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A happy wife makes a happy home

A happy wife makes a happy home

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What makes a happy wife and happy home?

What is a happy wife make a happy home mean? Included in this post are some helpful tips for moms to better deal with and feel good with daily life at home.

Most women stay at home not because they are too lazy to get into a job or to make money, but because they choose to take care and manage the household, they choose to do this because they want to do the task of raising their children and seeing every step their children would take, some mother would even sacrifice their dreams and aspirations just to make a happy home, that’s why making her happy also is an ideal thing that a husband and her children must do. Staying at home depends on the situation, meaning the decision must both be agreed upon by the wife and the husband.

I remember a short conversation with our neighbor before, she said, staying at home is very fulfilling but sometimes stressful. It brings happiness because you’ve got to take care of your children. You are the one preparing their meals and their uniforms when they go to school. You have a lot of bonding moments together with the whole family, but it’s not all the time that I feel good, she said. Sometimes stress would attack me also because there are many chores to do. Countless things need my attention. From managing the house, keeping the house clean, going to the grocery or market, storing up food, cooking, etc. Furthermore, if there are problems at home, you’ve got to absorb it all.

She is a cheerful person and every time I see her, she manages to always have a pretty smile on her face. I told her, even though you are experiencing all of those, it’s good to see that you are smiling as if you don’t feel stressed at all. She answered, yes because I would not allow myself to be defeated by stress and any problem, if I will turn out to be stressed and problematic the household will be lonely and will look miserable too”. I also want to experience an outside life, but I chose to stay at home because it’s fulfilling on my part to do all of this for my family, she added.

She is right because when the mother is lonely, the whole household will be affected also, and as a mother, you have to be happy for what you are doing because you are serving your family. There will be times wherein you will feel boredom, stress, and problems but make sure to never be taken away by all of these.

Here are some helpful tips to make you feel good every day, mommies!

  • Do not stress yourself to do things or chores which you can’t finish, ask your family members to help you if possible.
  • Sit and eat something which will boost your energy and mood.
  • Have enough rest and sleep and avoid worrying.
  • Cheer up to feel better when you are tired and do something for yourself that could make you happy.
  • Meditate or do some yoga, brisk walking, and deep breathing exercises, “inhale happiness and exhale negativities”.
  • Try using things that can help with your chores at home.
  • Seek help if you are experiencing a problem.
  • Offer yourself a time to be alone, ten minutes of self-recharging could lift your mood.
  • Get dressed, do personal hygiene and be beautiful, it helps to bring a positive aura to your look.
Why is social connection very much important?

Why is social connection very much important?

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Social connection

Why do you think we need to connect to different people? This post will tackle the benefits, ways to improve your connection and the things you can do to connect with other people.

Connection is important whatever work, job, or business you have in life. We are here on Earth not just for our loved ones, but also for “other people”. We should not limit ourselves to connect with them because there are many advantages that it can bring to our life.

What are the benefits of social connection?

  • It can help us emotionally because it lowers anxiety, fear of rejection and depressive moods.
  • It helps us to feel good, specially when we go outside.
  • Furthermore, it helps to improve self-esteem or self-confidence, we’ve got to relate to different kinds of personalities that’s why we’re able to adjust easily.
  • It can even help you achieve your goals, for example if you are a business owner, it can help your business grow because people would trust your brand.
  • It improves our social well-being and help us to achieve wellness.
  • Not only that, but it helps you to be more successful at your work or job because many people would love to work with people whom they already know.

What are the ways to improve your connection?

  • You have to know what are your connection needs?
  • Make sure to converse and share your ideas, do not be selfish.
  • You must be willing to understand and feel the situation.
  • Avoid being negative and make sure to control your tone of voice and emotion.
  • Be genuine about your intention.
  • Appreciate and compliment more.

What are the things you can do to build a connection with someone?

  • Build trust, so that the person will feel at ease when speaking with you.
  • Be friendly and cheerful, the expression of your face is a great way to know your personality, so don’t hide that smile on your face.
  • Ask questions that are answerable with numerous ideas, rather than by yes or no only.
  • To avoid being judgmental, you have to consider their opinion or suggestions to whatever topic you are dealing about.
Reasons why gift giving is remarkably an awesome action to do

Reasons why gift giving is remarkably an awesome action to do

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A few months from now we will be celebrating the Christmas season! Are you excited? Do you already have ideas on what gifts you will give for your loved ones?

Here are the reasons why gift giving is remarkably an awesome action to do:

  • Time, presence and love! These are priceless gifts that we should give to our loved ones.
  • Giving must come from a generous and compassionate heart, doing it without compassion is like giving just to get something in return.
    Physical gifts also mean to someone and the amount must not be measured depending on who they are.
  • Gift giving is an act of sharing your blessings to somebody, be it your husband, wife, mother, father, children, relatives, neighbors or even to other people or strangers whom you want to share something.
  • Be reminded that it shouldn’t be a chore or something you have to do because you were being told to do so, or encouraged by someone, it must come naturally on your heart, it shouldn’t be a forceful act. It must come from your own interests and your willingness to make other people happy. When you give gifts, you are giving something that reminds them that sharing is an act of kindness and good will.
  • We often give gifts as a way of showing our love, thoughtfulness, affection and appreciation to somebody.
  • Giving gifts brings joy or pleasure to the receiver and must also give the same feelings to you as the giver.
  • It is a joyous action, and it’s an important part of human interaction, it strengthens bonding moments with family and friends and gives an innate feeling of happiness to other people whom you choose to give.
  • It is often the giver, rather than the receiver who really reaps the biggest psychological gains from gift giving because it enhances your well-being.
    Of course, you have to do it with no expectations in return.
  • There are various kinds of gifts that you could offer, it might be something you bought, something you made, or the gift of time or volunteering to benefit other people who are in need.
  • Though giving means differently to other people, positive thoughts and intentions should always be on top of it.
Important tips to consider in promoting a healthy sleeping pattern

Important tips to consider in promoting a healthy sleeping pattern

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Sleeping pattern

Are you struggling to get some good sleep or experiencing too hard falling asleep during the night? This post will tackle about why it’s important to give at least a few hours of a no gadget or television before bedtime, and some helpful tips on how to promote a better sleeping pattern during the night.

According to studies watching television, using laptops, tablets, computers, smartphones and any other screen related objects before bedtime aren’t good and really a bad idea that could bring harm or bad effects in your body. These gadgets can emit blue light, which can harm or destroy the quality of your sleep. They added that blue light delays the release of the sleep inducing melatonin (the hormone which is responsible for your sleep-wake cycle). The delay will reset the body’s internal clock to a later time, bringing a disrupted sleep pattern.

The following are the important tips to consider before bedtime to promote a better sleep:

  • Reading books, it helps you achieve a better mindfulness, it reduces stress therefore helping your mind and body to relax making it easier for you to fall asleep.
  • If you have children read some bedtime stories to them, children love fantasizing and listening to stories, pretty sure they will like this idea too.
  • It is also helpful to take a warm shower before bedtime. It helps you to fall asleep quickly.
  • Avoid thinking too much, specially negative thoughts that could bring emotional and mental stress.
  • Do some deep breathing exercises, yoga, or meditations.
  • Listen to relaxing music, it calms your nervous system and other organs and help your body to relax and fall asleep.
  • Use dim light because it will help you to sleep better, bright lights can disturb the sleep inducing melatonin, making it hard to fall asleep earlier.
  • Be sure that your stomach aren’t too full before bedtime or avoid large meals because the quality of your sleep throughout the night can be disrupted as your digestive organ is working too much, and as a result, it will interfere with falling asleep.
  • Avoid longer naps during the day, it will cause you to stay awake longer at night.
  • Avoid drinks that could stimulate your body before bedtime such as caffeinated drinks (coffee), energy drinks (chocolate), sodas or soft drinks instead you better drink milk because it contains tryptophan (an amino acid) that will help you to sleep better at night.
Friendly tips for a healthy food preparation and cooking

Friendly tips for a healthy food preparation and cooking

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Healthy food preparation

Do you really prepared the food clean and safe to eat? Foods are the fuel of a human body to make its daily function and activities. We have to eat nutritious food because they are essential in bringing natural vitamins and minerals that are needed in order for our body to gain energy. To achieve a good immunity as we go all day long, but we also have to make sure that our food preparation and cooking is right.

There are many cooking methods out there like baking, frying, broiling, stewing, braising, simmering, roasting, grilling, frying etc. Cooking methods depend on what the recipe need, but whatever you are about to prepare, make sure to consider these tips below about food preparation and cooking:

  • Cleanliness- to start with a healthy food preparation, always wash carefully your ingredients such as vegetables, fruits, fish, meat products etc. Wash your hands to eliminate germs and harmful microorganisms before cooking.
  • Buy fresh ingredients or food products- because they contain a good amount of health benefits compared to those stored in the refrigerator for a few days or a long time already.
  • Know your ingredients- What are the nutrients you can get from it?
  • Follow your recipe- to achieve the desired recipe outcome, do not be rushing in cooking your recipe.
  • Read food labels and consider using those with health benefits on it. Example, cooking oil (you may want to consider vegetable oil and other types of healthy oil), salt (you may want to consider iodized salt) and you may also want to consider those organically made products.
  • Enjoy and be happy while cooking- some says that if you are happy while cooking, you can get a good result or outcome of the recipe. It will also lessen your stress points, we all know that cooking in the kitchen have numerous things that you have to do, from cleaning the ingredients, to cooking, washing of the dishes and serving the food.
  • Serve food with an art- to make the food more enjoyable to eat, you may want to serve it in a nice bowl or plate with your creative touch.

A good note to remember: “Excessive consumption of food is not good to our health and can bring a negative result or bad effects on our body. Always eat the right kind and the right amount of food”.

The reasons why you should produce that beautiful smile everyday!

The reasons why you should produce that beautiful smile everyday!

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The benefits of smiling

We live in a stressful environment, there are lots of personal, environmental and socio-economical challenges that we have to face.

How do you handle all of these? Sometimes how we fight with our daily battles are related to how we perceive and handle every situation. Are you a cheerful type of person? Or a serious one? If you are that type of person who is very cheerful, just continue it because there are lots of health benefits that it can give to you. If you’re a serious type of person, you may want to start producing more smiles now in order to gain the benefits.

One way to make our day feel good is to smile. According to studies when we smile our brain releases types of neurotransmitters (like endorphins, natural painkillers, serotonin) that are beneficial in making us healthy.

What can a smile give to our body?

  • It reduces stress and pain levels.
  • Decreases heart rate and blood pressure levels.
  • Helps to increase your immunity, if you are a happy person, it will be easier for you to combat those illnesses related conditions.
  • It makes you more attractive, beautiful or good-looking.
  • Furthermore, it enhances your emotional well-being.
  • Not only that, but it leaves a good impression to other people that you are a good person.
  • You look inspired, positive and full of life.
  • You are often described as friendly and sociable.
  • Makes other to trust you easily, because it shows that you are willing to interact and communicate.
  • It improves your mood, and you are less likely to develop depression.
  • May slow aging, because it makes you look younger.

Whatever benefits it will give you, just treat yourself with that beautiful smile, it is free, and it’s a natural way of helping your body.

The importance of plants in our lives

The importance of plants in our lives

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This post will tackle about the beneficial effects of plants in a human being.

Are you one of those who have a green thumb? A green thumb means that you have the ability or talent in growing different plants.

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Plants are responsible for giving us food, helping us to build shelter, serving as ingredients in making herbal medicines, and the major source of our food, which is needed to fuel up our body!

Plants are really eye catching and heart melting. Just like pets in our houses, plants also have life. They need our attention and love, they are nature’s way of saying that in order for our world to be a better place to stay, we must consider taking good care of them as well! They are considered as blessings, and it really takes a good heart to appreciate these beautiful creations. Both women and men seen involved in planting nowadays! They are often called as “plantitos and plantitas” because of their passion in planting.

Here are the health benefits of plants:

  • Responsible for absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen, which is essential to life.
  • They help to absorb rainwater, preventing floods.
  • Edible plants (fruit bearing and vegetables) are great sources of daily food.
  • Herbal plants are important in making herbal medicines or herbal supplements.
  • Ornamental plants improve and beautify our surroundings.
  • Plants are a great stress reliever, they have a good calming effect.
  • Plants can improve a person’s creativity and productivity.
  • Improves your mood and concentration.
  • Helpful in cleaning the environment, and serves as natural humidifiers of the surrounding.
  • Plants provide extra life to a lonely space or corner in the house!
  • Helps in decreasing anxiety and stress levels.
  • A good form of relaxation, to divert you from negative thoughts.
  • Adds positivity to the environment.

Whatever your reasons for planting, be it a hobby, way of communicating to nature, be it to go with the trend, for business or something to make an income, all of these deserves an appreciation. You are a good example to people who don’t appreciate the importance of nature! Continue to be an inspiration to other people, to be more loving and caring of what our creator gave us.

Importance of drinking enough water everyday

Importance of drinking enough water everyday

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Do you love to drink plain water? How many glasses of water can you drink in a day? If you are not an avid water drinker, you better take the action now! Because there are a lot of health benefits water can give to our body and also there are a lot of diseases that your body will experience when your intake is insufficient. Water helps to maintain the balance of body fluids. Together with food it helps in the proper absorption of nutrients that is needed by our body. Do you often feel thirsty? If so, you may want to drink enough water starting now. Thirst is a sign that you’re on the way to dehydration already. When you are outside make sure to carry with you a water bottle, so you can drink easily.

The following are the benefits of drinking water, according to our health source:

  • It helps in rehydrating our body. Helps promote weight loss, with proper diet.
  • Helps the body to flush away toxins and helps the kidneys in functioning well.
  • It improves skin appearance.
  • It helps in digestion
  • It relieves headache
  • Helps to balance blood sugar levels.
  • Helps in excretion of waste through perspiration, urination and defecation/passing of stool.
  • Helps to boost energy
  • Lubricates and cushions your joints.
  • Protects the spinal cord and other sensitive tissue.

Make sure that you drink only safe water or potable water such as distilled, purified or mineral water. Do not drink contaminated water. There are countries that can drink water directly in their faucet, because it is safe, but there are also countries or a lot of countries that cannot drink directly to the faucet because it is unsafe and may cause harm.

Our body loses water through breathing, sweating and digestion that’s why we should drink more. To maintain hydration, you can also eat or add in your diet fruits that are high in water content, such foods are watermelon, melon, oranges, tomatoes, celery etc. The recommended water intake a day is about 8 to 10 glasses of water, and that should be plain water alone.

The following are some problems that may occur if you don’t drink enough water:

  • Constipation or difficulty in passing stool.
  • Dull skin
  • Dehydration
  • Fatigue
    Problems in body temperature
  • Occurrence of many diseases

You need water most specially if you are in a hot climate area, when you are physically active, athlete, or you play outdoor games, when you are experiencing fever, diarrhea and vomiting, because you lose body fluids, so you have to drink water in order to avoid dehydration. Choose to drink water instead of sweetened beverages such as soft drinks, fruit drinks, sodas etc. You will not only save money but will also save you from calories and diseases.

Do you want to achieve your dreams or goals? Try this healthy mindsetting tips!

Do you want to achieve your dreams or goals? Try this healthy mindsetting tips!

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Healthy mindsetting tips to achieve your dreams or goals in life.

We all have a unique personality and character. The way we think, react, do things and the way we solve our problems in life are far different from another person. That’s why we should never compare ourselves to other people. The result of the things we do in life (positive or negative) is related to how we think and react in every situation. How do you keep yourself being motivated? Are you the person who have a positive outlook in life? Or the one who easily lose hope? If you have a goal or a dream in life that you want to achieve, you have to help yourself.

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Consider these tips below:

  • Set your goals- small goals first and stay focused. Be sure to set a realistic and achievable one. When you’re able to achieve this goal, your experience in handling every situation will be broadened and will encourage you to do more.
  • Visualize the outcome you want to achieve- this will inspire you to do your best.
  • Surround yourself with happy and motivated people. Those who will encourage you rather than discouraging every decision you make, those who gives good advices, those who are happy with every achievement you make (small or big) and those who never leave you whenever you’re in the lowest point of life. Avoid mingling to negative people because you may adapt their attitude and as a result, you will experience difficulty in achieving your goals.
  • Be optimistic, always look at the brighter side of life- for example, if you fail on one goal, you are able to cope with it easily and pursue to do more rather than being depressed or stressed about the result. You choose to move on and learn from your mistakes.
  • Don’t forget to feed your body, mind and spirit- (a healthy body can do things appropriately), mind- (read and explore more on topics regarding your goal), spirit (have that spirit of kindness to everyone and most specially to yourself).
  • Appreciate small achievements- to honor your capability and motivate you to pursue to bigger goals.
  • “When the situation is tough, remember why you have started”. I already heard this to a lot of motivational speakers. It’s a deep thought that we should never give up on any circumstances. If you start a race, you should never give up and stop at the middle, be determined enough to reach up to the finish line. Do not be discouraged because everyone already reached the finish line. You will also get there just trust yourself.
  • Read more on motivational posts- to be more inspired to pursue whatever goals you have in mind.
  • Always choose to be happy- your physical aura can impact a lot, being cheerful/happy attracts positive thoughts and energy that is essential in reaching your goals.
  • Stop negative thinking- this is a big obstacle in achieving what you want.

Always believe in yourself. You may endure a lot of difficulties as you go along towards your goal but if you give your best and never stop dreaming you will get there. Good luck and God bless whatever it is.

Helpful tips on how to look younger than your actual age

Helpful tips on how to look younger than your actual age

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Have you seen someone who looks young for their age? Or did somebody compliment you for looking young? Or none of the two? Aging is inevitable, as our age increase, our hormones that keep our skin elastic also slows or decline.

Added by some environmental factors and practices that we do every day. Occasionally, we are so busy in life that we forget to care for our body. Well, don’t be bothered about it because there are things that you can actually do to make yourself look younger than your actual age.

Looking young
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Perform your self-care routine:

  • Take a bath regularly. Apply moisturizing lotion to hand and body and consider using those products which contains anti-aging properties. Use appropriate moisturizer to your face and neck.
  • Apply sunscreen, specially when going outside, to avoid skin damage.
  • Moisturize also your lips. Use lip balm before using lipstick because some ingredients of lipstick can make the lips dry.
  • Love your hair, avoid using numerous sprays and hairstyling that can damage it. Choose a hairstyle that is comfortable to you.
  • Care for your teeth, clean and healthy teeth gives you more confidence to show up that beautiful smile. Smiling can make you look younger.
  • Check your finger nails and toenails, trim and brush them to remove dirt and dead skin.

Nutrition also plays a role in achieving a youthful body:

  • Eat more fruits and green leafy vegetables, they contain vitamins, minerals, and other components like antioxidants which helps to reduce many kinds of diseases and may improve your skin appearance.
  • Eat healthy fish like salmon and tuna.
  • Avoid junk foods and unhealthy foods.
  • Rehydrate your body, drink plenty of water, have a goal to drink at least 8 to 10 glasses of water a day. Dehydrated body looks dull and dry.

Your lifestyle also plays a role in the aging process:

  • You should avoid stress, take some time to relax because stress can lead to many diseases which can show up on your appearance.
  • Use an umbrella when going outside, specially when it’s too hot. Early morning sunlight is good, but during noontime the direct sunlight can damage your skin already.
  • Do not smoke, or if you smoke, consider quitting now. Smoking can lead to faster aging.
  • Take enough rest and sleep during nighttime.
  • Avoid a sedentary lifestyle. It can lead to obesity and weight gaining.
  • Exercise regularly to tone up your muscles and enhance your body’s blood circulation.

If you have a hard time in doing it, and you have that ample money on your pocket, you may want to visit a skin clinic or dermatologist. They can perform some treatment and will advise or prescribed products for you to use. You should take good care of yourself to see a good result. Achieve that young and healthy body from inside and out.

Here are tips on how you can achieve a healthier body

Here are tips on how you can achieve a healthier body

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Healthy body

A healthy person is not just because he/she is free from various kind of diseases, but must also be healthy in the different aspects of life and that includes our emotional, intellectual, social and spiritual well-being.

Health is wealth because if you are not healthy, you are incapable of doing and performing your daily tasks in life. Even if you are literally rich, you cannot enjoy your money if you are sick, that’s why health is an ultimate wealth. So, to achieve this we have to incorporate healthy activities in our daily routine, and we also have to boost our immune system in order for us not to get sick easily, or prone to frequent infections. If the body has a low immune system, illnesses and other diseases easily develops.

The Immune system composed of white blood cells, antibodies, organs, and lymph nodes that is capable of defending our body against viruses, bacteria and other germs. It destroys the microbes quickly when it enters the body.

Below are tips in achieving a healthier body:

  • Eat a balanced diet to maintain and improve your overall health. A balanced diet contains carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, and minerals which can derived from fruits, vegetables, grains, pork, poultry, fish etc.
  • Reduce salt, sugar, and fats in your diet, avoid soda, junk foods and other unhealthy foods. This attributes to diseases like hypertension, heart diseases, kidney problems, diabetes etc.
  • Do not over eat during mealtime, it can lead to weight gaining and obesity. It’s best to eat small, frequent meals. It will help your body to work smoothly.
  • Drink plenty of fluids. Water helps your body for a better digestion of food and absorption of nutrients. It enables your body to rehydrate and eliminate toxins during urination.
  • Be physically active, exercise every day for at least 30 minutes. It enhances physical fitness and improves your health and wellness.
  • Drink milk for stronger bones. It contains calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B, potassium and vitamin D. It is an excellent source of protein. It prevents osteoporosis and bone fractures. Furthermore, it helps to maintain good body posture.
  • Have enough rest and sleep during nighttime. Avoid going to bed late. It is important because lack of sleep often leads to irritability, unable to focus and do the daily activities well.
  • Maintain good hygiene. Take a bath regularly, brush your teeth every after meal. To eliminate bacteria, viruses and other germ causing diseases that can harm your health.
  • Have a good disposition in life, it enables you to easily find happiness and be able to have a positive outlook in life. It improves your overall personality and helps you go along well to other people.
  • We also need to improve our spiritual well-being, to organize our values, purpose in life and keep our mind at peace.
  • Do not smoke and drink alcoholic beverages, it can harm your liver, stomach, and other body organs. It brings many diseases like certain types of cancer, hypertension, heart diseases etc.
  • Avoid too much screen time. It can lead to strained dry eyes, blurred vision, and headaches. It also reduces attention span that can lead to behavior problems and the poor posture when using screens can cause neck, shoulder, and back pain.
Essential practices that you can do to fight diseases

Essential practices that you can do to fight diseases

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Fighting diseases

Are you the person who is prone to illnesses or easily get sick? Eating healthy foods or taking vitamins and supplements are not the only way we can boost our immune system. Our daily life practices also play an important role in developing a healthy mind and body.

What is Personal hygiene?

It is an act of performing daily self-care to maintain a healthy and clean body. These are essential practices in order for our body to function well and achieve overall health. Our body is a framework that, to perform at its best, it should be treated well with love and care. We should not be lazy in performing this daily tasks because it is a good way to defense ourselves against illnesses or diseases. This is mostly done at home, so if we have kids, let us teach and show them how to take care of our body for them to appreciate the importance of doing this daily self-care routine. Let us be a role model whom they can imitate, they will carry this practices until they grow up.

These practices includes:

  • Taking a bath regularly. It is a good way to achieve cleanliness because it washes away dead skin cells, oils, dirt, dusts and eliminate germs. This is a preventive measure to reduce the incidence and spread of diseases.
  • Perform proper handwashing before and after meals, when preparing food, after handling dirty objects, after using the comfort room etc. It is one of the simplest and the best way to remove germs, avoid getting sick, and prevent the spread of germs to other people.
  • Brushing your teeth after eating your meals. Tooth brushing to clean our teeth, tongue, and gums and to avoid plaque and tooth decay buildups that can cause oral diseases.
  • Combing your hair to make the hair healthy. Tangled hair can cause hair problems. Combing hair can stimulate the scalp and may help to promote better blood flow, when the scalp is healthy, you can also have that healthy hair you want. It helps to move the natural conditioning oils of your scalp down to your hair.
  • Trimming of nails, long nails can trap bacteria and germs easily. It can cause bacterial and fungal infection. We are using our hands in preparing foods and eating our daily meals, so make sure it’s clean to provide safe food on your stomach.
  • Cleaning your outer ear, debris can also accumulate in our ears, so we also need to clean them. Using a soft cloth, gently wipe your ears after bathing. If you choose to use cotton swabs, don’t insert them into your ear canal. It can damage your ear that could lead to hearing problems and ear diseases.
  • Make sure to use clean clothes, undergarments, towels, sacks, and footwear. Microorganisms like fungi and bacteria can accumulate to this essential things we used daily. Using dirty things that come in contact with our skin can lead to body odor and skin diseases.

These are not limited to what we can do for our personal hygiene alone. Fighting diseases also includes taking care of the different areas of our life, such as:

  • Physical self-care: The ability to do activities that can improve you physically. Eating healthy foods, drinking enough water, having enough rest and sleep, physical activities such as exercising, jogging, brisk walking etc. To avoid sedentary lifestyle or inactive way of living, it can lead to becoming overweight or obese.
  • Emotional self-care: The ability to control your emotions. Forgiving one’s mistake, loving unconditionally, avoiding hatred, empathize and sympathize with others.
  • Mental self-care: The ability to focus and think positively. Able to handle stress, eagerness to learn new things, keeping yourself motivated.
  • Social self-care: The ability to socialize and being confident. Being friendly to all, offers good communication, able to network with a social support group which you can count on.
  • Spiritual self-care: The ability to balance your beliefs, noble goals, nature, and environment and your values in life.

We need to adapt with these daily self-care practices for us to easily avoid and fight illnesses and to maintain a healthier body.