Good sleep, exercise vital for better health: Expert

While many are petrified to even think of ageing and some have indulged even in solving the process superficially, a medical specialist from Bangkok has offered five ways to do so.

- Mariecar Jara-Puyod / Gulf Today

"Good sleep. Rest is essential for health. Aim for eight hours of sleep each night. Personally, I am in bed at IOpm every day," said Dr. Tanupol Vurunhagarun.

He also said: "Eat healthily. Obesity and excess fat are harmful. Choose nutritious food for better health. Exercise regularly. Aim for 30 minutes five days a week. Avoid harmful substances. Stay away from pollution and do not smoke. Reduce alcohol in take. These increase the risk for cancer. Think positive. Healthy mind equals healthy body. Overthinking and stress are unhealthy. Rest more. Worry less."

Numerous times repeated by other healthcare workers and consultants as these have yet been so oftentimes ignored because it involves lifestyle change - at least in the past IO years - Vurunhagarun stressed the importance of these tips from the recent "Wellness Hub Thailand: The Future of Global Wellness."

The forum, hosted by the Royal Thai Consulate General in Dubai and attended by healthcare networks across the UAE, is part of the government policy to raise international awareness on the Southeast Asian monarchy, as the place to go to for the holistic approach to over all health by way of Preventive Medicine.