Stay Cool and Beat the Heat Summer
Sunstroke is increasing, be careful Increase body water – Heat causes body water to decrease rapidly. So be careful. Otherwise many heat disorders will start.
Do regular pranayama
Breathing exercises like pranayam are a vital part of yoga, especially in the heat. It’s the ancient skill of breathing regulation. Every inhalation and hold has an exact timing, duration, and frequency that you choose. Your body and mind should be connected is the focus of pranayama. It also eliminates toxins from your body and refreshes it with oxygen.
Foot massage
Foot massage treatments improve in pain relief and blood circulation improvement. These reduce swelling around the foot area, lift your spirits, and, by reducing tension, improves sleep by gently balancing deranged pitta dosha which relaxes body . By reducing stiffness and increasing flexibility, massaging the feet also improves their health. Clarifies eyesight.Balances deranged Vata dosha from around the feet and lower limbs. Reduces the tendency towards sciatica. Reduces cracking of feet, and constriction of blood vessels and ligaments in the feet.
Positive aspects
cools the body and has an impact on key areas of the brain. decreases stress both emotionally and mentally. promotes the body’s natural flow of prana. gives one control over their thirst and appetite and makes them feel satisfied.
Summer diet
1. Gulkand
In India, the edible rose petal preserve is normally consumed raw or with paan. It is used as a cooling agent in the Unani medical system since it is said to have a cooling effect on the body. Gulkand is also utilized in Persian and Ayurvedic medicine to cure bodily imbalances. Usually, damask, China, French, or cabbage roses are used to prepare it. A thick paste is made by cooking the petals. It reduces pain, tiredness, itching, weakness, and heat-related issues. It is an antioxidant and helps in the reduction of inflammation. During the summer, consuming a little bit of gulkand daily can help reduce stress and maintain body temperature.
2. Raw mangoes
It is a great source of Vitamins A, B6, C and K, and is also full of minerals such as potassium.
It help to replenish the electrolytes that get lost due to excessive sweating in summer. It also gives instant energy prevents fatigue and tiredness.
3. Pulses
Almost all Indian homes include pulses in their meals. The body experiences a cooling sensation from specific pulses. Rich in iron, phosphate, and calcium, moong is easily absorbed. It’s a great summertime snack because of its cooling qualities. People who live in warmer regions often eat black chana, which is high in iron, calcium, and magnesium.
4. Green veggies
Summertime calls for a lot of green veggies. As natural coolants, leafy vegetables like lettuce, spinach, cabbage, onion and kale need to be consumed in salads or other vegetable dishes. Other vegetables that are useful in cooling the body and supplying it with enough nutrients are brinjals, bitter gourd, pumpkin, tomatoes, and bottle gourd. In order to stay healthy, summer diets must also contain berries, beans, squash, and cucumbers. Summer salads need to include carrots and beetroot in order to fulfill the body’s nutritional requirements.
5. Increase your water intake
You cannot effectively release heat from your body when there is excessive humidity because you do not sweat enough. For this reason, even if you don’t feel thirsty, you need regularly consume enough water to keep your system cool.
6. Enjoy on naturally cooling drinks
Sugarcane juice, lemon juice, coconut water, and buttermilk are a few examples of naturally cooling drinks. As opposed to coffee, alcohol, and aerated soft drinks, which include sugar and other preservatives that function as diuretics and can cause the body to lose water. Because tulsi seeds (sabja) have a cooling effect on the body, you can add them to drinks.
You can split up your meals for the day according to set times, such as:
Breakfast : two to three fresh fruits (natural sources of energy that can help neutralize stomach acids and feel light and active).
Mid-morning : a glass of coconut water or buttermilk to revive yourself.
Lunch : consists of salads, veggies, and thin dals with one or two rotis (you can add or decrease the rotis depending on your appetite and needs).
Fruit smoothies or yoghurt are refreshing, satiating, and nourishing in the evening.
Dinner options to help you wake up fresh and keep your meal light include stir-fried vegetables, chilled soups, grilled chicken, steamed fish, low-fat paneer, tofu, jaljeera, and lemon juice.
Follow your strategy and remain cool this summer!
Foods that cool your body are as follows :
| Watermelon | cold |
| Apple | cool |
| Chiku | cool |
| Lemon | cool |
| Onion | cool |
| Cucumber | cool |
| Spinach | cool |
| Tomato raw | Cold |
| Cabbage | cool |
| Carrot | cool |
| Radish | cool |
| Coriander/Mint | cool |
| Beet | cold |
| Dill | cool |
| Cardamom | cool |
| Pomegranate | cool |
| Sugarcane juice (without adding ice) | cold |
| Coconut (Shahal) water | cold |
| Panchamrut (yogurt, milk, ghee, honey, sugar) | cold |
| Salt | cold |
| Moong dal | cold |
| Coffee | cold |
| Boiled fenugreek | cold |
| Sorghum | cool |
| Milk, curd, ghee, buttermilk (not refrigerated) | cold |
| Mountain water | cold |
| Castor Oil | very cooling |
| Basil | cool |
| Basil seeds | best cold |
| Sabja B | best cold |
| Neera | cold |
| Raisins | cool |
| Eggs (boiled white only) | cold |
Foods that hot your body are as follows :
| Bread/Khari/Biscuit | hot |
| All Hot drink | hot |
| Coldrinks All | hot |
| Meat/Chicken/Mutton | hot |
| Millet/Nachni | hot |
| Ice cream | hot |
| Srikhand/Amrakhand | hot |
| Honey | hot |
| Paneer | hot |
| Papaya | hot |
| Pineapple | hot |
| Eggplant | hot |
| Guar | hot |
| Chili | hot |
| Maize | hot |
| All the food in the fridge | hot |
| Tea | hot |
| Turmeric | hot |
| Peanuts, almonds, cashews, walnuts, dates | hot |
| Sesame | hot |
| Chana Dal | hot |
| Toor dal | hot |
| Mango | hot |
| Orange | hot |
| Ginger / Garlic | hot |
| Potato | hot |
| Bitter gourd | hot |
Ayurvedic home remedies for Summer.
