FIVE MINUTES
OR LESS FOR
HEALTH
T
he Center for Disease Control and
Prevention offers a nifty feature on
its website: Five Minutes or Less for
Health.
A recently weekly tip urged peo-
ple to “make health your resolution” in
2015. The feature offered several ways
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being-as well as “be an inspiration to
others”
So here they are:
• Make healthy food choices. Grab a
healthy snack on the go. Eat more fruits
and vegetables
• Be active. Take the stairs instead of
the elevator. Park farther away and walk.
• Protect yourself from injury and
disease. Put on a helmet, sunscreen, or
insect repellent. Wash your hands for 20
seconds.
• Manage stress. Don’t oversched-
ule or overcommit. Take short breaks
throughout the day.
• Make an appointment for check-
up, vaccination, or screening.
• Quit smoking. Call 1-800-QUIT-
NOW for free counseling on how to quit
smoking for good.
For more information, visit www.
cdc.gov/family/minutes/tips/.
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