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After days of relentless summer heat, the rainy season brings along the much-needed\u00a0respite from the blazing sun and soaring temperatures. But when the monsoon arrives it increases the chances of contamination owing to water-logging as well as various bacterial and viral infections.The best way to enjoy monsoons is by boosting your immunity, cleaning your surroundings and staying away from possible sources of contamination and infection. Read on for some simple and effective dietary and everyday tips to stay healthy during the rainy season.<\/p>\n
FOODS TO EAT<\/b><\/p>\n
Here are few dietary tips which will increase your power of digestion, and strengthen the digestive system during the rainy season:<\/p>\n
-Drink warm beverages.\u00a0Add mint or ginger<\/strong> or dry ginger powder to tea.<\/p>\n -Include naturally sour food\u00a0<\/strong>(not fermented) like tamarind, tomato, lime, thin buttermilk and kokum in your diet.<\/p>\n -Have plenty of moong dal, especially the watery kind, as it is easy to digest.<\/strong> Add more of garlic, pepper, ginger, asafoetida, sonth, turmeric, coriander and jeera to your platter to enhance your body\u2019s digestive power and improve immunity in monsoon.<\/p>\n -Binge on green vegetables<\/strong> like bhindi, dudhi, parwal, suran, roasted baingan, and karela in the rainy season.<\/p>\n -Eat lighter meat\u00a0preparations like soups and stews<\/strong> rather than heavy curries.<\/p>\n