JOY FEELINGS MAGAZINE June 2016 | Page 3

8 WAYS TO STAY HEALTHY AND PREVENT CANCER Follow these 8 ways to help prevent cancer and stay healthy. Eight healthy behaviors can go a long way toward improving your health and lowering your risk of many cancers as well as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and osteoporosis. And they’re not as complicated as you might think. So take control of your health, and encourage your family to do the same. Choose one or two of the behaviors below to start with. Once you’ve got those down, move on to the others. Joy feelings magazine 1. Maintain a Healthy Weight Keeping your weight in check is often easier said than done, but a few simple tips can help. First off, if you’re overweight, focus initially on not gaining any more weight. This by itself can improve your health. Then, when you’re ready, try to take off some extra pounds for an even greater health boost. To see where you fall on the weight range. Tips  Integrate physical activity and movement into your life. Page 3