Keeping a safe environment for wheelchair users is easier said than done. There are a diverse set of factors that are involved which make ensuring safety on wheels quite difficult. However numerous these may be, a general set of tips is helpful to decrease occurrence of wheelchair-related accidents if not totally eradicate it.

We are working on a premise that rider is able enough to carry himself using wheelchair. Cases when patient needs assistance for mobility are another case and won’t be hold much weight here though there are some advice that will be applicable to them as well.

We ingest many negative things that upset out well-being. Junk food, inadequate or poor quality fluids, pollution, alcohol, tobacco and other smoke and stress, all effect efficiency of digestive system. When our digestive system is not functioning at it’s best, rest of body suffers. Nearly all nutrients we need come from food and drink we consume. Some things that affect digestive system and our health are ·Poor diet that is lacking in fresh fruits and vegetables and/or has excess intake of sugar ad saturated fats ·Eating when stressed or angry ·Irregular eating, missed meals ·Eating just before going to bed ·Eating too fast, not chewing foods ·Lack of fibre (you need 20 – 35 gms per day) ·Lack of ‘good’ bacteria in gut ·Lack of gastric juices in stomach ·Lack of digestive enzymes ·Drinking less than 2 litres of water a day

This is now explained in more detail Junk food, processed foods, refined sugars and flour products are more difficult to digest and do not supply good nutrition to body. Make sure that natural whole foods and fresh products provide most of your daily food intake. These help your digestive system to work as it should.

When you are under pressure chemicals in your body change. This effects digestive system. Food is not properly digested and you absorb fewer nutrients. Try to be relaxed when you sit down to eat. Concentrate on what you are doing and enjoy food you are eating.