INTRODUCTION
EXERCISE
The body requires normal strain. Physical inactivity leads to obesity, low muscular laxity, low katabolism, low cardiac tolerance and a low threshold for physical and emotional stress. Physical activity is a stimulant to the growth of children and adolescents and promotes and increases mental relaxation in adults. It increases resistance against heart disease, respiratory infections, etc, prevents obesity and physical and mental dullness. Excise should not be so excessive as to cause extreme fatigue as like all stimuli, it becomes a stress making factor if it is excessive. It should be sufficient to produce pleasant weariness demanding relaxation. Stage of relaxation recovery must follow exertion causing. Relaxation and sleep are necessary for recovery of the body from fatigue eliminating biochemical products and psychological effects of mental and physical exertion. Sleep should be sound with out any artificial aids like pills of tranquilizers, seductives. A sound sleep is make sure by freedom from ill health, good feeding and enough mental and physical exercises and comfortable from thermal environments, freedom from pests like bedbugs, mosquitoes, rats and sand flies and so on, and also comfortable garments, bed, bedding and bed linen and free from noise.
USE OF LEISURE
Recreation for persons to get interest in healthy out door and indoor activities and games, recreational outings, visits to places of historical, cultural and religious interests and hobbies like painting, music, handicraft, photography and other past time re creative engagements for using leisure in healthy endeavor to attain produces a healthy attitude of life, inhibits temptation to indulge in unhealthy activities, aimless loitering quarrelsome behavior and provides relaxation. All facilities may be provided and men to be induced to take full advantages. Ethical, religious and moral teaching keeps the mind of people geared to healthy thought and action which provides a strong inhibiting factor in unhealthy pursuits like promiscuity and alcoholism or heavy smoking habits. A high physical standard is achieved by regular exercise. Drinking and smoking should be avoided.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE MEASURES AGAINST DISEASES.
Active preventive measures against diseases may be non-specific and are to be build highly resistant positive health against ill health like use of mosquito net against insect borne diseases like malaria, filaria and and protection of eyes with dark glasses and use of proper cloths in winter and summer to avoid adverse effects climate such as heat stroke, cold injuries like frost bite,etc. immunization is a single most protective measures against some specific diseases. Observation of personal protective measures should become a part of our behavior pattern. There are direct or indirect measures which protect against physical injuries, mental break down and such other non-preventable diseases. For example maintenance of vehicles, good training, precautions to to avoid accidents, physical and mental fitness are some of the some of the non specific measures.
MODIFICATION IN MODE OF LIFE
Modification becomes essential under certain conditions. Life in extremely hot surroundings like desert require a high water and an adequate salt intake. similarly life in high altitude needs sufficient caloric food intake to meet effects of cold and hypoxia. Adequate protection by proper use of extra clothing is necessary in cold at an high altitude. Use of dark glasses is necessary to protect from snow blindness at high altitude areas. Protective clothing must be used to take care of insect vectors, leeches and snake bites. similarly living in different terrains wants good habits of living in harmony with the surroundings. Regarding personal hygiene men should should get facilities each day for washing and changing inner clothes and socks. At the same time dangers of bathing and washing in revers and lakes which are polluted with sewage to be remembered.
CARE OF THE FEET AND PREVENTION OF SORE FEET
All men are to wash their feet minimum twice a day, normally in tepid water if available. After this they should be steeped in cold water for ten minutes. Soaking them in a solution of salt water is useful to harden very soft feet. It is useful to wear a pair of thin nylon or cotton socks. Changing into chapels at the end of the day work is great value.Those with a tendency to sore feet should dust with foot powder each day. Feet must be kept clean always.
USE OF LEISURE
Recreation for persons to get interest in healthy out door and indoor activities and games, recreational outings, visits to places of historical, cultural and religious interests and hobbies like painting, music, handicraft, photography and other past time re creative engagements for using leisure in healthy endeavor to attain produces a healthy attitude of life, inhibits temptation to indulge in unhealthy activities, aimless loitering quarrelsome behavior and provides relaxation. All facilities may be provided and men to be induced to take full advantages. Ethical, religious and moral teaching keeps the mind of people geared to healthy thought and action which provides a strong inhibiting factor in unhealthy pursuits like promiscuity and alcoholism or heavy smoking habits. A high physical standard is achieved by regular exercise. Drinking and smoking should be avoided.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE MEASURES AGAINST DISEASES.
Active preventive measures against diseases may be non-specific and are to be build highly resistant positive health against ill health like use of mosquito net against insect borne diseases like malaria, filaria and and protection of eyes with dark glasses and use of proper cloths in winter and summer to avoid adverse effects climate such as heat stroke, cold injuries like frost bite,etc. immunization is a single most protective measures against some specific diseases. Observation of personal protective measures should become a part of our behavior pattern. There are direct or indirect measures which protect against physical injuries, mental break down and such other non-preventable diseases. For example maintenance of vehicles, good training, precautions to to avoid accidents, physical and mental fitness are some of the some of the non specific measures.
MODIFICATION IN MODE OF LIFE
Modification becomes essential under certain conditions. Life in extremely hot surroundings like desert require a high water and an adequate salt intake. similarly life in high altitude needs sufficient caloric food intake to meet effects of cold and hypoxia. Adequate protection by proper use of extra clothing is necessary in cold at an high altitude. Use of dark glasses is necessary to protect from snow blindness at high altitude areas. Protective clothing must be used to take care of insect vectors, leeches and snake bites. similarly living in different terrains wants good habits of living in harmony with the surroundings. Regarding personal hygiene men should should get facilities each day for washing and changing inner clothes and socks. At the same time dangers of bathing and washing in revers and lakes which are polluted with sewage to be remembered.
CARE OF THE FEET AND PREVENTION OF SORE FEET
All men are to wash their feet minimum twice a day, normally in tepid water if available. After this they should be steeped in cold water for ten minutes. Soaking them in a solution of salt water is useful to harden very soft feet. It is useful to wear a pair of thin nylon or cotton socks. Changing into chapels at the end of the day work is great value.Those with a tendency to sore feet should dust with foot powder each day. Feet must be kept clean always.
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