Habits and Health
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Habits and heath are popular topics with almost
everyone. From listening to the radio, watching T.V, or talking with friends,
the topic of habits and health seem to always come up. Habits can include such
things as smoking, drinking and eating and health topics can include dieting to
exercising. Talking about these subjects with others depends on your comfort
level or interest on the subjects. Often times these subjects come up because
of curiosity or even by someone looking for other options. While information on
these subjects is readily available for people to research on their own, it is
important when talking about them to be caring and show respect while not
telling someone what they SHOULD be doing but instead talk about your
experience and thoughts while lending some support.
Habits
The definition of a habit is an unconscious pattern of behavior that is
acquired through frequent repetition. Although you hear a lot about 'bad'
habits, not all are. You could have a habit of shaking hands when greeting
someone or a habit of looking both ways before you cross the street for
example. But without a doubt the 'bad' habits are the ones you will hear the
most about and the ones people like to discuss. Below you will find some
questions associated with bad habits.
"
How
can I stop smoking?"
"
How
can I cut down on drinking?"
"
How
can I reduce my eating?"
"
I
should stop smoking."
"
I
think I drink too much."
"
I
have to watch what I eat."
"
I
have a bad habit of interrupting people when they speak."
"
I
have a habit of smoking when I drink."
"
Why
are most habits bad for you? I wish I had a habit of eating vegetables."
Health
Our health is an important subject for all of us.
How much we eat, how much we exercise and how much we sleep are all topics of
discussion when mentioning health. The United States in particular is
surrounded by conversations of obesity, but on the flip side one of the
greatest consumers of health care products. As popular of a subject health is
it can also be an uncomfortable one. People who are overweight might not be as
comfortable talking about health, so try and be aware of the person you are
talking to's feelings.
Here are some questions and statements commonly used when talking about health.
"
How
do I find a good gym?"
"
What
vitamin supplements do you use?"
"
How
often do you go to the doctors to get a regular check up?"
"
Now
that I am getting older, I wonder what I have to do to stay healthy."
"
I
need to find a good way to exercise without putting too much pressure on my
knees."
You may also find yourself asking some of these questions:
"
Have
you ever been on a successful diet?"
"
Have
you ever tried yoga?"
"
Have
you ever used a personal trainer?"
"
Do
you belong to a gym?"
"
How
do I find information on diet?"
"
What
is some healthy food?"
"
Should
I use a weight loss system/company?"