Tips for Staying Healthy:
A Guide for Teens

• Get enough sleep (at least 8-9 hours a night)
  
• Eat a healthy diet including at least 5-7 servings of fruits and vegetables per day
  
• Take a multivitamin with folic acid and get at least 1300 mg of calcium every day
  
• Exercise at least 30 minutes most days of the week
  
• Don't smoke
  
• Learn to manage stress
  
• Take time every day to do something you enjoy! Spend time with friends, play sports, work with your hands, play music, read, make art, cook, etc.

Written by the CYWH and YMH Staff

 

Updated 2/21/08

 

 

Related Information:

• Annual Check-Up
• Healthy Eating
• Smoking - General Information
• Stress & How to Lower It
• Question: Answer
• Related Links

 

 

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