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Tips and Techniques For Staying Healthy

Think about a germ as a puddle of water that you’ve stepped in, quite naturally you’re going to track that water wherever you walk. Germs are the same way as that puddle in some instances; they hitch a ride with their host thus being transferred from one place to the other. How many times in a week or a month do you visit your local grocery store? Have you ever thought about how many hands have touched the canned goods that you’re holding or what about that loaf of bread or quart of milk? How long did it sit in the warehouse before reaching the shelves? How often are you wiping down the items that you purchased from the grocery store before placing it in your cabinets or refrigerator at home? If your answer to the last question was never, then guess what, you have just contaminated your home with germs which tend to grow in dark, cool places. All of this information is “common sense”, if you don’t know, now you know!

 As humans, we tend to get sick often and there are simple steps we can follow to prevent this, we just need to use our “common sense”. I always thought I practiced good techniques but one day as I began to observe people in the community I noticed that proper hand techniques were not being practiced; for example, most people wash their hands after they have already used the bathroom but wouldn’t it make “common sense” to wash your hands before you use the bathroom as well? Take a moment to think about the multitude of germs that are on your hands from touching door knobs, keys, phones, etc. and you’ve just touched the toilet paper that you’re going to use to wipe your private areas, it’s common sense to wash your hands before and after you use the bathroom. Improper hand washing techniques can lead to serious illnesses.