Boost your immunity – In this Monsoon
The monsoon season brings respite from the summer heat, but it also means the risk for infections, waterborne diseases, skin allergies and other problems like food poisoning, indigestion, colds, flu, viral fever, etc. Thus, it becomes extremely important to stay healthy during the rainy season by following a healthy diet. The immune system also gets affected during monsoon, so extra care is required with mindful eating, physical exercise, and hydration.
During monsoon how to increase immunity and maintain good health?
Eat seasonal and citrus fruits: Fruits help to restore energy and immunity as they are a powerhouse of nutrients, such as vitamin C, and fibre. Apple, guava, banana, pomegranate, plums, papaya, kiwi, amla, orange, mosambi, or sweet lime and berries are the best additions to your diet. Vitamin C also helps in iron absorption and keeps you protected from infections.
Protein-rich diet: Protein is the major macro-nutrient to increase immunity, wound healing and muscle building. Dals, pulses, milk, curd, eggs, chicken, paneer, soya, tofu are the rich sources of protein. Everyday consumption of curd or yoghurt in your diet can help increase the immunity and fight infections.
Avoid salt: It is always better to have a low salt diet during the monsoons as it prevents high BP and water retention. Also, fruits such as watermelon, musk melon, cucumber can lead to water retention.
Avoid outside and more spicy foods: One should avoid street food, junk foods, and deep-fried foods in this monsoon. Any pre-cut fruits on street stalls can contain bacteria and weaken the stomach. Avoid tamarind/sour foods to prevent water retention. Daily intake of more Spicy foods can cause indigestion and acidity problems.
Boil water: It is important to drink 8–10 glasses of water a day to stay hydrated as due to a colder climate, the water intake is considerably reduced. Boiled water prevents diseases such as jaundice, diarrhea and cholera, which is a water-borne disease. Warm water with honey, ginger and black pepper can be a miracle cure to avoid cold, cough and flu.
Intake of immunity booster herbs: We should include turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, honey and mint every day in our diet. As these ingredients are traditionally known as immunity booster, pain reliever and inflammation controller. Daily consumption of these will helps to get rid of cough, sore throat and cold problems of monsoon. Try natural, safe and effective Eugica cough lozenges and Eugica spray to keep yourself away from cough, throat pain and irritation. Completely safe remedy for your family in this monsoon.
