NEWS

Good health is above wealth

Impressive work is underway to protect the health of people in our country and to prevent seasonal acute respiratory and virus diseases that can occur due to changes in the weather conditions. For prevention of seasonal acute respiratory and virus diseases that may occur due to the cold weather, people should dress according to the season and should adhere to the restrictions on visiting the public places.

Tas­ty and healt­hy

The Turk­men na­tio­nal cui­si­ne that has develo­ped throug­hout the his­to­ry of our peop­le is fa­mous for its diver­si­ty. Gour­met dis­hes, pas­sed down from one ge­ne­ra­tion to anot­her, still de­light gour­mets. The secrets of their coo­king, en­riched over ma­ny cen­tu­ries, are in the re­liab­le hands of our glo­rious wo­men, each of whom is a chef by vocation, an un­sur­pas­sed mas­ter of the culi­na­ry art. Much, first of all the health of each fa­mi­ly mem­ber, de­pends on fo­od, which is the ba­sis of the dai­ly me­nu. We all love nood­les, the so-cal­led unash.

Discip­li­ned Out­door Be­haviour

In the Era of Might and Hap­pi­ness, one of the im­por­tant prio­ri­ties of our sta­te po­licy is strengt­he­ning the health of the na­tion and brin­ging up a phy­sical­ly har­de­ned and spi­ri­tual­ly rich youn­ger ge­ne­ra­tion. Pre­si­dent Gurbanguly Ber­di­mu­ha­me­dov ta­kes concre­te and con­sis­tent steps in this di­recti­on. Among them are the hol­ding of lar­ge-scale sta­te actions, one of which, “Ro­ad sa­fe­ty – tranquil­li­ty of our lives” is tra­di­tio­nal­ly held in Sep­tem­ber. Ro­ad sa­fe­ty is a hu­ge set of mea­su­res to en­su­re the sa­fe­ty of all ro­ad users. He­re are so­me tips to fol­low, comp­liance with which will teach discip­li­ned be­haviour on the roads.

Doctor’s advice

«7/24.tm», № 35 (66), 30.08.2021. Keep your hands clean and wash them with clean water and soap regularly or use a disinfectant.

Health Resorts of the Country Waiting for Visitors

Visit Your Family Doctor before Your Trip to the Sanatorium This year, a temporary procedure for staying at the sanatoria and health resorts of the country has been developed. Director of the Information Centre at the Ministry of Health and the Medical Industry of Turkmenistan Ogulmyahri Geldiyeva told NT in an interview that everyone must visit their family doctor before visiting the sanatorium.

Delicious Summer Berry Quenches Thirst

The culinary two-volume book Turkmen Dastarhan, published on the initiative of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, is of particular relevance at any time of the year, because the traditional cuisine is rich in its variety in any season. The book features a wide range of local products. The favourite melon-like crop such as watermelon is especially relevant on hot days. This summer has been very hot. However, not for thermophilic melons and gourds. Turkmen nature has created ideal conditions for growing watermelons. This is a creeping vine, belonging to the annual herbaceous plants of the Cucurbitaceae plant family. A tasty and healthy delicacy is salvation from thirst in the summer heat.

Rules for every day

In the coming week, according to weather forecast, hot weather awaits us. Particularly vulnerable in such weather are people suffering from diseases of the cardiovascular and endocrine systems, elders, pregnant women, nursing mothers and small children. According to the advice of medical specialists, the main condition for this category of people is not to overheat. To do this, it is worth excluding being outside from 10 a.m. till 5 p.m. Going out, wear loose clothing made of light natural fabrics of light colours and be sure to cover your head with some headwear or to use an umbrella.

Seasonal Illness Prevention Tips:

Open windows regularly to provide fresh air to offices and rooms of the flat. Keep your hands clean, observe a distance of 2 metres and wear masks correctly.

Organizational aspects of COVID-19 prevention

The issues of the country's readiness for the new global challenges of our time in the form of various infectious pathologies are in the center of attention of the President of Turkmenistan. Considering the growing spread of COVID-19 infection around the world and on the basis of anti-epidemic monitoring on January 2, 2020, anti-epidemic measures were introduced in the country to protect the country's territory from the importation of coronavirus infection.

Determination of trans fat and salt content in food products

The health status of the population is one of the main indicators of the country's well-being. For health, artificial trans isomers formed during the industrial processing of liquid and animal fats are more dangerous [5-6]. In most countries, trans fats are still widely used in the preparation of confectionery, fast food, snacks and processed foods. Trans fats are not nutrients and must be replaced with unsaturated or polyunsaturated fatty acids.