Some simple and common remedies to counter heat:
Diet | Life style |
|---|---|
Soak white plain kurmura and black munakka or veriyali/fennel in water add mishri mash with hands and drink this water sip by sip. | Protect head from sun especially between 11am to 2 pm. Wear a white cap/white scarf. |
Soak coriander seeds/dhaana/vitivera grass in water let it cool in a mud pot and sip on this water. Use clay pots/clay water bottles/ clay glasses. | Apply a few drops of cow ghee in nabhi/ naval at bedtime. Massage foot soles with a few drops of cow ghee for 1 minute. |
Keep water in moonlight or in a silver vessel and drink in morning. | Sprinkle/spray rose water on body after bath. Apply chandan paste on forehead and body. |
Avoid eating spicy and oily food. | Wear light cotton loose clothes in whites or light shades. |
Avoid fermented food and stale food. Dont eat food kept overnight. | Take bath twice a day. Soak your feet in a water filled bucket. |
Take 1 tsp gulkand daily. | Exercise/ walk early morning or late evening but not close to bedtime/not post meal. |
Eat more of no cooking recipes on severely hot days like: poha/flakes soaked in milk, fruits, fruit juices, sharbat, gulkand milkshake, etc. | Take a 15 minute power nap in the afternoon before lunch/ post lunch after 2 hours. |
Take advantage of seasonal fruits to beat the heat: take kairi panna/ mango juice(aamras)/ Jam/chikoo/tadgola/coconut water. | |
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