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• The Eastern Shore Area Health Add exercise to your life. Physical one hour of physical activity every day.

Education Center (ESAHEC) is activity can help you maintain a healthy Before starting an exercise program,

off ering The National Diabetes weight and lower your blood pressure, talk with your doctor about exercising.
Prevention Program (NDPP), blood cholesterol, and blood sugar Visit our two state parks, Martinak
starting this month, and it levels. For adults, the Surgeon General and Tuckahoe, and join their Healthy
is free! To learn more or to recommends two hours and 30 minutes Parks/Healthy People Program.
register, contact them at 410- of moderate-intensity exercise, like
Develop Healthy Eating Habits-
221-2600 or esahec.org. brisk walking or bicycling, every week.
Choose healthy meals and snacks
Children and adolescents should get
to help prevent heart disease and its
complications. Be sure to eat plenty of
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processed foods.
owner • Eating lots of foods high in
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• Do not drink too much alcohol,
R oses ar e r e d, which can raise your blood
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pressure. Men should have no
violets are blue,
violets are blue, more than two drinks per day,
I got on the scale, and women no more than ibe
I got on the scale,
drink per day.
and thought
and thought
1. Quit Smoking-Smoking and sec-
Medically ond hand smoke have long been
Supervised known to be bad for our health.
Affordable ,,,it’ s time A lot of people who smoke have
tried many, many times to quit
& Save to call with little success. Th e Maryland
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• Blood Analysis ment Patches and Counseling at

• Blood Pressure Checked no cost! The Number to call is
hecked
tion
• Vitamin B-12 Injection 1-800-QUIT-NOW. Th e Caroline
• Nutritional Guidance County Health Department can
provide a referral to the Maryland
• Weigh in on body fat
Quit Line to help get you started.
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