Rainy season or monsoon is the time enjoyed by almost every individual. It’s the time when people start feeling the urge to take fried, spicy foods etc. But remember this is the time when body’s immunity gets weak and also humidity in the temperature affects your internal environment. So a person should need to be cautious to remain healthy in this beautiful season to enjoy it utmost.
# As per Ayurveda which is a life science rainy season (varsha ritu) is the time when the digestive fire gets very weak , so to improve the digestive fire (agni) easily digestible and light food should be taken. Vegetables soups, moong dal are very good to be taken.
Generally non- leafy vegetables are recommended to be taken in this season.
# Add digestive condiments as ginger, green gram, pepper, zeera, coriander etc to the food so as to aid proper digestion of meals.
# Try to avoid eating uncooked vegetables and salads
# Take a glass of lukewarm water with honey empty stomach to flush out the toxins. Also intake the water intake in a day to keep the body hydrated.
# Don’t overeat. Take the food in moderate amount as the body is not able to digest the heavy food properly.
# Avoid sleeping in day time
# Avoid physical exertion and overexposure to sun.
# Skin needs proper care in this season as the humidity in the environment makes it dull. So take lots of fresh fruits and sufficient amount of water the flush out the toxins from the body.
Cracked feet is one of the major problems faced during this season, so apply sesame or castor oil over the feet. Also a paste made up of neem, turmeric and sesame seeds help to cure fungal infection between the toes that generally occurs in rainy season.
# Hair fall also increases in this season, so take special care. Although the hair loss is not permanent and it subsides as the season gets over but still use henna, amla powder etc and avoid using chemicals on the hair.
# Panchkarma (shodhan therapy) can be done on the body to remove the vitiated doshas as per Ayurveda.