February mwezi ogulimu emitima emimyufu n’okulaga omukwano ku lunaku lw’abaagalana. Era okuva mu 1964, February era gwe mwezi Abamerika gwe bajjukibwa okulaga omukwano omutono eri emitima gyabwe, nabo.
Ebigendererwa ebikulu eby’omwezi gw’omutima mu Amerika kwe kusomesa abantu ku bintu ebiyinza okuleeta obulamu bw’omutima n’obuzibu bw’endwadde z’omutima wamu n’okuyamba abantu okutegeera bye bayinza okukola okutumbula obulamu bw’omutima gwabwe.
Wadde ng’omwezi gw’omutima mu Amerika guba gwa mwezi gumu gwokka mu mwaka, ekibiina kya AHA n’ebibiina by’abasawo ebirala byagala okukubiriza abantu okwettanira obulamu obulungi eri omutima n’okulaga nti beefaako ku mitima gyabwe omwaka gwonna.
Omwezi gw’omutima mu Amerika gulina okuba omulimu gw’eggwanga okukujjukiza okudda mu bulamu obulungi obw’omutima kuba abasinga ku ffe tujja kutaataaganya sipiidi y’obulamu mu luwummula lw’omwaka omuggya. Ebimu ku bikulu mu bulamu bw’emisuwa gy’omutima mulimu:
- Okuddukanya puleesa yo, kolesterol, ne glucose (ssukaali) mu musaayi.
- Okulya emmere ey’omu Mediterranean oba Endya ey’okukomya puleesa (DASH).
- Okugoberera enkola ya AHA ey’okukola dduyiro ey’okukola dduyiro ow’amaanyi ow’amaanyi eddakiika 150 buli wiiki oba eddakiika 75 buli wiiki ng’okola dduyiro ow’amaanyi.
- Okufuna otulo essaawa 7 ku 9 buli kiro.
- Okukuuma obuzito obw’ekigero.
- Okuddukanya situleesi mu ngeri ennungi.
- Obutanywa ssigala oba okutandika okulekera awo okunywa ssigala singa okikola.
Mu kiseera kya COVID-19, tuyinza okuteekateeka ebyuma ebimu eby’obujjanjabi ebikozesebwa awaka oba enkola z’okujjanjaba okuva ku ssimu eri abalwadde b’endwadde ezitawona. Okulondoola puleesa , sukaali mu musaayi ne... omukka gwa oxygen mu musaayi gulina okumanyibwa nti kitundu ku bulamu bwaffe obwa bulijjo.
Olina obulamu obwo waggulu obuyamba omutima?
