Sunday, April 13, 2014

Summer health and wellness tips

Summer health and wellness tips:

Do's:
  • The tender coconut water will cool body heat naturally and fights against summer. Coconut water replaces the loss of fluids in the body in summer. Coconut water prevents dehydration. Due to presence of electrolytes in coconut water will immediately give relaxation.
  • Drink fresh fruit juices, the antioxidants and water content present in the fruits gives quick energy and kills the thirst.
  • Buttermilk not only fills your thirst but also keep your body cool in summer.
  • Drink at least 8-glasses of pure water to balance fluid levels in the body.
  •  Drink cool herbal tea or green tea. They relax the brain, speed up metabolism process and makes active.
  • Cucumber has the tendency to make your body cool. Use cucumber slices for cooling eyes.
  • Watermelon contains large quantity of water and vitamin-c. This will help the body dehydration and fights against diseases.
  • Cover your head with a hat or umbrella which are very wide to protect your hair from sun rays. Black hair will absorb more heat.
  • Cover your eyes with branded sunglasses.
  • The lemons have Vitamin - C which acts as a source for body immunity and natural thirst-quencher.
  • Spend evenings in greenery parks, it calms down your over exhausted mood.
  • Wear cotton, lightweight or loose clothes for evaporation of sweat.
  • Paint your home with paints which give coolness and acts as protection from sun heat.
  • Take bath with cool water regularly at-least 2 times a day to clean gems which fed on your sweat.
  • Plan a trip to cool places to get mental relaxation.
  • Put some oil to your foot. The foot will dry out quickly and causes wrinkles.
  • Coriander seed water has the capacity to give coolness to the body and reduces the ill effects of summer.
  • Ripe mango is a good summer fruit.
  • Eat more veggie salads. Eat less traditional food avoids oily food.
  • Sleep quickly and awake early. Early mornings are best time for finishing important works before heat sun rays attack. 
  • Drink barley water. It has excellent cooling properties and removes toxins from the body.
  • If you have a swimming pool nearby then try to swim in water. This makes nervous active and keep you fresh.
  • If you want to lose weight, summer is the best time to lose extra weight.

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Don'ts:
  • Don't drink carbonated beverages as they contain high amounts of sugars and unwanted gas which will not fit for your body in summer.
  • Ice creams will give temporary relief but make you lazy and uncomfortable in summer.
  • Don't consume alcohol such as beers. They won't cool body instead they generate severe heat and make you inactive.
  • Don't drink coffee or tea as they increase body heat and make you dehydrate.
  • Don't plan your programs between 11AM to 4PM. This is the correct time for heavy sun rays and it will absorb moist in your body. If needed to go out apply sunscreen lotions which have high SPF to protect skin from sun rays.
  • Avoid spicy and salty foods which promote thirst and bring fatigue.
  • Stay away from insects especially mosquitoes. These will cause many diseases. Use repellants, coils to stay away from them.
  • Avoid fried food and artificial sugars. These make you thirsty.
  • Due to hot summer people will likely to loose sexual stamina, better to avoid intercourse in hot days, It leads to various urinary problems due to imbalance of liquids in the body.