SteemAlive Presents: ProWritersHub (W6) - : Wash your hands regularly to stay healthy
Introduction
Hand washing is one of the most important way of maintaining good personal hygiene. There's this ritual practice of hand and leg washing that is always carried out by Muslims as part of their worship, this shows how just important it is to be neat and clean. Our hands are the most exposed part of the body, hence should be kept neat and clean at all times. But it's actually very sad to know that many even the learned people do neglect handwashing without considering the consequences.
Hand washing should be done the proper way which is under running water with soap.
We should endeavour to wash our hands in the following cases
1. Before eating our meals even if it involves the use of cutleries
2. Washing our hands after meals
3. Washing our hands after attending to nature's call
4. Washing our hands after mingling with others in public places
5. Washing our hands after exercise or some form of tedious activity
I actually prefer washing my hands under running water because it's the safest way of getting rid of invisible micro-organisms, bacterias and germs. Washing hands in a bucket does not guarantee a germ free hand as those bacterias still find a way of accumulating on one's hands.
washing my hands under running water
In cases where there's no running water available, what should be done?
Since It's advisable that we wash our hands under running water, there are circumstances that we might not find running water around us. Therefore, we might store water in containers or water bottles and have someone pour the water on our hands while we do the washing, that's automatically a running water.
Using liquid soap is the best because it's foamy and has a nice/lasting fragrance on one's hands.
When we wash our hands regularly, we protect ourselves from diseases associated with bacterias. Diseases like:
Cholera
Dysentery
Athletes foot which affects both our hands and feet
Typhoid
Covid19
Fever etc
Habit of people in my locality toward handwashing
To be sincere, people in my locality do not really pay attention to hand washing, they only do so when reprimanded, coerced or force to do so by people in high places because of the covid19 regulations. People prefer using hand sanitizers instead but that doesn't play a perfect role in comparison with hand washing.
But the attitude of people toward handwashing could be changed through:
✓ Seminars; the masses should be educated on the importance of hand washing through road shows, demonstrations etc. They should be enlightened on the dangers of ignorance and be encouraged to embrace hand washing as a way to healthy living.
✓ Through awards; law abiding citizens who maintain regular hand washing protocols should be awarded with titles, gifts etc on regular basis to encourage others do same.
✓ Parental guidance: Charity begins at home, if parents could train their children from a tender age to was their hands frequently, we can be sure of having health conscious grown ups in the society.
✓ Hand washing should be taught in schools and the facilities made available for pupils
Conclusion
Washing our hands frequently is one of the ways we maintain good personal hygiene. When we wash our hands, we do not only protect ourselves but save the lives of others as we're not carriers of bacterias.
Yes dear,we should wash our hands very well after mingling with many places because dirt's enter the palms and therefore when it enters the body it causes harm.
yeah washing if the hand with liquid soap.is really important and nice and we all should use this coutinually keep it up @ogwo
It is also important to wash your hands after using the restroom and before eating or handling food.
If you are wearing gloves, make sure you wash your hands after taking them off and before you start touching anything else.
@precious123 you have wrote well.
I love what you said hand washing should be thought in schools it will help the children a lot to grow up with good health
Yeah, since children are very receptive to what they learn in school, there's a higher chance that hand washing as part of personal hygiene will become their habit
The single most important thing you can do to stay healthy is to wash your hands.
That's it, all we have to do is do our best and leave the rest to God
Yes , but would still need to inserts proper discipline . For a child to get used to hands washing concepts as an addicted habit.
You're right.....
yeah she always write well and I love reading her post indeed washing of our hand is really important and also failure to do this may lead to
Cholera
Dysentery
Athletes foot which affects both our hands and feet
Typhoid
Covid19
Fever etc
@innocent10 try to wash your hand abeg🤣🤣😂
Washing your hands properly will remove dirt, germs, and bacteria that could potentially cause illness.
Although hand sanitizer is a great option, it should not be used as a replacement for washing your hands. It is very important to wash your hands after using the bathroom and before eating or cooking food.
you are right, hand washing should take place where you can find children, because the Play a lot so their hands are been washed it will also protect them.
My regards.
Exactly
Since schools are learning institutions, children will be taught what they need to know and it will become part of them
Hands are arguably the most important part of our body. They are responsible for so many tasks, from eating to writing, to cleaning and more.
They're oooo, without our hands I wonder how life would have been, how most activities would have been carried out. Therefore, let's care for our hands
It is also important to make sure that you wash your hands after going to the bathroom and after touching anything that could have germs on it.
Washing of hands is important and the public has to be aware of how important it is. Public awareness should be done even if people will not practice washing of hands but it should atleast be done
Exactly, when we wash our hands regularly, it shows we are health conscious and our safety very important
It's easy to keep track of how much hand washing you're doing by setting a reminder on your phone or calendar. If you have trouble remembering to take your hand soap with you when you go out, try keeping it in your car's cup holder or office desk's metal drawer so that you are reminded to wash your hands throughout the day.
This is really what every one should do regularly @precious123,ur post is nice
Thanks ma'am, being safety conscious should be our determination
It's important to wash your hands before you even start your day because washing your hands first thing in the morning helps get rid of any bad bacteria and toxins from your body.
Washing of hands regularly prevents us from so many disease like you mentioned and it's very effective and important only when we was our hands on a running tap.
I was recently reminded of the importance of washing your hands. When I was in a grocery store, I saw a sign that read, "Please wash your hands before leaving the store." I think it is important to remind people of this because it is very easy to forget to wash your hands.
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You have made a nice presentation. Indeed, we should not only wash our hands when we are about to eat or after using the toilet, but we need to wash hands several times in a day.
This is very important. Kids need to learn at a very young age the important of washing hands so that they can carry the habit throughout lifetime.
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Exactly,we should make washing of hands our priority
indeed washing of our hands is really good and lovely washing if the hand I ls really good and lovely and also from what you said failure to wash our hands may lead to
and you have done well keep it up
Thanks, health is wealth
Failure to live ah healthy life will lead to damaging consequences
It's easy to forget that it's important to wash your hands with soap and water after you've touched something dirty. This is especially true for children and the elderly who may not be able to wash their hands as well as an adult.
Covid has made this possible. We now have running water in schools. But more should be put in place
Lol, covid19 protocols strictly adhered to
But has you said, more improvements should be done
Yeah precious we saw the importance of hand washing in covid days, people are often advised to wash their hands before they eat or after using the toilet. However, it is important to also wash your hands when you are not about to eat or after using the toilet.
Hand washing should be part of us, infact it Should be made an habit because our life is involved
One way to make sure you wash your hands with soap and water is to take a bottle of hand sanitizer with you wherever you go. You can also use hand sanitizer to clean your phone, keyboard, or other touchable items.