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Simple Ayurvedic tips to remain Healthy this Monsoon!

Posted on: 23/Nov/2014 9:02:37 AM

The monsoon is here, and with the alteration in seasons your body also travels through many modifications in the way it works. According to Ayurvedic theory, Monsoons is a time for intensified pitta (also termed as the fire element). Pitta is one of the three chief rudiments that drive the working of our body, and is liable for food metabolism and its digestion. Because of the higher mass of pitta in the body, one’s digestion turns out to be sluggish and can bring in several health issues like indigestion, hyperacidity, skin disorders (such as boils, eczema and rashes), hair loss and infections. On top of that, the higher ratio of moistness in the air indicates to a lack of ojas (generally called the vital fluid) and the dearth of oxygen in the air can also instigate people to undergo many common health ailments such as breathlessness and weakness.

Ayurvedic ways always keep monsoon diseases at bay! Here are some exerts tips:

Miss out heavy foods:  It is good for you to avert eating foods that are heavy (such as deep fried foods, oil foods and junk food), spicy, acidic or sour (such as pickles, chutneys, yogurt, curries and so on). This is because foods with plenty of salt in them guide to water retention, indigestion, hyper-acidity and bloating.

Take light and digestible meals: This is primly to lodge a sluggish and weak digestive system. Cooked or steamed vegetables including pumpkin, steamed salads, fresh seasonal fruits, mong dal, khichree, corn, foods made of chickpea flour and oatmeal are all great choices to keep your digestive tract in check during this monsoon.

Avert green leafy vegetables: Green leafy vegetables grow near to the ground and has a lot of dust and humidity. On top of it, they are hard to digest and are typically tough to clean during the monsoons. 

Choose your cooking oil smartly: Lighter oils are superior and easily absorbed by the body during this monsoon season. Oils such as ghee, olive oil and sunflower oil are good than mustard oil, peanut oil, butter and so on, as these are hefty and inclined to a cohort of heat inside the body.

Go for Suitable Exercises only: This never mean you should avert exercising completely. It is just that during these monsoon months energetic forms of exercise be likely to elevate pitta, put an extreme load on your body and lessen an already frail immune system. ChChoose for low impact practices of exercise including swimming, yoga, stretching and walking in place of it.

Avoid eating Outside Foods: You have perhaps heard this suggestion a million times but it is absolutely a good clue to give your local bhel or pani-puri a miss as these foods can bring in health illnesses. Also foods wide open to the atmosphere be inclined to speed up germs and slack their nutritional value.

Thorough Washing of fruits and vegetables:  During the monsoons it is vital that you ensure you wash your fruits and vegetables from top to bottom before you consume them. During the rains, the higher moisture manages to help sand and dirt particles glue to the outer area of the fruit or vegetable, so wash them well completely.

Bitterness Impedes Pitta: As per Ayurvedic values, bitter tasting vegetables and herbs are best to neutralize pitta. So, this monsoon, defile on bitter vegetables such as bitter gourd and bitter herbs including neem, fenugreek and turmeric to aid ward off infections and the other ailments linked with a high mass of pitta.

Pamper in a massage: Give yourself a kneading massage with sesame oil at a minimum of two times every week. This aids lower the quantity of heat produced due to pitta in your body and retains you healthy throughout the rainy season. In few cases, sesame oil may root too much heat, in such case they can employ coconut oil in place of it. 

Retain your emotions in check: Our emotions also work a vital part in maintaining our body healthy. So, for this monsoon attempt to keep negative emotions (heating emotions as per Ayurveda) such as anger, irritation, jealousy and ego apart.