The lower immune system is one of the main reasons various common monsoon diseases find their way into our bodies. A healthy diet is a key to good health.
Smart Tips for Rainy Season:
- Eat Seasonal Fruits:
Fruits like apples, jamuns, litchi, plums, cherries, peaches, papayas, pears, and pomegranates are some of the best additions to your diet in the rainy season to improve the immune system. Avoid watermelon and muskmelon.
- Avoid Salt:
Lower down the salt intake as it causes water retention and high blood pressure which may cause additional problems in the rainy season.
- Avoid Watery Foods:
Buttermilk, lassi, rice, watermelon, etc. Can cause swelling in the body. Avoiding such foods will take care of water retention.
- Curd over Milk:
Instead of milk, prefer to have curd or yogurt as it avoids any possibility of bad bacteria entering the body.
- Boil Water:
Prefer only boiled or purified water. Avoid drinking tap water directly.
- Bitter is better:
Vegetables like methi and bitter gourd, neem, and turmeric as addition to the diet can help in preventing infections.
- Garlic:
A hint of garlic here and there in your food will help in improving your immune system.
- Oils:
Sesame, peanut, and mustard oil can invite infections thus prefer to use corn oil or light oil.
- Avoid Spicy Food:
Avoid spicy food as it increases body temperature and stimulates blood circulation which leads to the faster spread of allergies.
- Limit Meat:
For hardcore non-vegetarians, let’s prefer soups or stews and limit meat in curry form or heavy preparations for a couple of months.
- Steam it:
During Rains avoid raw salad and make sure to steam it before eating.
- Curd over Milk:
Instead of milk, prefer to have curd or yogurt as it avoids any possibility of bad bacteria entering the body.
- Boil Water:
Avoid drinking tap water directly and prefer only boiled or purified water.
- Kadha/Herbal Water:
Those who suffer from infections and fever during the rainy season can find relief with decoction prepared from ingredients like ginger, tulsi, and a dash of medicinal spices like cloves, pepper, cinnamon, cardamom.
- Avoid Street-Food:
Pre-cut fruit, fried food, junk food, or any street food should be avoided completely.
