Tips for Staying Healthy

• Get enough sleep (at least 8-9 hours a night)
  
• Eat a healthy diet that includes at least 5-7 servings of fruits and vegetables daily
  
• Take a multivitamin with folic acid and get at least 1300 mg of calcium daily
  
• Exercise for at least 30 minutes most days of the week
  
• Avoid smoking
  
• Learn to manage stress
  
• Take time every day to do something you enjoy! (Read, paint/draw, dance, cook, talk to a friend, etc.)

 

Written by the Center for Young Women's Health Staff

 

Updated 3/12/06

 

 

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