During these days when we often hear justified calls such as 'Do not leave the house unless you have to!', 'Wash your hands often!', 'Pay close attention to the cleaning rules!' due to the Covid19 (coronavirus) epidemic, it is important to provide some information as both a doctor and a dermatologist. I think it is useful.
When we wash our hands too often, our hands can become dry. Using moisturizers containing skin-like substances such as pure liquid vaseline or linoleic acid, which are suitable for our skin structure, will be beneficial in this regard. If we apply these moisturizers at night, they will stay on our skin for a long time. Of course, there is no harm in driving more. It is especially beneficial to apply moisturizer after washing our hands properly, rinsing the soap thoroughly and drying them thoroughly. Because it traps the water molecules on the skin surface.
I recommend washing our hands with olive oil and additive-free soap. I even recommend cutting olive oil soap into thin slices with a knife at home to take with you if you need to go out. In this way, we will not be exposed to soaps with additives that can irritate and dry our hands outside. In addition, we do not have to come into contact with soap dispensers!
Especially for ladies with fluffy hair, the bun model can reduce the amount of viruses and the possibility of infection that we can bring home with our hair outdoors.
Leaving home without jewelry such as watches or bracelets. It will be beneficial in terms of not carrying the virus.
It is essential not to leave the house without a mask. Since coronavirus can be transmitted from our eyes as well as our mouth and nose, I recommend going out with glasses or a transparent protector that protects our face.
Of course, staying away from crowded environments, not passing immediately after someone else has passed, not touching external surfaces as much as possible, frequently washing our hands. It is very important to wash our hands, never touch our face with our hands, and direct our face to the ground and our arm if we cough or sneeze.
It is appropriate to leave our shoes outside when we return home. It would be right for us to take off our socks at the same time and take our first step home without socks! Because socks can also become infected when we take off our shoes. Go home It would be appropriate to go directly to the bathroom and soap our face and hair for 20 seconds, without neglecting our ears, which may be infected especially due to mobile phones. I think it would be right if we leave our clothes either in the dirty basket or on the balcony where they will not be touched again for 1 week.
It is appropriate to get information from physicians about nutritional recommendations and correct supplements.
In these days when we are inactive, healthy adults I recommend only 2 meals a day. Breakfast around 9-10 in the morning and dinner around 6-7 is appropriate. For breakfast, plenty of olives, greens, avocado, green tea, carrots, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon of real honey if available, and 1-2 walnuts soaked in water for half an hour are beneficial. Vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, red beets, radishes and peas are always healthy. Overcooking vegetables reduces their nutritional value. It is not good to leave the food in the pot after heating it.
It is correct to get calcium through vegetables and greens such as natural yoghurt, natural kefir, perineal water, raw almonds, tahini, broccoli.
We pour raisins to our children. We can prepare desserts with natural yoghurt, carob extract mixed with tahini, pumpkin and carrots.
We can drink fruit teas, 1-2 Turkish coffees a day, water with ginger and lemon.
In fact, after 7pm. is not eating anything. Because at night, the body secretes melatonin and goes into a state of repair and rest. Even if we eat useful things, we would not be doing anything right. If we are very hungry, we can choose vegetable dishes or nuts. Floury, sugary foods, milk and cheese are not healthy anyway. In the afternoon, we can consume dark chocolate, black seed grapes, raw almonds, hazelnuts, pistachios and seasonal fruits by choosing a quality brand.
Adequate fluid intake during the day should be provided with water and plain mineral water. However, it is not right to drink liquids between half an hour before and 1 hour after meals, as it affects stomach acidity and negatively affects healthy digestion. In special cases such as diabetes, one should of course act according to the recommendations of the relevant specialist physician.
After having breakfast and brushing our teeth, we can use both coconut oil and propolis. We can mix coconut oil with soda and apply it to the surfaces of our mouth with a toothbrush, avoiding irritation. Propolis is also known to have protective properties against viruses. We can drop propolis into our mouth, especially when we need to leave the house. Allergy, which can occur with any substance, is also possible with propolis, we need to keep this in mind.
Plenty of vitamin C needs to enter our body every day. Generally, 1-3 grams of vitamin C per day is recommended. Vitamin D deficiency leads to obesity, depression, allergic body and low defense resistance in these days when we are inactive. Deficiency of zinc reduces defense resistance and too much of it is not good. It is not healthy for iron to be excessively high.
It is very important not to lose sleep. Being exposed to the phone, computer, or blue light after 9pm and not sleeping after 11pm prevent us from secreting enough melatonin. In the absence of melatonin, both our skin and all other tissues age rapidly. Melatonin deficiency has a negative effect on allergies. Adequate melatonin is important to avoid becoming more prone to important diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's.
Excessive exposure to electromagnetic waves is not good for our health. Spending excessive time on the mobile phone not only creates electromagnetic load, but also creates a predisposition to posture disorders and eye problems. It is not healthy to have a mobile phone, especially while it is charging, in the room where we sleep. Sleeping in a pitch dark room is important for sleep quality.
We must take care of our spiritual balance. It is natural that both we and our children may be anxious, bored and depressed during these weeks. However, it is possible to cope with this situation. Excessive exposure to social media, spending excessive time in front of the television, and listening to loud music for too long will not be good for us. Reading a book that interests us, yoga, meditation, breathing exercises, dancing, games, listening to calming, A-rich music accompanied by the piano or flute, and wetting our inner wrists and elbows with cool water improves our energy. Writing down our feelings can be comforting. Talking and sharing troubles is a necessity, especially for women. Let's not neglect chatting with our children. Let's invent games about the coronavirus so that this issue does not appear negatively in their minds.
In fact, these suggestions are not only for epidemic days; It is valuable to internalize this lifestyle in general. Let's not be sleepless, thirsty, vitamin-deprived, and demoralized. Let's not be worried, let's be cautious. I wish you healthy and pleasant days.
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