President Akufo-Addo has advised Ghanaians to adopt a healthy lifestyle, particularly good eating habits to boost their immune system as fight the Covid-19 continues.
Foods such as taro leaves (kontomire), millet, mushrooms, plantain, and others, according to the President, are filled with nutrients that can help the body naturally fight diseases.
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According to President Akufo-Addo during a nationwide address on Sunday, it is important for Ghanaians to have an attitudinal change which includes a change in diet, fitness, hygiene, and generally the Ghanaian style of living to boost the immune system against any future viruses.
“Before bringing this address to an end, it is critical that I raise one significant side of the fight against this virus which has not been given enough emphasis that has to do with the change in attitude that will impact our lifestyles. It has to be one of the permanent legacies of the pandemic. We have to improve our hygiene, our fitness, and exercise, our eating, generally, our style of living which will boost our immunity to diseases and the virus.
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“For instance, we’re told that the key vitamins that fortify our immune system are vitamins A, B6 and C and E. Fortunately for us in Ghana, all of these can be found in many of our foods, such as oranges, kontomire, millet, cashew nuts, crabs, plantain, okra, dawadawa, brown rice, and mushrooms, following a good diet, patronizing our healthy foods, exercising regularly, ensuring our personal hygiene, and improving our lifestyles, habits, should become part and parcel of our daily routine, it will help boost our immune systems and help us in the fight against the pandemic,” the President said.
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