Sanitation

Sanitation generally refers to the provision of facilities and services for the safe disposal of human urine and faeces. Inadequate sanitation is a major cause of disease world-wide and improving sanitation is known to have a significant beneficial impact on health both in households and across communities. The word 'sanitation' also refers to the maintenance of hygienic conditions, through services such as garbage collection and wastewater disposal.

6. 7. Physical Training and Yoga

Yoga7. Physical Training is aPhysical trainings are very important for our health. Physical training is an exercise which makes us active and alert. There are many types of physical trainings. Several types of physical trainings are possible for separate parts of the body. Some of the physical trainings are stretching the body, stretching the hands, clapping the hands etc. kind of exercise which helps to control our body and mind. It enables us to unite body, mind and spirit. It is important for the physical and mental fitness. Many diseases like heart disease, high-blood pressure, lungs disease, forgetfulness etc. can even be cured by practicing yoga.


Yoga increases our memory power. It also helps in our study. The yoga removes our tension and improves our eyesight. It also enables us to breathe comfortably.

The position in which we keep our body and body parts in yoga is called asana. There are different kinds of asanas. Some of them are Swastikasana, Padmasana, Naukasana, Shavasana, Halasana etc.

Germs can enter our body if we breathe in dirty air. They can enter our body if we eat dirty and stale foods.

5. Diseases

Diseases make us sick. We cannot work when we become sick. We cannot sit or stand when we become sick. The diseases make us sleep in bed for long time. Diseases may kill us in younger age.


We need healthy body to do all of our works. The diseases are caused by germs. The germs are so small that we cannot see them with our naked eyes. The germs enter our body through our nose, mouth, eye and skin

.4 Balanced diet

The combination of foods that we eat at a time is called diet. Our each diet should contain all three classes of foods, i.e., energy giving food, body building food and protective food. The diet containing all these foods is called balanced diet.

3. Body protecting foods

Green leafy vegetables and fresh ripe fruits like mango, grapes, orange, banana, papaya, pineapple etc. are the protective foods. These foods protect our body from the attack of diseases. Milk is both body building food and body protecting food.


These foods also make our bones and teeth strong. They make our eyes healthy. They make our skin smooth and healthy.

2. Body building foods

Milk, meat, eggs, fish, beans, peas and pulses are body-building foods. These foods help us to grow and become strong.


Milk is the excellent food. Everybody should drink milk for the good health.

3. “Food and health”

We cannot live without food. The food gives us energy to works and play. It helps us to grow and makes us strong. Food also helps us to fight against the diseases. Our food should be fresh food keeps us healthy. We must have our meals in time. We must use clean pots for preparing and eating our food. We should wash our hands with soap and water before eating. We must not eat from other’s plate. We mustn’t eat left-over food. We must not eat much food at a time. We should drink about 2 to 4 liters of water per day.

1. Energy giving food

4. Types of food

Different types of food do different works in our body. The different types of food are as follows:-

2. “Health service

We can get health service from different institutions. The institutions are sub- health post, health post, primary health center, health center and hospital. In addition to these, there are private clinics and nursing homes in our counter. We can get all health facilities in the hospital. We should go to hospital if we become sick. If we meet sick people, we should advise them to visit the hospital.

2. “Health service

We can get health service from different institutions. The institutions are sub- health post, health post, primary health center, health center and hospital. In addition to these, there are private clinics and nursing homes in our counter. We can get all health facilities in the hospital. We should go to hospital if we become sick. If we meet sick people, we should advise them to visit the hospital.

1. “Health is the greatest wealth

Health is the greatest wealth. When we became sick, we cannot do our regular works. The sickness makes us lean, thin and weak. The sickness is caused by the diseases. The diseases are treated in the hospital. There are doctors and nurses in the hospital. Other health workers also work in the hospital. Doctors check the sick people. They give different medicines to different sick people. We should take the medicine given by doctors only. If we take the right medicine, the disease is cured.