Skin care tips in Monsoon: (Homemade care)
During the monsoon you need to pay attention to your skin as
it can react to humidity and dampness present in the atmosphere. If you
suddenly notice oily skin and acne blast on your face, then don’t worry. Just
try our range of monsoon beauty homemade face packs shared by Dr. Sandeep
Suttar – Hair Restoration and Skin Rejuvenation surgeon at Hairrevive, Mumbai
Special Top 10 skin care of Monsoon---
While the showers of first rain may bring joy, it can also
give rise to various health problems like viral fever, leptospirosis, allergies
and other rain problems.This season go an extra mile to keep the germs and
bacteria away. Dr. Shilpa Mittal - Nutritionist, Diet Consultant and Founder of
Nutrilife Health Management, Mumbai shares simple tips to enjoy this rainy
season in a healthy way.
• This monsoon drink only filtered and boiled water, within
24 hours of boiling. In order to keep germ attack at bay, drink lots of herbal
tea like ginger tea, lemon tea etc. If you are not a tea person, then prefer
hot vegetable soup this monsoon.
• Pay special attention before consuming any fruits and
vegetables, especially leafy vegetables, because they play host to many larvae,
dust and worms. To get rid of all these bacteria’s, run them under water. The
other best option available is to stem them Soaking the greens in salt water
for about 10 minutes can help remove insects.
• This monsoon, cook your food thoroughly. Eating raw or
uncooked foods means you are inviting trouble for yourself.
• Instead of garam-garam bhajjiyas, try freshly cooked or
freshly cut fruits and vegetables.
• Moderation is the key, during all season especially during
monsoons as the body finds it harder to digest food quickly. In order to
enhance your digestion, consume foods like garlic, pepper, ginger, turmeric and
coriander.
• Non-veg lovers please prefer light meals like soups and
stews rather than heavy non-veg dishes.
• Though it’s difficult to resist the street food during
monsoon, but stay as far as possible away from all that, as they can be filled
with various germ causing diseases.
• Avoid eating stale or leftover food.
• Clean and thoroughly wash your chopping board before using
them. Wash your hands before handling food, after eating food, after visiting
the toilet. Maintain good personal hygiene.
• Use insect repellents, disinfectants and take proper
precautions to stay away from mosquitoes, flies, cockroaches termites etc. Use
neem camphor or cloves; to minimize the presence of mosquitoes.
Eat healthy to be hale and hearty this monsoon!