Table of contents:
- Maintain body resistance to prevent dengue fever
- 1. Eating fruit, vegetables and protein
- 2. Exercise regularly
- 3. Avoid stress
- 4. Get enough sleep
Dengue fever cases are quite high in Asia, including Indonesia. Awareness of the risks and dangers of this disease needs to be continuously improved. Preventing dengue fever can sometimes be a little tricky because you don't know when the Aedes aegypti mosquito will come. However, prevention of dengue fever is not impossible.
Maintain body resistance to prevent dengue fever
The best way to prevent dengue fever, of course, is to avoid infections that come from mosquitoes. In addition, the immune system also plays a big role in preventing dengue fever.
A person with weak immune system is more at risk of developing dengue fever. Therefore, it is important to always maintain the body's resistance so that it is not susceptible to this infection.
Here are some ways to maintain and increase endurance so that it is not easy to catch dengue fever.
1. Eating fruit, vegetables and protein
You can protect your immune system by adopting healthy habits. Maintaining the immune system or immune system to work normally is the main target that you need to achieve.
Preventing dengue fever by eating lots of various types of healthy foods can increase endurance while meeting your daily nutritional needs. The body needs various types of nutrients and nutrients that come from food to increase the immune system, enzymes, and cells.
Here are foods that can maintain your body's resistance under normal conditions.
- Fruits: Guava, orange, lemon, papaya, kiwi, etc.
- Vegetables: Broccoli, spinach, peppers, mushrooms, etc.
- Protein: White meat / poultry, tuna, salmon and mackerel, etc.
No recommendations on how to prepare food have been mentioned. For fruits that are sometimes difficult to find, you can look for alternatives, such as those that are already in the form of juice.
2. Exercise regularly
Exercise has several benefits in maintaining the immune system to prevent dengue fever. When the body is actively exercising, the quality of sleep gets better which in turn has an impact on reducing stress levels.
Try to exercise regularly. It doesn't need to be too heavy, for example, like just walking leisurely for 30 minutes per day. Regular exercise can help the body's resistance to fight infections, including dengue fever.
3. Avoid stress
Excessive stress can cause decreased immune function. In addition to exercise, you can do some activities to control stress by:
- Learn to meditate
- Socialize more
- Enough sleep
- Consider counseling if needed
Research shows that people who are active socializing (only close friends or many), have a stronger immunity than those who are lonely.
Socializing can not only keep you from stress, but also keep your immune system strong.
4. Get enough sleep
Sleep allows the body to maintain consistent health. When you lack the duration of sleep that is to restore this fitness, the hormonal balance is disturbed which results in decreased endurance.
While researchers haven't been able to prove a link between sleep and endurance, it's clear that getting enough sleep (usually 7 to 9 hours for adults) is key to your health.
Preventing dengue fever is usually done by keeping yourself or people around you from the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito. However, maintaining endurance is also important because you cannot completely control the environment and there is still a possibility of contracting dengue fever. For that, do prevention from outside (maintaining cleanliness) and from within (maintaining body immunity).
