Marvellous! No words can explain the many wonderful feelings that come with being a mom. Of the many `best parts` of being a mother, taking care of the family and seeing the kids grow up to be healthier, disciplined and productive adults are priorities.
Mother’s Day Special is the day celebrated for honoring mothers and motherhood in the society which we live. Every country celebrates the mother’s day on different day in the month of April and May. Mother’s Day was first celebrated by the US countries in 1908, when Anna held memorial for her mother in West Virginia. Her aim was to honor her mother since the only person that was Mom who has done more for you than anyone in this world.
As being a mother means caring for others, she needs to first take care of herself. Because an ailing mother will not be able to look after her home well.
Nowadays, most mothers tend to ignore their health while trying to cope up with the fast-paced world. No matter how busy or how demanding your job might be, mothers should make their health a priority to have a safer and healthier life.
Health Tips for Mothers on a Mother’s Day Special
Here are a few health care tips that mothers can follow to keep themselves fit and healthy:
Priorities your daily works:
Every mother should spend time in making their daily schedule in this running world. She should make herself comfort in relaxing, eating, exercising, socializing and etc. She should be mentally and physically well to give the best to their families.
Exercise:
Regular exercise is a must for every mother, as this will help her in a bit relaxed. She should continue her exercise by walking an hour daily. She should spend herself time in practicing Yoga in the morning daily to maintain a good and happy health.
Healthy diet:
It`s so natural for a mom to be conscious about her family’s` health. Often she would ask her kids to eat properly – fruits and vegetables – and would not wish to see them just nibbling their food or eat junk stuff. This advice is good for moms themselves as well. This is what else you should do:
Choose a healthy diet, rich in fruits and vegetables that provides essential vitamins and minerals, fibers and other important substances for good health. Include whole-grains, lean sources of protein like fish. Limit intake of foods and drinks high in calories, fat, sugar and salt.
Get moving: Include physical activity in your daily routine to lead a healthier life. This will help you in maintaining an ideal weight as well as lower your risk of diabetes, heart diseases, stroke, cancer, etc.
Sleeping time:
This is one of the major problems with every mom. They have to get up early in the morning and have to do all their daily work in making their family with a good living and finally she goes to bed after all slept. So it is good to have a deep sleep at the time and for that she must be in bed at the right time. It is recommended that adults sleep for 7-8 hours every night.
Manage stress:
Mild to moderate stress is considered to be a part of life. But when stress is severe, it can lead to depression and overwhelms your ability to take care of your home. Long term exposure to stress can give rise to serious health problems.
Drinking Water:
Drinking water in the early stomach in the early morning will help her in getting energy to perform the work daily without any fail. She has to drink at 5 liters of water daily and make her family members also to do the same.
She can also prepare lemon water daily in the morning for their family members. There are more health benefits of drinking lemon water and hot water daily in the early morning.
Get help from others:
Every mother should get the help of their family members like husband, children, and neighbor to get the work done in the right time. Since only she cannot be able to complete all the work in the correct time. It is with the help of other only she can do the great things. So it is our duty to help our mothers in finishing the work and make her happy.
Reduce risks:
Women with gestational diabetes, high blood pressure during pregnancy have higher chances of developing heart and metabolic diseases later in life. Since, pregnancy problems can cause health issues as you get older, it is important to visit a doctor before getting pregnant for guidelines like preconception health care. Also, make sure that you tell your doctor about any medical conditions you might have.
Regular check ups:
Have regular health check ups to avoid the top threats to women`s health- from heart disease to breast cancer to depression. While heart disease is the top killer for both men and women, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women (second only to lung cancer as the leading cause of death in women). Depression affects more women than men.
All these are preventable if you know how. Talk to your doctors about your concerns and what you can do to prevent these problems.
Beauty Tips:
As mother is the one doing every work for their family and don’t find time to look after her body and health. She should look after her beauty, by going to parlor for making her young and more beauty.
Summer Health Tips:
As this is the summer season, she has to make herself fit and has to prepare a schedule of what can be done for this summer. What food and drinks can be served to their family members in this summer? As summer is the season we need to be very careful since most of the disease will be occurring and she need to prevent her family members from those diseases.
Know your family history:
It is important for all the mothers to know and pass on their family health history. Because family members share genes, lifestyles, behaviours and surroundings that may influence their health and their risk of chronic diseases. Knowing your family health history can help you in managing your and your child`s health risks too.
