When we meet someone we know it's polite to ask one or two questions about their health and their life. There are many different phrases in the English language for doing this.
Health conversation questions
Here are some common health questions:
- Are you a health-conscious person?
- Can the government do anything to improve people’s health?
- Do you consider yourself an unhealthy person?
- Do you consider yourself to be healthy? Why?
- Do you read magazines or newspaper articles about health?
- Do you think a public or private health care system is better?
- Do you think people are healthier today than 50 years ago?
- Do you worry about the health of those around you?
- Do you worry about your health?
- Have you ever stopped doing something for your health?
- Healthy food always tastes bad. Do you agree?
- How is your health?
- How often do you catch a cold?
- How often do you get sick?
- How old would you like to live?
- How's it going?
- How's things?
- I hope everything's okay?
- Is it necessary to be healthy in order to be happy?
- Is there a hospital or clinic near your house?
- Do you consider yourself a healthy person?
- What are the best and worst jobs for your health?
- What are the best ways to avoid getting sick?
- What can you do to improve your health?
- What can you do to improve your health?
- What do you do to stay healthy?
- What do you think about the quality of air in your city? Is it a problem?
- What do you think the worst disease to have would be?
- What have you been getting up to?
- What health problems do you worry about most?
- What healthy habits do you have?
- What is better for health?
- What is the best thing to do to stay healthy?
- What things are most damaging to a person’s health?
- What things do you do that might damage your health?
- Where do you go to get information on health?
- Who are the healthiest people in the world and why are they so healthy?
- Why are more and more people in the world becoming obese?
- Why do some people live so long?
Health questions: eating healthy
Eating a healthy, balanced diet is one of the most important things you can do to protect your health. Here are some health questions about eating healthy:
- Do you agree with the saying: "Eat your breakfast, share your lunch with a friend and give your dinner to your enemy"? Why do people say so?
- Do you always eat healthy food?
- Do you always eat healthy food?
- Do you drink soda? How often do you drink soda?
- Do you eat a lot of vegetables?
- Do you eat a lot of vegetables?
- Do you eat fast food?
- Do you eat fruits every day?
- Do you eat lots of fruit?
- Do you eat vegetables every day?
- Do you have a snack every time you are hungry or do you wait for the lunch or dinner?
- Do you often eat fast food?
- Do you pay much attention to what you eat?
- Do you skip breakfast?
- Do you think it is more important for you to eat healthy or tasty food?
- Do you think vegetarianism or veganism are healthy?
- Do you try to eat your breakfast, lunch and dinner at a certain time every day?
- Do you try to follow this rule?
- Do you watch your weight? What foods do you think are healthy?
- Eating food that is as close as possible to the way nature made it can make a huge difference to the way you think, look, and feel.
- Have you ever been on a diet to improve your health? Did it work?
- Have you ever heard about intermittent fasting?
- How often do you eat junk food?
- What is healthy about not eating after 6 p.m?
- What is healthy food?
- What is your diet like? Do you eat mostly fruits and vegetables?
- What is your idea of a healthy diet?
- What kind of diet was it?
- What kinds of junk food do you eat?
- What saturated fat food should you avoid?
- What’s the right amount of calories that you should eat?
- Would you say that you have a healthy diet?
Health questions: drugs and alcohol
Alcoholism increases the likelihood of developing co-occurring conditions such as a substance use disorder. Here are some phrases to ask about drugs and alcohol:
- Do you consider alcohol a drug?
- Do you do drugs?
- Do you drink a lot?
- Do you drink alcohol?
- Do you smoke more than two cigarettes a day?
- Do you smoke?
- Do you think smoking is not bad for your health?
- Do you think that drinking alcohols can lead to problems later in your life?
- Do you think that marihuana or alcohol is bad for your health?
- Do you think that smoking bad for your health?
- If you smoke, how old were you when you started smoking?
- Should smoking in restaurants be banned?
- What are some of the harmful effects of drugs?
- What is the damage of alcohol abuse to health?
- What is the influence of smoking on health?
- What is the life expectancy in your country?
- What is your attitude to smoking?
Health questions: exercising
Exercising regularly has many benefits for your body and brain. Here are some phrases to ask about exercising:
- Are you a member of a health spa or gym?
- Do you exercise?
- Do you think that exercising can make you feel happier?
- Do you think you have a healthy life style?
- Do you usually consume protein before or after working out?
- How often do you do exercises?
- How often do you exercise?
- How often do you exercise?
- How often do you exercise?
- Is physical activity (jogging, going to a gym, swimming pool) an important part of a healthy life style?
- What are some of the benefits of being physically ill?
- What are the best exercises to gain muscle weight?
- What are the best exercises to reduce belly fat?
- What is the best way to exercise and keep fit?
- What kind of exercise do you do?
- What type of exercises do you do?
Health questions: losing or gaining weight
Most people are trying to lose weight, but some people are actually trying to gain weight. Here are some phrases to ask about losing or gaining weight.
- Can you tell a physically inactive person from someone who takes care of his\her physical condition?
- Do think that you need to lose weight?
- Do you take vitamins or mineral supplements?
- Do you take vitamins?
- Do you think diets are useful or not?
- Do you think that you need to gain weight?
- Do you think that you need to lose weight?
- Do you think you are overweight?
- Do you think you are overweight?
- Do you track the amount of calories you eat every day?
- Have you ever tried to go on a diet?
- Have you ever used an app to track the amount of calories you eat?
- What ‘s your diet like?
- What actions do you take to lose weight?
- What are some tips to lose weight faster?
- What are the best healthy foods to gain weight fast?
- What are the most efficient ways to loose weight?
- What measures do you take to gain weight?
- What medical conditions that can cause unhealthy weight loss?
Health questions: check-ups
Regular health exams and tests can help find problems before they start. Here are some phrases to ask about check-ups:
- Do you go for regular medical check-ups?
- Do you go for regular medical check-ups?
- Do you go to the dentist’s twice a year?
- Do you normally go one doctor in particular or any available doctor?
- Have you ever worn braces?
- How often do you get a medical check-up?
- How often do you go to the doctor's?
- How often do you have a health check?
- When was the last time you went to a doctor?
- When was the last time you went to a hospital?
- Why are check-ups important?
Health questions: health problems
It's important to eat foods rich in nutrients and avoid the empty calories in candy and sweets to avoid health problems. Here are phrases to ask about health problems:
- Are you afraid of needles?
- Do you avoid tobacco products?
- Do you ever get headaches?
- Do you floss your teeth at least once a day?
- Do you go to the dentist's twice a year?
- Do you have any allergies?
- Do you have any scars?
- Do you know anyone who suffers from backaches?
- Do you know anyone who suffers from migraine headaches?
- Do you know anyone with false teeth?
- Do you take medicine when you are sick?
- Have you ever gotten a tooth extracted?
- Have you ever had braces on your teeth?
- How often do you get a cold?
- How often do you get a professional cleaning?
- How often do you get sick in one year?
- How would you recommend treating a cold?
- What are some of the causes of dental and oral diseases?
- What are some proper oral hygiene habits?
- What are some symptoms of dental and oral problems?
- What are the health risks associated with your lifestyle and environment?
- What do you think about alternative medicine such as acupuncture or homeopathy?
- What do you think about the health care system? How could it be improved?
- What should you do when you have a bad cold?
- When was the last time you went to a dentist?
Health questions: sleeping
Good sleep is necessary for optimal health and can affect hormone levels, mood and weight. Here are phrases to ask about sleeping:
- Are you always a picture of health when you wake up in the morning?
- Do you bruise easily?
- Do you catch a cold more than once a year?
- Do you consume caffeine at nights?
- Do you sleep well
- Do you take long daytime naps?
- Do you take suplements to help you sleep?
- Do you think that you sleep too much or not enough?
- Do you try to go to bed and get up at certain hours every day?
- Do you usually get enough sleep?
- How do you clear and relax your mind before going to bed?
- How many hours do you sleep every night?
- How many hours of sleep do you get a night?
- How many hours of sleep do you need daily?
- How many hours of sleep do you usually get?
- How many hours should we sleep?If you don't sleep enough, how do you feel and look?
- What are some of the consequences of poor sleep?
- What are some tips to sleep better?
- What do you do, if you can't get to sleep?
- What time do you usually go to bed?
- What time do you usually wake up?
- Why a good sleep is important for your health?
ESL health questions: stress
Stress is a feeling of emotional or physical tension. Here are some phrases to ask about stress:
- Are you unhappy with your job?
- Do you ever worry about your own mental health?
- Do you get adequate exercise or activity in your daily routine?
- Do you have a lot of stress?
- Do you have emotional problems?
- Do you work long hours?
- How can you manage stress in your life?
- How can you reduce stress in your life?
- How do you usually cope with stress?
- How happy are you with your life?
- How have you been feeling lately?
- What are some examples of life stresses?
- What are some things that cause stress?
- What are some ways to deal with stress?
- What are the areas of your life where stress situations take place more often?
- What are the best and worst jobs for your health?
- What causes you stress?
- What changes to the body does stress cause?
- What helps you to cope with stress?
- What is a healthy mind and body?
- What is the best way to deal with stress?
Health questions: have you ever…?
These are some common questions to discuss, start with "Have you ever...":
- Have you ever been hit by a car?
- Have you ever been in poor or ill health?
- Have you ever been to an acupuncturist? What do you think of acupuncture?
- Have you ever broken a bone?
- Have you ever broken a bone?
- Have you ever broken a leg?
- Have you ever broken an arm?
- Have you ever broken your nose?
- Have you ever burned yourself with hot water?
- Have you ever burned yourself?
- Have you ever cut yourself?
- Have you ever donated blood?
- Have you ever gotten a black eye?
- Have you ever had a black eye?
- have you ever had an accident?
- Have you ever had braces on your teeth?
- Have you ever had stitches?
- Have you ever had stitches? What happened?
- Have you ever had to wear a cast or splint because of an injury?
- Have you ever lost a tooth?
- Have you ever spent time in hospital? What was the problem?
- Have you ever sprained your ankle?
- Have you ever taken a sleeping pill to get to sleep?
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