6 tips to have fun while staying healthy this festive season

• Posted on December 26, 2015January 4, 2016
• by Nana Kwesi Coomson
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The holidays are usually a time of fun with family and friends. For many people, that means lots of food , drink and little sleep. If you have been watching your health all through the year, you may suddenly find yourself lowering your guard and living an unhealthy lifestyle over the holidays. If you haven’t been so careful about your health during the year, the holidays give you the temptation to continue living carefree.

As we begin the festive season, here are six things to remember;

1. Be conscious of how much you eat as there is likely to be a lot of food and you want to maintain a healthy weight . A healthy weight is a weight which matches your height.

2. Store your food leftovers.Wasting food is one of the causes of the situation where one in eight persons are now without food.

3. Keep your food and environment clean, as you want to protect yourself and your family from Cholera and Ebola.

4. Watch your alcohol intake because abusing alcohol is harmful to a person’s health..

5. Whenever you get the chance, dance to some sweet music, it helps to keep you active.

6. Make time to rest because you want to start 2015 refreshed and not already tired.

About contributor

Irene Danquah, ANutr holds a BSc Biochemistry from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana and an MSc Public Health Nutrition from the University of Southampton, UK. Irene is member of the UK Association for Nutrition (AfN) and the Ghana Nutrition Association. She is on the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists (UKVRN) as an Associate Nutritionist. Irene is the author of the book, Become A Healthier You. Like the World Bank, Irene also believes “Nutrition is an investment issue and improved nutrition is one of the major drivers of economic growth – World Bank, 2006”.