A family having dinner. The smiling girl in pink feeds her mother with food while her father observes with a smile | Photo by National Cancer Institute

When you take good care of your family, you are also creating a loving and safe atmosphere in your home.

Keeping our health in tip-top condition is our default to keep our family happy and functional. We always want what’s best for the family to let the maintain the joyful atmosphere at home. With this, the harmony, love, and care dominate the household, making each family member content.

Theresa Y. Wee, M.D., published two books – My COVID-19 Diaryand The Happy, Healthy Revolution –that evolved from personal journal or blog that provides tips, advice, and inspirational speeches, helping the readers get on with life. Dr. Theresa Wee’s parenting and wellness tips allow readers know more about themselves as parents.

As a parent, your main goal is to keep your family healthy and happy. Here are some ways to keep your family’s health in tip-top condition:

Exercise

Staying active with your family can help you form an unbreakable bond. Plus, exercising will allow a good flow of blood in your system. With this, oxygen and nutrients are distributed properly around your body. We have just experienced the pandemic, which truly affected some individuals physically, emotionally, behaviorally, socially, and spiritually. By staying active with family, you are keeping your family’s health in tip-top condition. Exercising reduces stress, anxiety, and fats.

Hydrate!

Don’t forget to drink your water! Water is an important liquid that helps your body function properly. With this, you are keeping the family’s health in tip-top condition.

But how does one persuade kids to drink their water? Well, you can always use silly straws in their water jugs to entice them to drink more. Preparing water with fun-shaped ice will also help the kids drink more water. To let the kids eat their vegetables, incorporate more fruits and vegetables into the family’s diet. Some kids may be picky with food, but they will eventually learn to accept the leafy vegetables if introduced slowly into their foods.

Reduce Caffeine Intake

Coffee, chocolate, some tea, and soda all contain levels of caffeine that affect your body functions. Caffeine can increase one’s blood pressure and heart rate, which can open the possibility of causing health problems. Keeping your family’s health in tip-top condition will be easier when you reduce or remove some drinks with high levels of caffeine. If you cannot control the amount of coffee you drink, you can try to look for alternatives.

A white haired woman drinking coffee from her coffee mug | Photo by Jorge Franco

Have a Well-Balanced Diet

One of the best ways to keep your health in tip-top condition is to have a well-balanced diet. Practice having controlled amounts of carbohydrates, proteins, fiber, and fats in your diet. And don’t forget water. Having a well-balanced diet can help you and your family boost immune system and get the proper nutrition from your food.   

Get Enough Sleep

Sleep is such an important part of our daily routine. It helps us reset our body as we let our brain functions stay young and active. Sleep also lets our body boost the immune defenses and fight infections while we undergo a resting phase. With the right amount of sleep, you are keeping your health in tip-top condition.

Limit Your Screen Time

The world today is filled with technological advancement to the point that everything we need is achieved through a single click of a device. Our phones and computers provide wonders as they can retrieve information about anything, anytime, anywhere.  However, too much screen time exposes us to more radiation and corruption. We need to limit pointing our noses to the digital world as it affects our health.  Keep your health in tip-top condition by reducing the amount of radiation from the phone and computer screens.

Practice Preventative Medicine

Spending more time with your family can help strengthen the bond at home. You can use this opportunity to introduce preventative medicine, especially for the young ones. Your family should know the basic handwashing or hygiene practices to keep their health in tip-top condition. It is always important to keep each member healthy as it will help the homely atmosphere become better and stronger each day.

Learn more about keeping yourself and your family healthy through the fun and informative books by Theresa Wee, M.D.: My COVID-19 Diary and The Happy. Healthy Revolution.

FINAL THOUGHTS

Your health and wellness go above everything else to help you take care of your family. Your bond with your family also allows them to learn about taking care of their own health and wellness. With the family’s wellness and health in tip-top condition, your home will offer a loving and comfortable environment where individuals can grow and develop healthily.