how to have a healthy lifestyle

Six reasons why a healthy environment should be a human right

05/09/2025Yosep

5. Pollution is threatening billions worldwide.

Marine litter on the beach — *Photo: UNEP / Duncan Moore*

Many health issues spring from pollution and the idea that waste can be thrown “away” when, in fact, much of it remains in ecosystems, affecting both environmental and human health.

Water contaminated by waste, untreated sewage, agricultural runoff and industrial discharge puts 1.8 billion people at risk of contracting cholera, dysentery, typhoid and polio. Methylmercury – a substance found in everyday products that contaminate fish – can have toxic effects on the nervous, digestive and immune systems when consumed by humans. And a growing body of evidence suggests that

Decoding keys to a healthy life — Harvard Gazette

31/08/2025Yosep

For 74 years, one of the longest-running studies of normal adult development has been examining not disease and illness, but what may be life’s magic question: How can you live long and happily?

The answers that have emerged — and are still emerging — are both surprising and obvious. Having a difficult childhood, for example, matters a lot in early adulthood, but its effects fade as the years go by. Among those who had tough beginnings, self-starters who seek out jobs as kids do better than those who don’t. And education — specifically going to college — is more important