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10 WAYS TO MAINTAIN PERSONAL HYGIENE

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As we know that "health is the state /condition of the body  of a person who depicts/ portrays mental, social, emotional and physical fitness.

Personal hygiene is most essential to maintain good health because if we take care ourselves and our surrounding it result in enhancement of our physical and mental health as we can say that hygiene is a key of healthy life.

Hygiene is defined as the practice of maintaining good health. It requires taking proper care of our surroundings ( social health) and caring one's own body ( personal health).

THE MAJOR ASPECTS OF PERSONAL HYGIENE ARE:

(i) Hands and skin must be cleaned regularly. We are continually handling a variety of things- furniture, books, coins, currency notes, seats and supporting rods in public transport, door handles, pets and other domestic animals, tools and machinery in workshops, and so on. All these objects may carry which germs may be picked up by our fingers and transferred to other parts of our body or into the mouth through food. 

• The practice of washing hands with soap after using toilets is very important.

• A daily bath regularly keeps the skin clean and free of germs, opens the sweat pores and removes the body odour given out by perspiration. Particular attention must be paid to the cleansing and drying of the various clefts and folds of the skin, for example, of arms, legs and toes.

 • Undergarments and handkerchiefs must be washed daily.


(ii) Hair should be kept clean by frequent washing and regular combing. This keeps it healthy and free of parasites (like head lice).

 (iii) Teeth should be cleaned at least twice a day-before going to bed at night and after getting up in the morning. 

• Mouth should be washed after every meal.
 • Too much eating of sweets and chocolates spoils the teeth causing caries and gum infections.

 (iv) Breathe by Nose. we must always breathe by the nose and never by the mouth. One should blow the nose into a handkerchief and should hold a handkerchief in front of the mouth and nose while sneezing. 

(v) Eyes must be cleaned and washed with clear water two or three times everyday. Trachoma and conjunctivitis are two common diseases of the eye caused through dust and through contamination by hands and towels. For preventing eye infections : 

• One must never share towels with others, even in the same family.

• The Indian custom of applying "kajal" (soot) may sometimes lead to infections of the through the shared applying sticks, so never share such sticks. 

(vi) Ears should be kept clean.

• The wax inside may be cleaned by soft moist swab.

• One should never put any sharp pointed object into the ear, it may injure the eardrum. 

(vii) Physical exercise : Some physical exercise is necessary for all age groups, especially children, adolescents and young people. Long gentle walks are enough for the old. Physical exercise should be systematic and regular. It improves blood circulation. 

( viii) Rest and sleep : All organs of the body including the brain (mind) need rest. In general, the body obtains adequate rest by means of sleep. The amount of sleep required varies with age. The very young infants sleep for most of the day. For adults 6-7 hours of continuous undisturbed sleep is sufficient.

(ix) The living rooms should be well ventilated for fresh air and sunlight. Fresh air brings oxygen and sunlight kills germs

(x)Healthy habits : One should develop good healthy habits such as going to bed at night at a regular time, taking food at regular hours, etc. 

• In general, going to bed at late hours or immediately after taking dinner are not good habits.

 • Bowels should be cleared everyday preferably in the mornings. 

• Tobacco should be avoided-it is injurious to health and may even lead to cancer. 

• Taking stimulants and sedatives are unnecessary and spoil habits.

 • Drinking alcoholic beverages is definitely harmful to one's own body as well as to society.


In the upcoming blog there will be brief introduction of social hygiene and sanitation. 

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