RESIDENTS of the Tamale Metropolis have been urged to adopt healthy lifestyles by eating balanced diets.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Youth for Peace and Communication Development (NYPCD), Mr Yussif Hamid, who made the call during a workshop on regenerative health and nutrition, noted that both the poor and the rich could maintain healthy lifestyles and eat nutritious meals to keep them healthy.
“It should not be an excuse for us to say because we are poor we cannot maintain healthy lifestyles and eat balanced diets”.
He observed that some people had become impoverished because of their bad eating habits.
The Tamale Metropolitan Nutrition Officer, Hajia Azara Amadu, for her part observed that regenerative health had become necessary because of the increasing number of cases of preventable diseases at the various health facilities.
“The diseases are preventable and avoidable because in most instances, we all act in ignorance, adopt certain lifestyles and make certain choices everyday that cause degeneration or our health, bodies and ultimately lead to disability and death” she stressed.
According to her, regenerative health worked on four principles, food, water, exercise and rest.
“As a crucial component of our bodies, it just makes sense that we become more attentive to the replenishment of water, particularly in our warm, tropical environment which contributes to a high loss of fluids.
It is recommended that we drink 8-10 glasses of water a day” Hajia Amadu stated.
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