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MESSA'S Quick Guide to

Healthy Living

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4 Steps to your Healthy Balance

• Manage weight to help prevent the development of heart disease, stroke, and other health risks.

 

• Make exercise fun to make physical activity enjoyable and a part of your daily routine.

 

• Eat healthy to achieve the right balance of nutrients to help manage weight and provide energy.

 

• Reduce stress to help lower health risks such as obesity, heart disease, diabetes and asthma.

 

Manage Weight

MESSA cares about you and your family. Together with comprehensive health plans and wellness programs, local field representatives and a call center recognized for its excellent service, MESSA continues to advocate for its members by providing helpful information for a healthier lifestyle. Proactively focusing on four key areas –

managing weight, making exercise fun, eating healthy and reducing stress – will lead to a healthier lifestyle, reduce your health risks and add years to your life. One simple truth still rings true in the weight loss battle: You must eat and drink fewer calories than your body burns up. In order to lose weight safely and keep it off, permanent lifestyle changes must be made. The healthiest way to lose weight is gradually.

 

More Information

For youth and adults engaging in physical activity and sports, healthy eating is essential for optimizing performance. Combining good nutrition with physical activity can lead to a healthier lifestyle. To see 10 tips for combining good nutrition and physical activity, click here.

 

The Dole Nutrition Institute also has information on what you need to eat every day & why. To see this information, click here.