What can I do? 

Healthy living means making positive choices that enhance your personal, physical, mental and spiritual health. You make these choices when you:
  • Eat nutritiously, choosing a variety of foods from all of the food groups as suggested by Canada's Food Guide;
  • Build a circle of social contacts to create a supportive environment of people who care for you and respect you;
  • Stay physically active to keep your body strong, reduce stress, and improve your energy;
  • Choose not to smoke; and
  • Put an end to other negative lifestyle practices.

​Nutrition

Eat well with Canada's Food Guide! Learning more about Canada's Food Guide will help you and your family know how much food you need, what types of foods are better for you, and the importance of physical activity in your day.

Physical Activity

Being physically active every day is enjoyable and safe for most people. Health benefits of physical activity include improved fitness, strength and feeling better. The ​Canadian Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines Handbook shows how you and your family can plan to be physically active every day using the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines. Don't forget to reduce sedendary time too!

Mental Health

Smoking
Mental health means striking a balance in all aspects of your life: social, physical, spiritual, economic and mental. Reaching a balance is a learning process. At times, you may tip the balance too much in one direction and have to find your footing again. Your personal balance will be unique, and your challenge will be to stay mentally healthy by keeping that balance.
The single best thing you can do to improve your health is to quit smoking. Quitting isn't easy but it's worth it. Within 10 years of quitting, an ex-smoker’s overall risk of dying from lung cancer is cut in half. 

Alcohol

Canada's Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines (LRDG) help Canadians moderate their alcohol consumption and reduce their immediate and long-term alcohol-related harm.

Find a Doctor

Health Care Connect is a program that helps you find a doctor or nurse practitioner if you don’t have one. You can also use the program to change family health care providers, but only after you drop off your current family health care provider’s patient list.

Medication
Sometimes lifestyle changes aren't enough. Your doctor may prescribe medicine to help keep you healthy. Following a comprehensive disease management plan will help you stay on track.