       To be healthy is very important. Health is the man's greatest wealth. Only a healthy man can enjoy his life, work well and be happy. Of course, you can inherit some health problems from your parents, but you can always keep your health if you want to.
       The first rule of the healthy way of life is to have normal weight, not to be overweight, and not to change your weight quickly. It is not natural to lose or gain weight quickly or to look like top models that are too slim. A human body needs about 10% of it to be fat, otherwise it does not work properly. There are two ways of controlling your weight. You can regulate your diet and your exercise.
       Diet does not mean you eat only lettuce. You need to get all types of substances including fat, vitamins and fibre. You should eat fruit and vegetables. The English say «An apple a day keeps the doctor away». It is because apples have vitamins and are good for your health. The most important vitamin is vitamin C. It can be found in lemons, or¬anges and even in cabbage. Fibre can be found in plants. A healthy diet requires you to stop eating chocolate, pasta, cakes and sweets in big quantities. They have much fat and sugar. This food gives a lot of energy. If you do not work it out, it becomes fat in your body. A correct diet helps your organism work well and be healthy. It is the second rule of the healthy way of life.
       Nowadays a lot of people spend more time glued to their tellies. They prefer driving a car or taxing a taxi to walking. People buy VCRs and lots of videotapes. Some prefer watching films about travelling to travelling itself. These people ruin their eye-sight and weaken their muscles. They don't exercise and often fall ill. But at the same time many people under¬stand that it's wrong. This way of life can't be called healthy.
       The third rule is regular exercise. Many people jog, walk or cycle in their free time. Physical exercises help you keep fit, have a good gait and figure. They also help you lose weight and work out energy. It is not good to be as thin as a stick, but extra weight can cause serious problems, such as heart problems and diabetes. There are a lot of advertisements both on TV and in newspapers of different pills and drops which can help you become slim and slender in two weeks. But taking medication without a doctor's control is dangerous. Also I know that pills can not work a miracle.
       There are also some bad habits which can ruin your health. They are smoking, drinking alcohol and using drugs. My parents do not smoke, and I do not-smoke, either; I think these bad habits ruin health and show your weak character.
       Speaking about smoking, I must say that smoking in some aspects is worse than other bad habits. You see, there are active smokers (those who smoke) and passive smokers. Passive smokers don't smoke themselves, but they inhale the smoke from the cigarettes of those who are active smokers. So the latter make other people breathe smoky, poisonous air. That's not fair, I think. Passive smoking can be very dangerous for the pregnant and babies. I’m glad that since the 1st of July, 2002 smoking has been banned by law in public places and at work in the presence of other people. At the same time I think many teenagers smoke because they want to look like adults, not because they like it. So cinema and TV should stop portraying people smoking. I'm glad that advertisements of cigarettes and alcohol (except for beer) are prohibited on TV and radio.
       Drinking alcohol is another bad habit. Some people think that alcohol can help you relax and feel more confident. I don't agree with this opin¬ion. Sometimes I see drank people in the streets. They look terrible. They don't care about their appearance or health. So they ruin their health and their lives. They lose their families. Drinking alcohol is bad for all organs of the human body, but it first influences the liver, the organ, which purifies the blood. As a result the drunkard gets cirrhosis of the liver. Then alcohol influences the brain and a man stops being a man. A great man said that drinking alcohol is a voluntary madness, and I think he was right. Well, there are some alcoholic drinks which in small quantities are all right, for example, champagne, red wine or beer. Now there are such things as alcohol-free beer and wine. They have the taste, but have no danger for health. Still all-in-all I think that alcohol can only worsen one's life.
       The usage of drags is a bad habit, too. Many people smoke but cigarettes don't kill so quickly. Winston Churchill, for example, smoked 20 cigarettes a day and his life was quite long. Alcohol can be taken on the daily basis all man's life without killing.-Drags make people their addicts very quickly - after a few doses. ln the begriming a pusher gives drugs for free or at a symbols price. He ог she says that drags help people escape from their problems and enter the colorful world of dreams. But later, after several doses, you can't live without drags. They start ruining your health and your dreams. A drug addict has to take drugs every day or he suffers from the syndrome of abstinence. Drags ruin all human organs, and drug addicts die young. Few of them live longer than several years after they have started taking drugs.
       So you can see that smoking, drinking alcohol and taking are not simply habits, but they can be called a voluntary suicide.
       To be healthy you have either to give up these habits or never start them, this is the fourth rule.
       There are several hygienic procedures which are necessary to perform to be healthy, such as visiting a dentist, cleaning your teeth correctly, taking shower every day, tempering.