Around the globe, people are stuck together in homes with their families due to the Covid-19 lockdown. Offices and schools have been closed to avoid the spread of the disease. It has affected people in many ways. Everyone is afraid and feeling isolated, uncertain, bored, and anxious as a result. In these difficult times, you need to help your family members survive the pandemic. There are many ways in which you can keep your family healthy. However, the best way is the one that focuses on every aspect of a human’s life.
Humans do not just need to maintain their physical health, but they also need to focus on other factors contributing to their wellbeing. Therefore, to ensure that the pandemic does not take a negative toll on a family member, you need to focus on their overall health. This means you need to focus on their physical, emotional, spiritual, mental, and social needs.
Holistic medicine, or Eastern medicine as we call it, looks at the human body as a whole. If even one aspect of our life is in distress, the entire body’s functions will be affected. Thus, to lead a healthy life, you need to balance your spirit, heart, body, and mind. The core belief behind holistic health is that every person can heal themselves. To survive the lockdown successfully, you need to focus on the holistic health of every family member. Below are a some tips that can help you keep your family healthy during the pandemic.
1. Stay Together and Stay Active
Use this pandemic as an opportunity to spend more time with your family. Before Covid, it wasn’t easy to find time in our busy routines. Now with the family stuck together, you can spend more time with every member of the family. You can go outside for a quick run or a jog, but make sure to take all precautionary measures. You can start exercising together to strengthen your bond and encourage each other to fulfill your fitness goals. Do not simply sit in the home. You can even try to have a weekly game or match where you can indulge in your favorite family sport.
2. Drink Plenty of Fluids
To tackle COVID19, you need to focus on your immune system, which is why you need to drink plenty of fluids. Consuming lots of water will help you stay hydrated and active and make your skin look fresh. We all know what wearing masks continuously is doing to the skin, so drink sufficient water.
3. Avoid Unhealthy Eating
Another way you can boost your immune system is by eating healthy and avoiding junk food. Also, it is a good time to reduce your caffeine intake to break free from your caffeine dependency
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