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Healthy lifestyle

«7/24.tm», № 13 (96), 28.03.2022.  Today, everyone from young to old knows that living a healthy lifestyle is essential to maintaining good health. This is not only a special diet or sports activities, but also a range of measures to improve health and prevent pathological processes in the body. Following the healthy living rules can significantly increase life expectancy and improve the quality of your life.

Healing Turkmen Liquorice

For more than 5,000 years, the Turkmen people have been using liquorice root as a medicine in the fight against various ailments. This miracle plant is first mentioned in ancient Chinese treatises and in the writings of the great Abu Ali ibn Sina, known in Europe as Avicenna. He emphasised that “the cure for diseases grows in the homeland.” Other prominent scientists of the past also wrote their scientific works about liquorice that has received unconditional recognition and have been used in Western and Eastern culture as a medicinal plant for several millennia.

Gifts of Na­tu­re for Your Health

Do you know that in ancient ti­mes, when peop­le did not know an­ti­bio­tics and ot­her synt­he­tic drugs, the gifts of na­tu­re hel­ped them ta­ke care of their health? To­day, the­se tra­di­tions of na­tu­ral hea­ling and preven­ting various di­sea­ses re­main im­por­tant. This is il­lust­ra­ted by the scien­ti­fic works of the lea­ding scien­tists of the world on the hea­ling po­wer of the gifts of na­tu­re. In this con­text, a special ro­le be­longs to the the­ma­tic se­ries of books Me­dicinal Plants of Turk­me­nis­tan by Gurbanguly Ber­di­mu­ha­me­dov. But not on­ly me­dicinal plants have hea­ling pro­per­ties, but al­so ot­her gifts of ge­ne­rous na­tu­re that help imp­rove health and ga­in strength and vigour for an active and full-blood li­fe. Onion from seven ail­ments

Turkmenistan is a blossoming garden

Our country has turned into a blossoming garden, and besides the natural beauty of our Motherland, great efforts are made to ensure ecological balance. In this context, great work is underway in the frameworks of the National Climate Change Strategy of Turkmenistan and the National Forestry Programme of Turkmenistan, developed thanks to the great concern of the President of Turkmenistan. Besides, the traditional tree-planting campaign should be noted. Thus, artificial forest belts and parks are spread all over our beloved Motherland. These green zones have become an integral part of nature, impressing the guests of our country.

Du­ring Colds, Dried Fruit to Help Strengt­hen Health

Dried ap­ricots, pru­nes and ot­her dried fruit are so­urces rich in mi­ne­rals, vita­mins and acids that is neces­sa­ry for every per­son to main­tain me­ta­bo­lic proces­ses. Much has be­en sa­id about the be­ne­fits of dried fruit, it is recom­men­ded to rep­lace sweets with them for child­ren; they are al­so go­od for rep­ro­ductive health. When choo­sing and buying dried fruit, it is im­por­tant to pay at­ten­tion to their lo­ok. High-qua­li­ty fruit are who­le, wit­hout cracks and mould. If pos­sib­le, touch dried fruit. They should be elas­tic and re­si­lient, not dry. For examp­le, go­od rai­sins are black or brown, dried ap­ricots have a pa­le oran­ge hue and qua­li­ty pru­nes have a glos­sy sheen and a bluish tint.

Prop­hy­laxis every day

at any ti­me of the year, it is neces­sa­ry to re­gu­lar­ly strengt­hen the pro­tective functions of the bo­dy in or­der to re­sist colds. To do this, you ne­ed to fol­low the well-known princip­les of a healt­hy li­fes­ty­le. To adults:

Health is the most valuable wealth

To date, the world community recognizes the positive results of the work carried out for the development of this principle at new level under the wise leadership of the President of Turkmenistan in the epoch of might and happiness. The Turkmen leader said: ‘The health of people is the wealth of the country. Turkmenistan pays great attention to the development of mass physical education, the Olympic movement, and sports in the epoch of might and happiness. Our country has been upholding the principles of our people, such as the upbringing of physically and mentally healthy generations’. These words is a wonderful fact of our life. It was a great pleasure and pride for the Turkmen people to be informed by representatives of the European Regional Office of the World Health Organization, who recently visited Turkmenistan and appreciated the work being done in the field of human health in our country. Foreign experts analysed the work carried out in the frameworks of the Saglyk State Programme developed by the Turkmen leader, primarily in the field of sanitation and disease prevention, laboratory diagnostics, clinical examination of patients, prevention and control and praised the efforts of Turkmenistan. This fact evidenced that the principle ‘the state is for the people!’ is successful. As is known, the mass physical education and sports are very important in protecting,

Ru­les of con­duct in pub­lic places and trans­port

To­day, per­haps, everyo­ne knows about the im­por­tance of ob­serving the ru­les of per­so­nal hy­gie­ne, since clean­li­ness is al­ways a key to health. Main­tai­ning per­so­nal and pub­lic hy­gie­ne prevents the spread of in­fectious di­sea­ses. Viral in­fections are known to be trans­mit­ted through clo­se and pro­lon­ged con­tacts, for examp­le, if you are less than two met­res away from a per­son with signs of ill­ness. Anot­her way is air­bor­ne, if an in­fected per­son snee­zes or coughs, the virus can be trans­mit­ted di­rectly to the mucous memb­ra­nes of the no­se, mouth, or eyes of ot­her peop­le. One mo­re way of trans­mis­sion is through your hands, which can be expo­sed to in­fectious drop­lets from coug­hing and snee­zing, or if you touch a sur­face and then touch your face, mouth, no­se, or eyes.

Both Thorny and Healing

People say that where camelthorn grows, a doctor is not required. This amazing plant, well adapted to the hot climate, is described in detail by President Gurbanguly ­Berdimuhamedov in his scientific and encyclopaedic work Medicinal Plants of Turkmenistan, highlighting the importance of camelthorn in the prevention and treatment of many diseases, in particular, radiculitis, diseases of internal organs and other ailments.

A source of happy life

Great work is underway in Turkmenistan to protect human health, which is the most valuable asset of the country and society, to improve the health of our compatriots, and to prevent diseases. This fact is fully confirmed by the successful implementation of the Saglyk State Programme and by the quality of facilities and public medical services. The President of Turkmenistan contributes to the improvement of the national healthcare system based on the world’s best practices. The International Burn Centre and the Aesthetic Centre in Ashgabat, the Bagabat Sanatorium in Ak Bugday Etrap, and the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Yzgant, Gokdepe Etrap, Ahal Velayat, as well as other medical institutions in Velayats, were opened and put into operation in recent years. To date, the active construction of such facilities indicates that the infrastructure of national healthcare system is developed. These facilities provide high-quality medical services to our people through the use of the most advanced methods in the health protection, in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases.