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Top 5 Healthy Lifestyles Prevent Illness

Quit smoking and alcohol

According to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey country report-2012, 4.7 million Nigerians adults aged 15 years or older are active smokers and drinkers with over 98.9%  being men and 1.1%, women. This is a staggering statistics.

Health experts have discovered that there is a direct link between health issues like diabetes, cancer; smoking and alcohol. Despite the stern warnings on the pack of cigarettes and the restriction of alcohol advertisement to the nighttime television, it has not caused any major attitudinal change and more people have lost their health to terminal illnesses. So, to avoid a life of illness, it advisable to quit smoking and drinking.

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