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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Take care in Summer

. Drink lots of water. This will help skin to be healthy & prevent dehydration.
. Cut down on sugar and junk food.
. Avoid oily food, mutton, chicken, cold drinks.
. Take plenty of green vegetables, fruits, onion, curds, pineapple and salad
. Do following exercise - walk, swimming. Exercise in summer should not be very heavy as in Winter as one tends to sweat a lot & lose water & electrolytes. Have bath twice a day with cold water. Use fan, cooler & AC
. Add enough salt to foods & drinks to prevent electrolyte imbalance
. Drink lemon sharbat or amla ( gooseberry) drink to feel energetic.
. Eat mangoes, apple, oranges, watermelon. " Kairi" means raw mango. A drink called as " Kairiche panhe" is very useful & refreshing. Fruit juices will rejuvenate you
. Keep glucon-D / oral rehydration solution packs ready at home. It is available in orange flavour. When you feel very tired, it gives instant energy. Daily drink water with added sugar / jaggery & lemon. Eat gulkand which gives relief from excess heat.
Avoid drinking sugarcane juice unless it is prepared fresh in front of you. Ice used for such juice may not have been prepared from purified water. You may suffer from jaundice , diarrhea. Read -
Causes & treatment of Diarrhea (lose motions)

Drink Tender coconut water daily to prevent electrolyte imbalance.
Read -

Health Benefits of Tender coconut water
Health Benefits of Apple- Prevent anemia
Health Benefits of Mango- Prevent constipation
Avoid very spicy food.
Avoid eating icecream, kulfi on road. You may get typhoid.
Use hat, umbrella to protect from heat stroke. Avoid drinking very cold water immediately after getting exposed to excess heat. Wash eyes frequently with cold water.
. Use sun-screen lotions ( with sun protection factor-SPF >30) to protect from sun burns

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