Getting healthy

‘Healthy living’ means maintaining a healthy lifestyle and introducing habits that improve your health. It can be difficult to change old habits, but there are steps you can take to become healthier.

An important first step is identifying less healthy habits and learning new, positive ones to replace them, such as:

• what you eat and drink
• sleeping well and managing stress
• practicing safe sex, drinking alcohol responsibly and not abusing drugs
• being physically active
• staying connected with others
• being aware of any health risks related to your illness and its treatment, and working with your doctor to monitor these and then take action
• taking responsibility for your overall health including having regular check-ups for your eyes and teeth.