The Dhaka Times Desk Keeping the lungs healthy is important for everyone. So doctors advise to follow several rules to keep lungs healthy. But there are some foods that take care of the lungs. What food are they?
We know that taking care of lungs is not an easy task. Excessive air pollution, regular smoking habit and many other reasons can cause various lung problems. Not only the elderly, but also among the younger people, breathing problems or asthma are occurring. And so doctors advise to follow several rules to keep lungs healthy. One of which is to eat some healthy food and drink regularly. Which again helps in weight control.
lemon water
Drink lemon juice mixed with lukewarm water in the morning. Apart from keeping weight under control, this drink also helps keep lungs healthy. Also reduces the risk of infection. Many times relief can be obtained by drinking hot water when shortness of breath starts suddenly. However, if you mix lemon juice in hot water, you can get additional benefits.
Vegetable soup
It goes without saying that vegetables are beneficial for the body. You can make this soup with carrots, beans, coriander leaves, onions and garlic. You can eat this soup in the morning for breakfast or at night. You will also benefit from this. Source: Anandabazar Patrika.
How to prevent dengue
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral fever. This fever is different from other viral or bacterial fevers. However, this fever is not contagious in any way. This viral fever can occur alone or in combination with other viruses (chikungunya, yellow fever, Burma forest, flu, respiratory syncytial) and bacteria (pneumococcus).
Dengue fever is divided into two categories depending on the severity of symptoms and fever.
1. Common dengue fever
2. Dengue fever with bleeding.
In the case of common dengue fever, the following symptoms are mainly seen-
1. Sudden high fever lasting 2 to 7 days.
2. Severe headache.
3. Pain behind the eyes.
4. Along with the fever, red rash appears all over the body.
5. Severe pain in whole body as well as back pain.
6. Nausea or vomiting.
7. A rash or red bumps on the skin.
In case of dengue fever with bleeding:
1. Bleeding from nose, mouth or vomiting with high fever within 2 to 48 hours.
2. Fluid accumulation in chest or abdomen along with fever.
If any of these symptoms appear, seek medical attention immediately.
On the other hand
Wait at home for the first 3 days of fever. On the other hand, sponge the whole body with water every now and then. This will reduce the level of fever. Drink enough water and rest. After that, if the fever does not decrease or if it continues to increase after some time, consult a doctor immediately.
Things to do to prevent Dengue:
1. Try to keep the surroundings of the house as clean as possible.
2. If there are flower tubs or broken plastic bottles, can shells, tires or polythene inside the house, clean them quickly and drain the accumulated water from the flower tubs.
3. Spray or fog at least 3 times a week to kill mosquitoes.
4. You can keep mosquito repellent cream with you while going out.
5. After evening, younger and older members of the household should use mosquito nets.
6. Clean up any accumulated rain water, as this is the time when Aedes mosquitoes lay their eggs.
7. On the other hand, you can use mats along with mosquito nets to avoid mosquito infestation.
8. Since Aedes mosquitoes bite during the day, it is important to avoid sleeping with mosquito nets while sleeping during the day. Source: https://dmpnews.org
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