Personal Cleanliness & Healthy Habits

Clean habits are basic to good health. This is because the environment in which man lives is full of harmful agents and unless contact with them is avoided. One is likely to suffer from ill-effects resulting from such agents. Apart from taking bath daily and wearing clean clothes, developing other clean habits from early childhood is of prime importance. Washing feet on entering the house, washing hands thoroughly with soap and water every time after going to toilet or latrine and before taking food, cleaning teeth in the morning and again before going to bed, cleaning hair, cutting nails short, are all examples of hygienic habits. Clean habits and use of soap will reduce the chance of getting infection and spreading it to others. Eyes also need special care. Cleanliness is also a social responsibility and every one should help to keep the public places like roads, parks, offices, etc., clean. The habits like indiscriminate spitting and throwing rubbish are detrimental to health. Acts like coughing and sneezing are likely to spread many diseases and during such acts a handkerchief should always be used to cover mouth.