By: Lucy Macharia
There is joy that always comes whenever a person is at good health condition. Many usually say that it is better you lack all luxurious things in life but be in a good health status.
Meanwhile, how do people really ensure they are keeping doctors away due to lack of health complications? In our today’s life maintaining good diet has become the hardest thing. Many who attend Jobs at dawn and leave late in evening hours being much weary and exhausted prefer to buy first food because of inadequacy of time to cook. Many do chips and snacks whereas most of these food is cooked in unhygienic areas where attracting diseases becomes easy.
Also eating chips on daily bases bearing in mind it’s oily diet, brings health complications into our bodies. Also many buy fruits and eat while just walking on the way in the name of saving time, fruits like mangoes, pears and apples, where they are taken without even washing them.
Many, who also sell these fruits, handle money, greet customers and use the same hands to serve customers which is very unhygienic.
Doctors have also been advising us to take at least 7 glasses of water in a day. Many do not take water for days. Water easies the digestion system, keeps our skins soft, avoids dehydration but rather people prefers to use harmful cosmetics to soften their skins. These adds up health complications and leads many to death.
What’s the solution to all these?
One, as we are advised to be severely visiting health personnel for checkups it should be our norm. Many do not know their health status and so maintaining it becomes hard. If one can be going to hospital for checkups it can be one way of enhancing our health is in good status.
Two, checking on our hygiene status should also be enhanced. The environment we stay in, what we eat and drink should be highly considered. Our environment should be safe and clean, if there are bushes around should be cleared to avoid bleeding of mosquitoes. Stagnant water should be always drained as well, washrooms and ablution facilities should also be well maintained.
We should also avoid eating whatever we find in our way and before eating fruits should be well cleaned.
Many fear to visit health facilities because of high cost which many do not be able to rise. It’s advisable to enroll health funds that’s supports patients in clearing medical bills. These includes Kinga mama, Jubilee, Britam insurance and National Hospital Insurance fund( NHIF) which has been the main supporter to many patients.
Lucy Macharia, Rongo University, Member writers club, Communication and journalism student, Migori County.
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