These parasites resist chlorine and can survive for weeks in cold environments.
✅ Solution: Choose pasteurized dairy only—heat kills parasites.
🚫 Pregnant women should avoid unpasteurized dairy entirely.
5. Contaminated Water
Drinking or brushing teeth with unsafe water
Washing fruits/vegetables in dirty water
Common in travel (Mexico, Southeast Asia, Africa)
Parasites in water:
Giardia → “beaver fever”
Entamoeba histolytica → amoebic dysentery (bloody diarrhea, liver abscess)
Cryptosporidium → severe diarrhea, resistant to chlorine
✅ Safety Tips:
Drink bottled or filtered water
Boil water for 1 minute (or use purification tablets)
Avoid ice in high-risk areas
🛡️ How to Protect Yourself: 5 Life-Saving Rules
Rule
Why It Works
✅ Cook meat thoroughly
Heat kills parasites at safe internal temps
✅ Freeze fish before eating raw
FDA recommends freezing at -4°F (-20°C) for 7 days to kill worms
✅ Wash all produce
Removes dirt, eggs, and surface parasites
✅ Avoid raw/undercooked meat & seafood
Especially pork and wild game
✅ Drink clean water
When in doubt, boil it or skip it
❤️ Final Thought: Great Health Starts With Awareness
You don’t need fear to stay safe.
Sometimes, all it takes is:
One extra minute of cooking
One careful wash of lettuce
And the courage to say: “I’ll wait until it’s safe.”
Because real wellness isn’t about taking risks.
It’s about respecting the unseen—and protecting your body like the temple it is.
And when you enjoy that steak, sushi, or salad…
Knowing you’ve taken every precaution?
You’ll know:
You didn’t just eat.
You healed.
