Do YOUR Very Best to be Healthy...

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Food is expensive and you may have little money, but it is important to eat as well as YOU possibly can to be healthy.

• Fufu
• Pounded Yam
• Okra Soup
• Potato Greens

Click below to see some healthy or popular starchy dishes, soups and stews. Remember not to use too much salt with your food. Excess salt can cause high blood pressure and heart disease.

Improving healthy habits can make a huge and positive impact for YOU. Some ideas which really help.

• Do your best to have a healthy breakfast to start the day
• Include fruits and greens in your meals
• Sleep a solid 8 hours every night
• Walking lots of steps and exercising every day

Staying healthy involves making certain choices and habits. And many are in your hands. 

Unless you are nearby to hospitals or clinics you may need to travel for help. Luckily for YOU, Liberia has an innovative approach to identify infectious diseases and providing healthcare. There are 4,000 health workers spread across all 15 counties with faster care.

• Checking signs of illness
• Diagnosis
• Treatment
• Emergency transportation

More than 80% of the rural residents now have access to health care.

REMEMBER -- what3words

When YOU use what3words you can ask for emergency healthcare or find the closest clinic or hospital to travel.

(e.g. maybe you are fishing in Lake Piso and need to find the closest clinic, doctor or hospital)

To regain health after illness, do YOUR very best to:

• Avoid infections
• Encourage healing of skin, bones, muscles, nerves, and tendons
• Build strength and endurance
• Restore your nutrients
• Take time to rest

Depending on where you are it may be very difficult to receive help for recovery or to obtain medications. Do the best that you can.

Some of the best:

• Leafy green vegetables
• Eggs
• Fish
• Poultry
• Berries
• Nuts and seeds (cashews, pistachios)
• Sweet potatoes
• Drink lots of clean water

Wherever you are do the very best that you can to eat these foods.

Disability is any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities.

• Disabilities include blindness, deafness, learning disabilities, mobility aids like wheelchairs
• Disabilities can be present from birth or acquired during life

OneLiberia | Africa54 provides some tools and possibilities which can help YOU or for a family member or friend who may be disabled. Click below to access videos and links which can be helpful.

"Believe YOU can and you're halfway there". 

Salt is needed to be healthy, but too much salt or too little can lead to medical problems. YOU need salt for essential body functions, including nerve health, fluid balance, nutrient absorption and muscle function.