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Disease Prevention Tips
Posted by in Healthy Living on June 28, 2011
Germs and unhygienic surroundings are the main cause of diseases. Once you are caught up in the vicious cycle of sickness, your immunity weakens and the body gets susceptible to a list of other unwanted troubles. All it takes is following simple rules of hygiene which can save a stitch in nine. Disease prevention tips focus on maintaining a healthy and clean environment to keep the root cause of all the maladies at bay. Your age, sex and family history also plays a vital role in determining the course of disease prevention.
Prevention is always better than cure. Thus, it is imperative that one needs to understand the importance of a healthy lifestyle to prevent irreparable damages to body, later in life. Many lose a lifetime’s savings in treating medical conditions which could have been avoided in the first place. No wonder that they say, health is wealth! After all, what is the point of living with an ailing body? So, take a look at some of the basic tips to prevent disease which can go a long way in keeping your body fit as a fiddle.
Tips to Prevent Disease
Basic Hygiene
✍ Basic rules of hygiene are taught to us at a very young age. However, as we grow older, they are reduced to just a forlorn memory. Let’s recapitulate some of those important lessons from first grade.
✍ Taking a warm water bath and brushing your teeth twice a day is the most easiest thing to do. This cleans your body from all the sweat, germs, dirt, grime and remnants of food particles which are stuck between your teeth. This the simplest way of keeping away from fungal infections and maintaining oral hygiene.
✍ Prevent exchange of clothes and preferably wear a clean set of clothes everyday. This will keep your skin healthy and clean.
✍ How many of us actually wash our hands before starting a meal? Answer this honestly and do remember to wash your hands before and after the meal with soap and water. This disinfects your nails and hands, thereby preventing entry of worms or germs in the body.
✍ Keeping your surroundings clean such as cleaning your bathrooms, cleaning and washing the utensils immediately after using them, sweeping the floors and vacuuming every crevice of the place is very important. Living in clean spaces determines your health in more ways than one. Read the rest of this entry »
Personal Hygiene Tips
Posted by in Healthy Living on June 28, 2011
Personal hygiene is something all of us have learnt at our homes, from our parents and also in early days of school. The good habits learned in the childhood are remembered and followed throughout the life and hence doctors, parents and teachers give a special emphasis on personal hygiene. Even adults are taught the importance of personal hygiene through several awareness programs, floated by government and private institutions. Given below are the vital tips for personal hygiene for kids as well as elders.
Personal Hygiene Tips for All of Us
The most important personal hygiene tip would be to have a shower or a bath everyday. By doing so, you will feel fresh and fine throughout the day. You can also get rid of the bad body odor by having a shower on a regular basis. Now, let us talk about the hair. Keeping your hair clean is essential to maintain their health and make them look shiny and good. You should use a good shampoo of a reputed brand to keep your hair clean. Visiting the hair cutting salon and getting your hair cut from a god barber is a good practice. Washing your face several times a day is also a good habit. By doing so, your face will get cleaned of the dirt particles which get accumulated on it when you step out of the home. More on teaching your child proper hygiene.
The clothes which you wear should be of good quality and must be clean and tidy. It is essential that you wash the clothes, so that they become free of dirt and dust. Make sure that the clothes you wear fit you well and make you feel comfortable and are not too tight. You should avoid applying very strong smelling perfumes on your clothes, as this can be irritating for you as well as the people around you. Keeping the nails of the hands and the feet in good condition is also very necessary. Use a nail cutter to cut your nails to the proper length. By doing so, you can prevent the germs and bacteria entering your mouth. If you have the habit of biting your nails, you should give it up immediately. Read the rest of this entry »