Tips to stay healthy during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak

Coronavirus disease has already spread to most countries, and is increasing rapidly. In this period of Quarantine, people are stuck at home. All activities are on-hold, due to which humans are getting more lazy. Here are a few tips to make you stay healthy during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and prepare your immune system to fight against the disease:

1. Exercise

Exercise is the most important guard to your immune system. Only 20 minutes of exercise boosts your metabolism, which helps your immune system to stay stronger and allow itself to protect you from the diseases. If you do not exercise, start today! Just take a start with 7 minutes of simple exercise and eventually increase the duration. You can find many exercise videos on Youtube which you can follow.

2. Intake of Vegetables and Fruits

Vegetables and Fruits should be consumed as much as possible in daily meals to stay healthy! Why? Because most of the Vegetables and Fruits contains Vitamin C. Vitamin C is a “Potent Antioxidant”, that can decrease inflammation which helps in improvement of your immune system. As per the study, a person above 15 years old requires about 90-125mg of Vitamin C per day. Fruits and Vegetables with rich vitamins include: broccoli, cantaloupe, cauliflower, kale, kiwi, orange juice, papaya, red, green or yellow pepper, sweet potato, strawberries, and tomatoes.

3. Take care of hygiene

You must have heard this a hundred times already, “Wash your hands regularly for 20 seconds!”. Do you know why? Incase if an infected person coughs or sneezes in front of you, the virus particles can be transferred easily towards the exposed areas of your body. Therefore it is necessary to:

• Wash your hands with anti-bacterial soap frequently for 20 seconds or use a hand sanitiser
• Avoid touching your face
• Cover sneezes and coughs
• Try to take bath once a day
• Avoid shaking hands
• Clean surfaces such as door handles, remote controls, light switches etc

4. Burn Loban (Benzoin)

Loban or Benzoin is extracted from Boswellia tree. Loban has both spiritual, religious and medical history. Burning Loban in house should be done on a daily basis, which purifies the atmosphere, as well as kills any kind of germs present in the air.

5. Take Honey with Kalonji (Nigella Seeds) once every morning

Taking a spoonful Honey with a pinch of Kalonji (Nigella Seeds) in the morning with Empty Stomach has a lot of benefits. This formula improves respiratory function, digestive tract, removes obstruction in the body, helps kill bacteria, helps protect liver, etc. It is preferred to take this formula daily once in the morning, even after the days of the quarantine.

Please do not take the virus lightly, it has already taken many lives. Try to keep you and your family safe and healthy by following the “Tips to stay healthy during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak”. If you are bored at home, do try the authentic traditional recipes on our website.