Diwali 2024 Health Tips : The festival of Diwali comes with many changes in lifestyle. At this time, after the heat and humidity, pleasant and cold weather begins. At this time, ACs and fans are cleaned and kept away and quilts and warm clothes are taken out. Due to cleaning, painting and firecrackers, chemicals like sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide enter the air and increase the problems of respiratory patients.
Due to the smoke of firecrackers and cold, the fine dust i.e. suspended particles start shrinking the veins of the chest and lungs, which can cause problems like asthma, bronchitis, breathlessness. Asthma patients should take special care of themselves in this season. By adopting some measures, you can save your health from deteriorating.
Prevent asthma attacks on Diwali with these measures
1. Stay away from fireworks
Fireworks cause air revolution. The smoke emitted from this can be dangerous for asthma patients. Therefore stay away from it as much as possible. Avoid paint, varnish, dust, cleaning and allergens.
2. Wear a mask
3. Stay at home
During Diwali, one should stay indoors and keep the windows closed to avoid coming in contact with polluted air. Do not go out of the house at all in the evening. Protect yourself from dust and smoke particles.
4. Eat only healthy foods
Take care of your diet to avoid asthma attacks during Diwali. Take as much hot milk, tea-coffee, lukewarm water, green tea, ginger-basil tea and hot foods as possible. Try not to eat cold water, ice cream, cold foods.
5. Exercise, avoid stress
Stress can be dangerous for asthma patients, so do yoga and meditation to reduce stress. Do exercise regularly. This can increase the breathing capacity of asthma patients.
6. Take medicines
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