Short messages on Physical health issues from Respect Yourself, the guidance site for young people to help make good decisions in life.
To keep fit, choose a sport you enjoy – so that it doesn’t become a task/job and in time something that becomes just another item on your ‘To Do’ list.
Some symptoms are common to many diseases, such as fever or aches. Bear this in mind when researching ailments on the internet and think how likely it is you have the disease.
Solvents, like aerosols, can make your throat swell and close up when breathed in high volumes through cloth or directly into the nose or mouth. This can happen any time someone misuses solvents.
RICE: Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation – a treatment method for soft tissue injuries, where recovery duration is usually shortened and discomfort minimised.
A warming up and stretching routine before commencing a run or match is essential to prevent strains and sprains. Prevention is so much easier than trying to recover from a damaged ligament, muscle or tendon.
You know yourself better than anyone, and if you’ve noticed a change in your body or something is worrying you, it’s worth talking to someone and getting yourself checked out. Doctors will take your concerns seriously.
Staying fit is usually achieved through both eating healthily and sensibly, and exercising regularly. Giving up exercise restricts the body’s ability to burn off excess energy.
8,000 units of blood are needed every day to meet hospital demand in the UK. Blood comes in four main types – O, A, B and AB. Group O is the most common which means it is in high demand. Blood can also be subdivided into its main components – red cells, white cells, platelets and plasma. Unfortunately red cells only have a shelf-life of 35 days, while platelets shelf life is even less, only five days.
Blood is needed constantly, for all kinds of things, such as cancer treatments, operations and in child birth. There are thousands of places all over the country that hold blood donor sessions. Almost anyone aged 17 to 60 years and in general good health can give blood.
More than 10,000 people in the UK currently need a transplant. Of these, 1000 each year – that’s three a day – will die waiting as there are not enough organs available.