What is healthy living?

Healthy living means making healthy choices as part of every day life:

• not smoking
• eating healthy food
• being physically active (moving more and sitting less)
• maintaining a healthy weight
• looking after our mental wellbeing, and
• if you drink alcohol drink in safe amounts.

Healthy living is important for everyone at all life stages, from pregnancy and birth, childhood and teenage years, into adulthood and old age.

Healthy living: What’s in it for me?

The way we live has a major effect on our health and wellbeing. 

Healthy living helps our mind and body to function as well as possible in everyday life so that we can live, learn, work, and play as well as we can.

Even if it’s not the highest priority or when times seem really tough, being healthy can help to get us through.

Healthy living also helps lower your chance of getting diseases like high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes (type 2) and some cancers.

Make your healthy change now - get started!

No matter what age, we can take steps now towards better health and feeling great. Find out more in our healthy living section to get started now.

• tools to assess your health risks (smoking, nutrition, weight, alcohol, physical activity and drugs)
• variety of health checks that a GP can do
• eight ways to protect your health
• healthy weight tips for children, adults and during pregnancy
• tips to help South Australians of all ages eat healthier and be more active
• healthy mind tips for looking after your mental wellbeing
• join our Facebook page and tell us your healthy change.