By Rachel Mitchell Text Copyright 2018 by Rachel Mitchell

Fit [Verb] (to be the right shape or size for someone or something).
This shirt fits me well. The suit fits him perfectly.
Healthy [Adjective] (to be good for health).
My grandfather is very healthy.
He appears to be strong and healthy.
Sanitation [Noun] (the process of keeping places clean and healthy, especially by removing human waste).
People who work in sanitation help to keep our communities clean and beautiful.
A lack of clean water and sanitation were the main problems.
By improving sanitation in the city, the authorities were able to reduce the impact of some serious diseases.
Antioxidant [Adjective] (a substance which inhibits oxidation and slows down the aging process).
An antioxidant keeps a substance from degrading or decaying.
Vitamin C is good to prevent illness because it has antioxidant properties.
Respiratory [Adjective] (relating to or connected with breathing).
She suffers from a respiratory disease.
Our lungs are a main part of the respiratory system.
Detoxify [Verb] (to remove toxic or poisonous substances out of your body).
Seaweed baths can help to detoxify the body.
Her cells are dying every day and need to detoxify to live longer.
Build up [Verb] (to make someone healthier and stronger).
After the operation, he ate lots of fruit and vegetables to build up his strength.
He has always been encouraged to swim to build up the strength of his muscles.
Soothe one’s soul [Verb] (to make us feel relaxed and peaceful).
Would you like to sing me a song to soothe my soul? We stopped and let the sight soothe our soul.
My sister has just bought a condo in Sydney.
Life-threatening [Adjective] (be highly likely to cause death/ kill someone).
Her mother has a life-threatening illness.
There are hundreds of life-threatening diseases lurking around us.
Fatal [Adjective] (causing or leading to death).
He is the person who caused a fatal accident. Hepatitis is a potentially fatal disease.