

1. Do not sleep in late hours. If you rise early, you are ahead of the world ! "Early to bed, early to rise; makes a person healthy, wealthy and wise" 2. Do not miss to keep your teeth and tongue neat and clean after getting up every morning and even after every meal. Brushing with a glass of salted water for about four minutes is as good as with any mouth wash/tooth paste because these are a luxury of the elite ! "A clean mouth is a neat gateway to your health 3. Do not sleep without a mosquito-net or without applying a safe mosquito repellant. Avoid other smoke gadgets for this purpose as these adversely affect your lungs and respiration. "Malaria kills about 15 lacs of people in the world every year." 4. Do not miss to take a large glass of fresh water, the first intake in the morning. It replenishes the fluid loss your body has undergone during night. "Water is the cheapest and the best analeptic !" 5. Do not miss yoga, a brisk morning walk, a gentle jog or a light exercise for atleast 30 minutes daily. "Mobility is the essence of life, stillness is stagnation; and stagnation is disease, disability & death!" 6. Do not take a hurried breakfast, a hasty lunch and a quick dinner. Never go for a long and a brisk walk after dinner, rather go to sleep after brushing your teeth. You will have a sound sleep. "Respect your stomach to keep fit and fine (no pain, no indigestion)!" 7. Do not ignore any discomfort or pain which is continuous. Consult your family Doctor immediately. "A stitch in time, saves nine !" 8. Do not ignore the urge (pressure) of the nature call. Pay it at once. "A persistent delay in paying the call of nature causes constipation which could result in piles or even cancer of rectum/colon.!" 9. Do not indulge in self-medication. Do not believe in advertised remedies. "Quack treatment is always a crack and a crash treatment!" 10. Do not miss periodical health check-up by your family Doctor!

"It is the greatest investment in terms of your health and money 11. Do not over-eat. Eat slowly by chewing food thoroughly. Enjoy every morsel you take. It helps digestion at this every stage. Slow eating helps you eat less. "Drink your solids and eat your liquids !" 12. Do not over-exert, run or climb stairs hurriedly with your full stomach. "Your heart may not be able to take this sudden extra load!" 13. Do not be over-weight. Your weight in kilos should be equal to your height in inches. In case of ladies you can reduce number of inches by four digits because of their bony structure is lighter than men. "Shorter is your waist-line, longer is your life-line!" 14. Do not eat repeatedly between meals. Eat any thing but little. Every food item is nutritious which mother nature has produced for you. "In prescribed doses a medicine is always life-saving; but its over-dose can be lethal!" 15. Do not smoke or drink, nor should you get addicted to drugs. "Intoxicant are utmost injurious to health 16. Women should not let a lump in their breast to continue, nor any discharge per vagina. Do not let your denture or any sharp edge of your tooth hurt your lip, tongue or cheek for a long time. Any ulcer that doesn't heal despite treatment and a wart, mole or a cyst which is increasing in size and consistency should be taken care of by your family Doctor at once. All such conditions may result in cancer formation. "Any benign ailment or a small growth can become harmful if allowed to continue" 17. Do not let your anxiety, anger, hatred, jealousy, depression or frustration to continue. All of these generate poisons in the body, which cause many ailments both somatic and psychic. "Meditation, spirituality, devotion and dedication are the best antidotes & excellent healers !" 18. Do not neglect your children. Get them regularly checked up by your family Doctor for their health and growth, i.e. their height, weight, and total physical check-up includingtheir eye-sight. He is the right person to suggest appropriate suggestion in case any serious ailment is in the offing or expected.

"Our children are the asset of our family and nation!" 19. Do not forget to get your children and yourself properly vaccinated against the deadly diseases that have no cure. Get all the vaccinations done under the expert guidance of your family Doctor only. Keep a record of all the vaccinations. "Prevention is better than cure !"

20. Do not disrespect or dis-own your elders. Do not forget that you too will grow old one
day ! Let your children learn good examples from you ! "Old is always gold!"