Protect your soul with a green code | Self-protection before, during and after Yang

Editor's note: With the adjustment of epidemic prevention policies, everyone is the first person responsible for epidemic prevention and control. In the face of changes in the COVID-19 epidemic, each of us needs to face reality, do our best to do our own epidemic prevention work, develop good hygiene habits, reduce unnecessary infection risks, maintain a good life routine, protect our own immunity, and face the outbreak calmly...

The new coronavirus, which we have been guarding against for three years, finally came into direct contact with us in the winter of late 2022, leaving many of us at a loss. In the tide of today's era, each of us seems so small. All we can do is to be prepared, take good care of ourselves and our families, and try to avoid some irreversible pain and regrets.

The best option is of course to avoid going to crowded public places. Not being positive is always the first option. Wear masks scientifically, wear masks in confined spaces such as public transportation, elevators, and crowded places, and pay attention to maintaining a social safety distance of at least 1 meter from others. Wash your hands with soap or hand sanitizer and running water, or disinfect with hand sanitizer. Do not touch your mouth, eyes, or nose with your hands before cleaning your hands. Cover your mouth or eyes with your elbow or a tissue when coughing or sneezing, develop good hygiene habits, do not spit, and wrap oral and nasal secretions with a tissue and discard them in the trash. Living rooms and offices should be well ventilated. Before using air conditioners in winter, they should be cleaned and disinfected as necessary to maintain a certain amount of air flow and natural ventilation. Go to regular supermarkets or markets to buy fresh products. When shopping, wear disposable gloves to select frozen and chilled foods, avoid direct contact with your hands, and wear a mask at the same time.

If you are unavoidable and unfortunately test positive, don't be too nervous. Since the country has chosen to relax its policies, it means that the new coronavirus is no longer as scary as it was three years ago. However, after the test, many people will lose their appetite, feel as if their throats are cut by knives, and their appetite will taste like chewing wax. Try to:

Ensure the intake of high-quality protein. Almost all immune functions are inseparable from protein. When the immune system clears viruses, protein consumption is also increasing, so meat, eggs and milk are indispensable at this time. Protein-rich beans (25-35 grams of soybeans and nuts per day), fish and shrimp, lean meat, eggs (120-200 grams of animal food per day, including one egg), and dairy products (300-500 grams per day) must be ensured.

Ensure the intake of high-quality carbohydrates. In addition to high-quality protein, the intake of carbohydrates must also be guaranteed. High-quality carbohydrates not only have starch to provide energy for the sick body, but also can ensure a certain intake of B vitamins and dietary fiber to make up for the loss of fever and sweating and the consumption of the body. Among all energy sources, whole grains are easier to be digested and absorbed by the human body. Among them, it is recommended to choose some grains with a low glycemic index, such as oats, millet, unprocessed corn, etc., which can not only provide energy, but also supplement some dietary fiber.

Try to eat more fruits and vegetables, and ensure one pound of vegetables and half a pound of fruits every day. Fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber, and they are perfect for replenishing the body's nutrient consumption during illness.

In the case of fever, when the body temperature rises, the digestive enzyme activity in the body will also decrease, and the secretion of digestive juice will decrease, resulting in a loss of appetite. Try to chop the ingredients into small pieces, cook them soft and thoroughly, and try to eat some high-nutrient-density but appetizing and easy-to-digest foods such as milk, egg custard, steamed egg with minced meat, green vegetable minced meat, shrimp porridge, wontons, tomato egg drop soup, green vegetable minced meat noodles, etc. But be careful to avoid greasy and difficult to digest foods, such as roast chicken, roast duck, fatty meat, etc. You can also add some appetizing seasonings or side dishes to the dishes to increase appetite.

Some people who have been infected with the new coronavirus have reported that the most painful thing after infection is the sore throat, "like swallowing a razor blade." A sore throat to this extent will definitely affect eating. You can eat any food that you can eat. However, at this time, eating food with a slightly lower temperature can help relieve the pain in the throat, such as ice cream, refrigerated/frozen yogurt, refrigerated milk, jelly, canned yellow peaches and other canned fruits, oral rehydration salts, sports drinks... But it is best to eat and drink in small sips. At the same time, sugar can also make you feel better. However, if you need to control your blood sugar, you need to choose sugar-free products.

After the sense of taste is lost, special attention should be paid to oral hygiene. You can smell slightly irritating smells, such as lemon, rose, etc., for 20 seconds each time, twice a day. If the throat has recovered, you can also consider adding sour and spicy seasonings or side dishes to the meal according to your personal taste, such as vinegar, lemon juice, tomato juice, pickles, pickled radish, spicy cabbage, etc. In addition, canned fruits with sour and sweet tastes, such as canned hawthorn and canned oranges, are also good choices.

After heavy sweating and persistent diarrhea, you should pay attention to the body's electrolyte balance. If there is no rehydration salt or sports drink, you can drink some light salt or sugar water. When sweating a lot and having persistent diarrhea, it is best not to drink only a lot of boiled water, which will further aggravate the imbalance of electrolytes. You should also eat less foods that easily produce gas in the intestines, such as raw white radish, a lot of potatoes, beans, etc. You can also consider freezing rehydration salt or sports drinks into a smoothie and eating it in small bites, which can not only relieve sore throat, but also replenish fluids. In addition, there should not be too much salt in food and drinks. Of course, you can supplement with some electrolyte drinks or directly take some enteral nutrition preparations to supplement nutrition.

After the first infection with the new crown, the antibody level in the body will be relatively high in the short term, which can protect the human body from secondary infection and can generally last for 3-6 months. However, once the virus mutates, its immune escape ability will increase, which will increase the possibility of secondary infection. Therefore, "Yangkang" people still need to pay attention to daily protection. Of course, "Yangkang" is not omnipotent. You should wear a mask and wash your hands frequently on a daily basis, maintain a safe social distance in public places, open windows for ventilation in the room, and develop good living and eating habits. In addition, it is not recommended to engage in strenuous exercise or high-intensity exercise after "Yangkang". The body has not fully recovered so quickly after "Yangkang", and you need to rest more and resume exercise step by step. You can do some relaxing and soothing exercises first to let the body slowly adapt.

We need to face the novel coronavirus calmly, but "when the enemy comes, we will stop him with soldiers and when the water comes, we will block him with earth." As long as we maintain a regular schedule, ensure adequate sleep, develop good hygiene habits and a positive and optimistic attitude, we can achieve the best immune regulation state.