Tips for Maintaining Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic

 The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated COVID-19 as a pandemic because this virus has spread to almost all countries in the world, including Indonesia. The COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia has made us more active at home, such as working, studying, and praying. With the hope that we don't get the corona virus. Even though at cigna telehealth home we have to keep our body healthy because body health is very important to us.

Here are tips for maintaining health during a pandemic:

1. Wash your hands 

Washing hands is one of the most effective ways to prevent transmission or spread of the corona virus because by washing our hands we can maintain a healthy body. A good hand wash begins by rinsing both hands with water. Then soap the palms and rub the entire surface of the skin of the hands, for at least 20 seconds. Then rinse thoroughly using water and dry with a clean cloth.

2. Adjust the diet and eat nutritious foods

Adjusting diet is very important for our bodies to stay healthy. Things that must be considered are eating on time and eating nutritious foods that contain 4 healthy 5 perfect, such as consuming carbohydrates found in rice, milk, potatoes, bread, side dishes, fruits and vegetables.

3. Take vitamins

Taking vitamins is also very important to improve the health of our body. Vitamin C plays a role in improving the health of our bodies because it can accelerate the production of white blood cells which are useful for fighting infections.

4. Consume enough water

Ideally, consume enough water every day, eight glasses, because our bodies need fluids to avoid dehydration. If the body is dehydrated due to lack of drinking, it can eliminate the power of concentration.

5. Keeping the environment clean 

Cleaning the house by using an insecticide to clean touched objects such as door handles, remotes, kitchen utensils, and others.

6. Exercise regularly

Diligent exercise by doing light exercise in simple exercises, such as push ups that are done 10 times a day and aerobics with guidance from an exercise instructor or video.

7. Think positive

Positive thinking is very important for health. Because bad thoughts towards other people and around make us stressed so that it has an impact on our health.

Signs of Addiction to Painkillers

Painkillers are very important when you feel unbearable pain and interfere with your activities. Paracetamol and ibuprofen can help relieve headaches, lumbago and muscle aches.

However, be careful with addiction to painkillers, because it can damage health in the process of treatment. So what if we are addicted to painkillers?

A person is categorized as addicted when he or she becomes physically and psychologically dependent on a substance and feels they cannot do without painkillers. A person becomes desperate to drink it when he cannot get it for a while. Credentialing in Addiction Psychology

The problem is that many over-the-counter painkillers have the active ingredient codeine and it is this that has significant potential for addiction if used excessively or even regularly over a long period of time.

The difference between addiction and dependence

There is a small difference between addiction and drug dependence. Drug dependence means that your body has built a tolerance for its effects and that a larger dose of the same drug is needed to get the same effect.

Many people who use over-the-counter painkillers experience this dependence from time to time. However, when you are addicted to a drug, it is more than just physical because you keep taking it. 

Here are some signs that someone is addicted to painkillers, both over-the-counter and prescription.

1. Always have pain relievers on hand

You always make sure to buy and store painkillers at home or on the go

2. Irritability and mood swings

If you feel defensive or annoyed when asked why, you may have a problem. In addition, if your sleeping patterns change or are less interested in his personal appearance, this could also be a worrying sign of addiction to painkillers.

3. Headache

This could be a sign of a condition called painkillers, in which painkillers are slowly taken in large amounts over time because of the headache. However, the headache was actually caused by the codeine withdrawal and so continued wanting the drug.

It is estimated that up to 10 percent of people with headaches may have it due to use of their headache painkillers. Surprisingly, the headache condition would only be a problem for people taking painkillers to treat headaches. This condition does not occur in people who take painkillers to treat arthritis and back pain.