ON THE ONSET OF MONSON

No doubt that the monsoon brings relief after the heat for sometime. But rains come with multiple health problems. It reduces our immunity and makes us susceptible to many diseases. While we take certain precautions with water and avoid street food or food prepared in bulk but it’s important to eat correctly.

Here’s few dietary guidelines to stay healthy this season……

• • Honey is excellent tonic which helps keep the intestine sterile. Constant use of honey strengthens the white blood cells to fight bacterial and viral diseases.
• Food that would suit your body at this time are soups, well cooked moong and mosoor dal,old rice ,old wheat,khichadi with moong dal, cooked oatmeal, fruits and cooked vegetables.
• Cut down on watermelon instead eat fruits like mangoes, apple, pear, jamun, pomegranate and sweet lime. For best results eat fruits on an empty stomach.
• Use plenty of garlic, ginger, pepper, turmeric, asafoetida, jeera and coriander while cooking as they enhances digestion and improves immunity.
• Best food this season can be bitter and astringent vegetables like neem, karela and also cooling food like barley, brown rice and ragi.
• Eat moderate quantities, as the body finds it harder to digest food during monsoon.
• Snack on grilled bhutta that seems to be everywhere in the rains.
• Have steamed salad rather than raw ones as vegetables contain many bacteria which will not die even after washing them.
• Amla is best fruit cum herb this season . you can have candies, triphala , powdered amla or even dried grated one, which can also be added to your green tea.
• • Drink warm beverages. Add mint, tulsi patti or ginger to your tea. You can substitute sugar with honey in green tea. Herbal tea, ginger or lemon tea or fennel tea are great during monsoon.