Components of home safety such as smoke detectors, safe appliances and electrical wiring, gun locks, and fences around pools may be lifesaving. Any effort physicians can make to prevent accidents is effort well spent. We should be spending between one third and one quarter of our lives in sound sleep. Poor sleep habits are common and the health consequences are becoming known. Most fibromyalgia patients improve with better sleep.
Drowsiness kills on highways.
We will have more emphasis on sleep hygiene as evidence comes in regarding the health benefits of good sleep. Being careful and using protection in sex is a health imperative for anyone not in a long-term, monogamous relationship. Teaching adolescents and adults a healthy lifestyle must include this precaution. Moderation is important in several health-related behaviors. Alcohol should be consumed safely, which generally means at home.