Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Great Ideas For Home Health Care

By Adrianna Noton


There are many things you can do towards managing your health and avoiding illness with home health care strategies. Don't wait to get sick; put these preventative steps in place for the well-being of your family and yourself.

The home itself needs to be kept clean but it isn't necessary to obsess about germs. Exposure to minor bacteria helps the body develop a strong immune system. Simple measures like hand washing before meals and after playing with animals, as well as bathing daily, are good effective measures. Keep warm in winter and cool in summer and try to avoid being around sick people. Make sure the home is pest-free to ensure healthy humans.

What you eat has a major impact on your well-being. Your duty of care to your body is to eat a nutritionally-balanced diet. While you might love to eat take-out, these foods should not form a regular part of a healthy diet. Cook at home and experiment with making this type of food using fresh vegetables and lean meat. Home cooked food retains more nutrition than pre-prepared foods.

As a general rule, the meals you eat should consist of a small portion of lean protein, mainly chicken or fish. Meat portions should only be the size of your palm and red meat consumed just once or twice a week. Try other protein sources like eggs, beans and pulses.

The proportion of protein, carbohydrate and vegetables in each meal should be one half veggies of several different colors and the other half divided between carbohydrate and protein. Look for different recipes and ways of cooking vegetables to provide variety in taste and nutrition.

Snacks form an important part of a healthy diet but sugary, fatty snacks are best kept for an occasional treat. Delicious, filling snacks can be fruit, yogurt, nuts and smoothies. Try home baking and make healthy, yummy snacks for your family using eggs, wholegrain flour, dried fruits and nuts.

An important part of effective home health care involves regular physical activity. It isn't possible to be really healthy without exercise. There's no need to get all sweaty and puffed either; any activity that increases your heart rate and breathing is good for you. Find activities that you enjoy and have fun while you improve your immune system and cardio strength, lift your mood and keep at a healthy weight. Try walking, swimming, cycling, gardening, dancing, tai chi or yoga.

In your busy life, it can be hard to find relaxation time, but this another vital aspect of keeping well. As well as seven or eight hours sleep every night, to allow your body time to recuperate and repair, you also need to take time out for recreational activities. To remain healthy, you need to have balance in your life.

A household first-aid kit covers minor accidents and ailments but keep it out of reach of children. See your dentist and your doctor regularly for a home care Toronto check up, as many problems are more easily fixed if found early. Eat a balanced diet, get plenty of rest and exercise, manage stress, be kind to yourself and you have the basics of home health care.




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