Essay on Health, Wellness and Good Decision MakingLiving a healthy and active lifestyle is important for having a happy, long and fulfilling life. It may seem difficult at first, but anyone can live a healthy life if they are educated, take the time and effort, and most importantly, make the right decisions. It's important to make good choices to ensure you live the healthiest life possible. Heart health, substance abuse, and STI and pregnancy prevention are all very important topics that you need to make wise decisions about. Your heart is one of your most important organs, so it's important to keep it healthy. To do this, you must make the right choices regarding diet, exercise, smoking or alcohol consumption. Lowering your cholesterol levels is a great way to start keeping your heart healthy. Cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood and too much of it can lead to blocked arteries, which could lead to a heart attack. You can lower your cholesterol levels by not smoking, not drinking, exercising, reducing stress, and watching your diet. There are many foods that are low in fat and won't add much to your cholesterol levels. Some of these foods are whole grain bread, fish, chicken, fresh fruits and vegetables. There are things that can influence your cholesterol level that you cannot change, such as your gender, your age or your genetics. Having an unhealthy heart will affect your overall health, so it's important to make great efforts to keep it healthy. Smoking can have serious long-term health effects. Some of these include chronic lung disease, heart disease, and lung cancer. A cigarette contains more than 4,000 chemicals, many of which are carcinogenic and can cause premature death. Smoking is extremely addictive with 80% of its ......middle of paper ......all types of sex so you don't get any of these infections and remain a healthy person. In conclusion, there are many decisions you need to make to live a healthy life. These include keeping your heart healthy by lowering your cholesterol levels through diet, exercise and stress reduction. Choose not to smoke cigarettes to avoid lung and heart disease and not drink alcohol to prevent a decrease in brain size or liver disease. Use a contraceptive method such as a condom or the pill to avoid unwanted pregnancies and STIs. Health education starting at school will help me in my future decisions because I am now informed on these three subjects. I also know all the risks associated with it, so they will greatly influence my decisions. I hope I can live the healthy life I want and make all the right decisions in my life..