HEALTH TOPICS - 2. VOCABULARY

Time to get fit....
Maintaining a 'keep fit' lifestyle doesn't have to mean slogging it out in a sweaty gym. Just boosting your levels of general daily activity will reap big rewards in improved health and energy.

KEEPING FIT AND HEALTHY
Do regular exercise
work out (at the gym)warm up
stretch
cool down
eat healthily
avoid stress
relax
A HEALTHY DIET
vitamins
minerals
carbohydrates
fats
proteins
fibre
THE BODY
bones
joints (khop)
muscle (co)
Internal organs
brain
lungs
heart
liver (gan)
kidneys (cat)
stomach
Circulation of the blood
blood
vein
artery (dong mach, huyet mach)
pulse (mach)
high/low blood pressures
HYGIENE
wash your hair
cut your nails
file your nails
have a shower
have a wash
shave
clean/brush your teeth
Hygiene products
cotton wool
deodorant (chat khu mui)
cleanser
soap
shower gel
shampoo
conditioner
toothpaste
toothbrush
razor
shaving cream
nail file
nail scissors
nail clippers
wash bag
PHYSICAL SENSATIONS AND STATES
noun phrases
sharp/ acute pain
dull ache
irritation
stiffness
tenderness
Verb phrases
ache
shake
shiver
sweat
throb
be/feel ...well/poorly/under the weather
be ...fit and healthy/ in good health/ in poor health
have (got) a fever
SOME SERIOUS ILLNESSES AND DISEASES
asthma (hen suyen)
diabetes (dai thao duong)
arthritis (viem khop)
cancer
heart disease
hepatitis (viem gan)
malaria (sot ret)
cholera (dich ta)
typhoid (thuong han)
aids
rheumatism (thap khop )
infections
cardiovascular disease (benh lien quan den tim , mach mau)
sedentary lifestyle >< energetic lifestyle
tend to sit most of time,getting little exercise )

TREATMENT
therapeutic
conventional medicine : modern pills and tablets to treat illness
alternative medicine/ complementary medicine
holistic medicine : a kind of treatment which involve the whole person, including their mental health, rather than just dealing with the symptoms of the illness
go into hospital
have an operation (on)
take medicine/ tablets
take a course of antibiotics
have physiotherapy
recover
fell better
get better
get over an illness
enjoy free healthcare thanks to welfare state