No one is (totally) stupid. You know the obvious when it comes to staying healthy and well (so I'm pretty much wasting my time here). However, how come you still end up at the doctors?! Or with a huge sickness-blister around your lip?! Or sneezing and sniffling real bad after being (let's say) caught in the consistent rain-pours, in a not so thick outfit that has a lot of skin out...?!
It's okay. We all fall prey to ailments, however, a few of them can be easily avoided if we paid closer attention. Health is Wealth people...Word!
Here's what to do to make sure you still ON TOP of the weather/ climate change as much as possible:
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Avoiding malaria: Mosquitoes breed around stagnant water. If you live or work around a swampy area or an area with little puddles of water here and there, you are an easy access for mosquitoes to visit. It's almost inevitable that you can avoid them, however, in your home make sure you use an insecticide to disinfect your rooms, daily. Preferably as you step out to work, spray an effective amount to get rid of any mosquito currently inhabiting your home while repelling any who plans to come visit. [ How cool is that?!]
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Avoiding a cold/flu: If the weather isn't too hot and sunny, it's raining heavily. And because of this, our windows are up and our air conditioning on, while we drive around. Even at our offices, they have the air conditioning on full blast, while you shiver away. Stay warm and never leave your house without a sweater or cardigan in hand. An umbrella is also very important for the rainy days, but I'll like to hit more on having a SWEATER or CARDIGAN in hand. Thick scarves are good too. Plus, on those rainy day, try to stay away from very cold beverages at all times. Mix it up: have a hot/warm cup of cocoa, drink lukewarm water, etc.
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Avoiding terrible allergies: You know what you are allergic to, then have your aid available at all times. That's it! Have it constantly around. Your supplements, your inhaler and refills, pocket tissue, vitamins... the whole works. Another reason having such on you is important is so that if there is a crisis and people are unable to communicate with you, seeing what you have on you would give them an idea of a possible problem you may be going through (making professional aid more effective and immediate).
- Avoiding catching something contagious: You can be as careful as possible, always prepared to keep warm, having a mosquito repellent in your top drawer, etc; however you can still be very prone to a (contagious) ailment not by your own demise. Best advise: have your hands far away from your face as possible. Here's what I mean...
Your hand goes everywhere: inside your nose (eww! i know), your eye(s), your mouth, on an open sore, etc. They also go here: opening doors, touching railings, touching tables, touching people (helping someone up, high fives, getting someone to move away when they don't hear you say it, hand shakes - hmm, now I get why Ose bobo made it an ish to only give fist-pounds to guys. He did tell me he knows how guys can be very dirty :-p ), etc. All these external places carry germs. What you need to go is watch your hands very frequently (note that there's also a technique to effective hand wash). Every time you think you would need to touch an eye or have your hand in your mouth, wash your hands...trust me, your hands are not THAT clean. It also helps to have hand sanitizers handy, however realize it only kills the germs, not get it off your hands (washing does that).
Thinking of something else I didn't mention, feel free to add it below.
Oh, P/S: If you've already caught something...ermm, you would know because you won't feel like your usual self (duh!). As I was saying, if you feel different from usual and not in a good way, you should seek medical attention immediately. Early symptoms are always easy to treat (could take less than a week to get rid of) and less expensive ;) .
Take care of yourself everyone. Be safe.
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