Dear Readers, Summer has finally come! It’s time to take out the BBQs, jet off on vacation for some well-deserved rest on the beach.
However, for most of us, summer season additionally brings the temptations of soft ice cream, overdoing the tan and neglecting the summer dieting and exercise.
Eat Pitta Pacifying Foods
Everyone has dealt with summer season heat and have hated it usually; skin eruptions, sweating, and dehydration, summer season are generally about these problems. However, thanks to Ayurveda which practices the technology of natural health and has a lot to provide.
According to the guide ‘The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies’ by Dr. Vasant Lad, “Summer season is hot, bright as well as sharp, the growing season of pitta. Thus, it is recommended to keep cool and never allow Pitta dosha to get aggravated.”
According to Yogi Anoop, Founder at MediYoga, “This is important to take more alkaline foods to be able to fight the heat within the body. Eat water-rich foods that won’t simply re-hydrate the body but also have antioxidants which help you stay healthy.
Consume onions, green veggies and drink lots of water. Basically, you should make sure that there isn’t any dryness which instills as it may heat up the entire body causing various health issues.
Here are some Ayurvedic ideas to keep cool this summer season; don’t forget to follow them to overcome the heat.
1. Eat Pitta Pacifying Foods
As per Yogi Anoop, you need to ensure consuming foods that cool the body and give you relief from extreme heat. Load up on water-rich fresh fruits like watermelon, plums, pears, apples, berries, and prunes. Choose veggies like asparagus, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, and cucumber.
2. Get Your Meals At The Right Time
Always eat whenever your digestive fire reaches its strongest, that is during lunch time (mid-day). Missing your lunch during summer months is equal to upsetting your own pitta dosha which further makes you feel irritated and cranky.
Take Coconut Oil To The Rescue
3. Take Coconut Oil To The Rescue
According to the book, in the morning, as part of your lifestyle, rub 5-6 ounces of coconut oil on your own body just before a shower. It gives a calming, cooling and soothing effect on the skin. You should use sunflower oil alternatively.
4. Avoid Very hot Drinks Or Hot Water
Drinking hot drinks will invite an upset pitta dosha. This is the reason you must always prefer to drink beverages at room temperature so that you can balance it.
Healthy smoothies
5.Be careful of ‘healthy’ smoothies
Fresh fruit smoothies are a great way to get your healthy day and refreshed through the summer season, but look for smoothies made out of frozen yogurts or ice cream as they possibly can be extremely calorific.
A healthy smoothie should really be made with fruit, juice, low fat-yogurt and ice. Use any kind of fresh fruit you might have or have kept in the fridge, and throw all of it in a blender to make a perfect summer time drink.
6.Get wet
Summer season is the right time of year to get wet! Boring runs in the cold wintery weather could be changed for a summer swim at the local pool or perhaps gym. Start by swimming for 10 minutes and increase the time over the next weeks by performing front crawl, breaststroke or backstroke to combine up your cardio workout.
A Thirty-minute session of the complete workout will certainly burn nearly 400 calories! If swimming laps aren’t your lifestyle, join a water aerobic exercise class or make your own aerobic workout along with jumping jacks, marching as well as jogging in water.
Avoid Strenuous Physical exercise
7. Avoid Strenuous Physical exercise
It is good to workout early in the morning hours as it is the best part of the day. Engaging in vigorous exercises during the rest of the day may warm up the body simply to do harm.
8. Stay away from Ice Cold Drinks
Ice cold drinks only inhibit digestion and develop toxins, often known as ama in the body. The digestive system has a digestive fire that is responsible for transforming food into energy. Drinking chilled is nearly like putting off the digestive fire causing numerous health issues.
Take Advantage Of Cooling Oils
9. Take Advantage Of Cooling Oils
Bring sandalwood, jasmine and khus oils to the rescue. Not only do they’ve got a soothing aroma, but also are well-known to have cooling properties.
10.Drink plenty of water
During the hot summer season, heat and sweat can easily leave your body dehydrated. Deficiencies in water are harmful to the body and can also make you crave food when you’re not really hungry.
It is completely vital to keep yourself hydrated by drinking a minimum of eight to nine glasses of water each day. Bored of water? Then add very thin lemon slices in a water bottle (Don’t use plastic or copper bottle for this remedy) it increases the taste of water and excellent for overall health additionally take coconut water if required.
Always Apply Suncream While Going Out yes
11.Always Apply Suncream While Going Out
It is very important to use a suncream lotion that is at least SPF 30 in order to protect the skin from damaging UV rays. For sensitive skin, a mineral-based sunscreen is advisable.
Don’t sit in the sunshine during peak hours in between 10 am and 4 pm to minimize UV radiation. If you’re planning to be outside in the sun for a long period of time, reapply suncream every four hours.
12.Exfoliate
Summer season means an improvement of the dead skin cells, therefore, it is important to exfoliate the skin to keep it smooth and silky.
No need to buy any kind of expensive products to accomplish this summer glow; simply use a loafer for a mild scrub or make your own exfoliation lotion using a 1/4 cup oatmeal, milk, and yogurt.
Protect the glossy locks
13.Protect the glossy locks
The hair suffers a lot through the summer. Continuous heat, sun damage, and chlorine takes a toll on the hair and may leave it feeling limp as well as dull after the holidays.
In case you’re thinking about swimming a lot through the summer, it is best to use anti-chlorine hair shampoo and conditioner to help neutralize the chlorine from the hair. If possible, decrease the use of hair dryers, straighteners, and other heating products. Towel get the job done.
14.Pamper the Crowning Glory!
During the hot summer season, one needs to wash hair on a regular basis if they are going out daily without the scarf or covering hair in the sunshine since they become tacky sooner. Make use of a mild or natural hair shampoo that doesn’t contain chemicals.
Additionally, avoid using heavy hair conditioners because it could make hair appear sticky in summer.
Go on and follow these essential tips to keep cool so that you can beat the heat.
Hope you have a great summer!
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Stay Healthy! Stay Happy! Happy Summer season!
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Nice post on health care. Would you please tell me how can I make my skin smooth now in spring? Hair and skin are getting hard day by day.
Sazia,
I really liked the idea of putting the coconut oil on before the shower. In the United States, it is still winter here, but spring is very soon. My skin is so dry at the end of winter, so I wonder if this would help me. Thank you for such wonderful suggestions! Johanna
Hi Johanna Galyen mam, Thanks for visiting. Yes, coconut oil makes the skin soft and fair naturally.
Hi Sazia,
Great suggestions. I do eat quite a bit of fruit now and some vegetables. I don’t care for too many of the list of water-rich foods except for broccoli and apples.
Thank you for all of your suggestions. I didn’t know that about coconut oil.
Although I also had no idea about the cold drinks but maybe explains why I really don’t care too much if what I drink is cold or not; just that it’s wet.
Thanks for sharing.
Hi Monna Ellithorpe mam, Thanks for visiting and for your wonderful feedback.