Discuss three of the four healthy behaviour tips given in the chapter.Include the benefits and implications of each tip.

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Health Tips:
1.Stop smoking: Smoking is an unhealthy way to "reduce" stress,placing oneself at risk for health and other stress-related problems (i.e. ,CHD,lung disease,strokes,cancer)over time.
Implications: It is extremely difficult to quit smoking (60 percent of smokers want to stop,but only 10 percent of the approximately 50 percent who try to stop actually succeed).
2.Curb alcohol consumption: Heavy drinking is associated with health issues (i.e. ,cancer,liver problems,pregnancy complications,brain shrinkage,neurological problems,and cardiovascular disease).
Implications: Alcohol studies are controversial because of their conflicting results.
3.Lose weight: The obese tend to be less wealthy,limited in school progress,and less likely to marry,in addition to being at greater risk of heart disease,strokes,high blood pressure,arthritis,cancer,respiratory problems,and diabetes.
Implications: Diet,genes,and everyday habits impact one's ability to lose weight.
4.Exercise: Jogging,lifting weights,and yoga can relieve depression.Other exercises can reduce anxiety and improve fitness/activeness.These exercises lead to numerous health benefits,such as lower blood pressure and CHD risk,enhance lung functions,reduce arthritis,lower diabetes risk,and reduce breast/colon cancer.
Implications: Exercise must be consistent.Research shows jogging,lifting weights,and yoga must be done for eight weeks in order to relieve depression.
Overall Implications:
--People see health issues as a distance threat,but stress as an imminent threat;therefore,they do not comply with these health tips.
--People are aware of the risks but ignore them.
--People rely on the availability heuristic.
--People feel powerless to change.

Discuss Three of the Four Healthy Behaviour Tips Given in the Chapter.Include