A Guide to Healthy Lifestyle
64According to the UK based Hygiene Council(HC), the average life expentancy of humans in 1900 was 45 years and by 2000 this became 80 years. Of this 35-year increase, five years resulted from advancements in clinical medicine. The other 30 came from improvements in hygiene and public health. A 2009 HC survey in eight countries, including India, revealed a few unhygienic hotspots:
Kitchen taps: Clean them using soap, household disinfectant and brush. 52% of kitchen taps were found to be contaminated with harmful bacteria, but only 10% of people thought it posed great risk of disease.
Kitchen cloth: Have a set of six and change it atleast once a day. Wash and periodically sterilize(boil) dirty ones. Half of all people surveyed felt that the kitchen cloth was the "germiest object in the home, but few know how to keep it clean". The HC found that all(100%) kitchen clothes surveyed in India were highly contaminated with harmful bacterial including E.coli. Many people tend to believe that toilet flush handles were the most contaminated object in a home but only 5% of toilet flushes tested were contaminated with harmful bacteria--negligible compared to kitchen clothes!
Appearances aren't enough: Regulary wipe and disinfect floors and other surfaces, especially those that are touched often. Many people clean their homes for "purely aesthetic reasons rather than to remove germs," says the HC study.
Clean hands: Wash hands oftehn with soap--the simplest way to prevent infection. The HC found that 70% of Indians surveyed might now wash their hands properly after touching commonly touched surfaces like TV remotes, doorknobs and phones, whilst 29% admitted they might not wash their hands properly after coughing and sneezing. Although the optimal time for hand washing is 20 seconds, 33% of Indians surveyed only wash their hands for 5 to 10 seconds after using the toilet!
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I agree Jess. People are more health conscious now a days and due to which the average life span of humans have increased a lot.
I never knew that kitchen clothes are so highly contaminated as per your article. I am really shocked but your hub has really given an excellent knowledge to me.
One of the worst culprits are wood chopping boards. They are a bacteria breeding ground.
I agree. Wood chopping boards contain great amount of bacteria.
Jess 22 months ago
Nowdays. people is paying much attention on their physical health.
Let move on. Drink some healthy tea. whatever tea from 5ktea is good.