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We spend so much time caring for our skin, hair and feet, but how much attention do we give our hands?

From everyday activities to the work we do, our hands play an important role in our lives. Our reporter Sharla Kistow explores why our hands need special care and how to better protect them with Hand Massage Therapist Sherry-Ann Abraham

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00:00Your Best Self is brought to you by Garnier.
00:10Our hands are constantly at work.
00:12Whether we're typing, cooking, or simply getting through our daily routines,
00:17we rely on them for everything.
00:19But with all that use, it's easy to forget about the importance of proper hand care.
00:24And just like our feet, our hands deserve some TLC too.
00:28It is important as a human being, we are emotionally inclined and our hands send a message.
00:36So it is important that we do not allow ourselves to disconnect.
00:42So we must maintain our hands to ensure that proper care,
00:48so that persons, you'll find persons have issues with sensation, lack of sensation.
00:55So we want to maintain that.
00:57From dryness and skin irritation to strain and injuries,
01:01our hands can experience a number of problems, especially when we use them repeatedly.
01:06Proper daily care and protection can help us maintain healthy hands.
01:10One of the ways you sanitize your hand, you ensure that your hands,
01:15when coming to hygiene, is the first practice.
01:17By practicing proper hygiene, it helps to eliminate any bacteria that can be stored on the hands or even internally.
01:27So we sanitize, we wash up, we moisturize, and we don't allow our hands to just deteriorate as we age.
01:39Arthritis can affect the joints in our hands, making simple tasks such as opening a jar, gripping objects, or buttoning
01:46a shirt difficult.
01:48Understanding the causes and recognizing the warning signs can help people seek appropriate care for an ailment for which there
01:54is no cure.
01:55My definition of arthritis, it focuses on the bone, the joint, and inflammation.
02:03So as the hands itself, through your lifestyle, the muscles in your hands,
02:10it could lose imbalance, improper balance, where you overwork the muscles.
02:14So hence the recent information will come into play, and you will see there's arthritis.
02:24There are different many types of arthritis.
02:26There are osteoarthritis, there are rheumatoid arthritis.
02:29So one of the stuff that you can see happening to your hands in the morning, morning time,
02:34you have a lot of pain, stiffness, swelling, redness, where you mightn't able to move the hands.
02:44Your hands work hard for you every day, so don't wait until pain or stiffness sets in to show them
02:50some love.
02:51From proper care to paying attention to the warning signs of arthritis, a little TLC can go a long way.
02:57Until next time, I am Charlotte Kisto, reminding you to be your best self.
03:08Your best self was brought to you by Garnier.
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