The action "Gomel region – for a healthy lifestyle. Time to quit.

FROM 20 by 24 April in the Gomel region will be held the XVII regional preventive information and propaganda campaign "Gomel region – for a healthy lifestyle", aimed at eliminating bad habits as the prevention of coronavirus infection COVID-19.

The best, what can be done during epidemiological well-being — quit your habits, which not only harmed your health regularly, but can also contribute to coronavirus infection. And the problem is not only in smoking and alcohol, although in them too.

Due to the unstable situation with coronavirus, WHO calls on citizens to give up alcohol and tobacco. Regular physical activity and proper nutrition will also help reduce the risk of contracting an infection., which normalize the immune system. It is equally important to limit yourself from drinking sugar-containing drinks..

On self-isolation, you can completely redefine your habits: give up harmful and introduce useful. Pandemic will end soon, and we still need health.

1. Remember hygiene.

The World Health Organization relentlessly reminds us to wash our hands and treat them with antiseptics. This recommendation comes first in the list of coronavirus prevention measures.. But many people do not take this advice seriously.: do not wash their hands after the street, not after going to the toilet, and even touch your face with dirty hands.

And don't forget to sanitize your smartphone. You touch him constantly: in the apartment, the elevator, the store, transport. Thousands of harmful germs accumulate on the gadget, therefore, even washed hands will not save the phone-dependent on the disease, if you do not handle devices correctly.

2. Give up tobacco and alcohol.

The link between smoking and the risk of contracting a coronavirus has not yet been proven.. But scientists have identified, that smokers have a more acute illness, and the risk of getting into intensive care with a coronavirus is higher. According to experts, the depth of changes in the body of a smokers reaches the mutation of immune cells. Most smokers have reduced immunity. Additional mucus is produced in their body, which clogs the lungs even more. They also mutate immune cells.. And it leads, basically, to that, that they are more often infected by viruses.

Doctors do not recommend drinking alcohol during a pandemic, because it lowers immunity. The body spends energy on the removal of poison, therefore worse resists in the fight against viruses. "Ethanol contributes to, what cells, including immune, start to work badly. The virus for alcohol intoxication sits much easier " – scientists explain.

Quarantining quitting smoking and not consuming alcohol is not so difficult: do not buy harmful products in advance. When they will not be in your house, you don’t want to go down to the store, stand in lines and risk catching an infection.

3. Do not plunge into negative.

Woke up in the morning - immediately check the news on your smartphone. At breakfast we study news feed again.. Our brain is so arranged, that he perceives negative news more sharply than positive, hence the feeling of anxiety.

Negative news, stress, anxiety reduces our immunity. Because of this, the body is more difficult to resist viruses and various inflammations.

Psychologists recommend reading or watching news no more than twice a day.. And you don’t need to do this in the morning or before bedtime - the brain must first turn on, and then relax, for this, some positive aspects are better suited: good book, good movie, conversation with a loved one.

4. Do not bite your nails.

Such a habit of biting nails and burrs can lead to sad consequences.. The virus can settle on surfaces and live on them for three days. therefore, if you touched the door handles, handrails, keyboard or any other items, wash your hands first, and then bring them to your face.

Biting nails is dangerous not only because of coronavirus. This habit spoils the shape of the nails., worsens the condition of tooth enamel and gums, and can also cause an eating disorder, because under the nails many dangerous microbes accumulate.

To wean yourself from this habit, shorten your nails, apply moisturizer with perfume fragrances on your hands - so the smell will remind you, don't bite your fingers. Another way is to replace a bad habit with a good one.. Get a hand trainer or ball with anti-stress filling, to distract yourself from an obsessive urge to bite off a burr. Only after the ball or simulator do not forget to wash your hands and use an antiseptic.

5. Lack of sleep and junk food.

Immunity hit again. The less you sleep and the worse you eat, the less energy the body has in fighting infections.

Stick to a healthy daily routine, don't forget to have breakfast, have lunch and dinner. To give up chips, chocolates or sandwiches, do not buy them and do not bring home. You hardly want to tear yourself away from your favorite series for the sake of packing junk food, and sleep with a healthy stomach will be easier.

World Health Organization and doctors around the world recommend humanity to have new good habits. for instance, Chinese, the first to be hit by COVID-19, were forced to quickly learn other life skills. Young people while away at home, experimenting with cooking new dishes, and the older generation purchases goods online. Turning to the basics of financial literacy, People in China Learned to Spend Money Wisely. Moreover, began to actively engage in sports at home, including yoga.

In the days of the action “Direct telephone lines” with consultations of the following specialists:

Anastasia Demyantseva, hygienist

public health department

Gomel Regional Center for Central Generation and Health