Staying Healthy During the Monsoon

 Staying Healthy During the Monsoon

After enduring the sweltering summer heat, everyone eagerly awaits the first monsoon rainfall. However, our immune systems are weakened during the monsoons, making us more vulnerable to the numerous ailments that tend to manifest during this time of year. It is about time that we take measures to protect ourselves from diseases and work to strengthen our immune systems.
Infectious disorders such as cholera, typhoid, jaundice, and malaria are common during the monsoon season. On the other hand, viral diseases such as a cold or a cough also manifest.

After rain, standing water collects, providing mosquitoes with a perfect environment to lay their eggs and transmit diseases like dengue fever and malaria. An alternative to traditional mosquito repellents like mats and coils is to use a mosquito nett around the bed. This will help prevent diseases that are transmitted by mosquito bites. When you're out and about, a mosquito repellent lotion is a good bet. A great ayurvedic strategy to keep mosquitoes away is to fumigate the house in the evenings for one or two minutes with smoke from dried neem leaves.

During the monsoon, water contamination of drinking water becomes commonplace. When water-related illnesses, such as diarrhoea and gastrointestinal infections, are a concern during the monsoon season, it is crucial to consume only pure water. Instead of drinking tap water, boil water at home. When travelling, it is best to drink mineral water from companies that have been certified by the government.

Countless fungal illnesses afflict the toes and nails as a result of walking in filthy water during the rainy season. Particular attention to the feet is required of diabetic patients. Maintaining clean and dry feet is essential. Stay away from water that is not clean. Socks, raincoats, shoes, and footwear should be kept dry and clean. According to ayurvedic literature, you can dry your garments using the fumes of loban and dry neem leaves.

Asthmatic sufferers' homes must be kept dry and mold-free to ensure the health of their loved ones. Patients with asthma should not undergo fumigation.

Ayurvedic advice for warding off monsoon illnesses and boosting the immune system.

1. Summertime dehydration weakens the digestive system. This results in diminished digestive capacity. The monsoon's vitiation of doshas and dhatus just makes matters worse. Therefore, it would be wise to adhere to meals that boost digestion power and fortify the digestive system during the rainy season.
• Mild meals made from stale barley, rice, and wheat.
• Vegetable soups with a sour and salty flavour.
• Consuming water that has been boiled and chilled with a small amount of honey.
Minimising one's intake of wine made from grapes.
Making green gramme and ginger a regular part of your diet.
• Consuming hot food.


2. Steer clear of theseDozing off during the day.Excessive physical activity.Extreme solar exposure.

3. Make sure the area is dry and clean at all times. Make sure no water collects nearby.

4. Viruses strike quickly when body temperature drops, so stay warm.

5. Do not enter air conditioned room with wet hair and damp cloths.

6. Whenever your feet or webs are wet, pat them dry with a nice, dry cloth.
7. Wash vegetables with clean water and steam them well to kill germs.
8. Avoid eating uncooked foods and salads.
9. Drink plenty of water and keep your body well hydrated.
10. Do not allow kids to play in stagnant polluted water filled puddles.

Ayurvedic Home remedies for Monsoon diseases

1. Apply castor oil or sesame oil for cracked feet and skin.
2. A freshly prepared paste of turmeric, neem and sesame seeds is recommended in ayurveda for fungal infection between toes.
3. Drink a glass of warm water mixed with a tea spoon of honey in empty stomach. This flushes out accumulated toxins.
4. Freshly prepared radish juice is the best remedy for cold.
5. A pinch each of long pepper powder and rock salt mixed in warm water reduces cough
6. The following home recipes can be used as home remedies for digestive disorders of monsoon

In Indigestion
Ingredients:
Rice-1/2 cup
Water -4 cups
Long pepper- 2or 3
Ginger -1’’
Method of preparation:
Cook rice with recommended quantity of water with crushed ginger and salt. Powder long pepper and fry it in a spoon of cow’s ghee and add it to gruel. Consume this when it hot. This is very light to digest and relieves colic pain.

In Diarrhea
Ingredients:
Rice -1/2 cup
Water – 4 cups
Ginger paste – 1/2 spoon
Salt to taste
Pomegranate juice: ½ cup
Method of preparation
1. Cook rice with recommended quantity of water with ginger paste and salt
2. Add pomegranate juice when the gruel is warm. This gruel rehydrates body and supply energy . This soothes inflamed walls of intestine and controls bowel movements.


In flatulence
Ingredients:
½ cup of rice
4 cups of water
Haritaki (Terminalia chebula) - powder-1/2 spoon
Roots of pippali or long pepper
Ginger paste -1/2 spoon salt to taste
Method of preparation
Cook Rice, haritaki powder , roots of pippali and water together. Add salt to it.Consume this when it is warm. This relieves flatulence and regularizes the bowel movement

Thus precautions coupled with care really help you to enjoy monsoon. Have a healthy and safe monsoon.

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