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Methods to keep our body cool!

Discussion in 'Healthy Living' started by AncySanil, May 7, 2012.

  1. ssm014

    ssm014 Platinum IL'ite

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    Hi Aam panna, although made from Mangoes is cooling, its basically the extract of green mango

    This and Kokum sharbat are extensively used in Maharashatr for cooling properties
     
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    Cucumber pieces cut and blended with buttermilk and curry leaves and hing has a cooling effect.
    Muskmelon,watermelon,coconut water is also good.
    Applying sandalwood paste helps in reducing prickly heat.
    Fresh fruit juices have a cooling effect.
     
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    Lemon juice, Lemon rice, morkulambu, cucmber, sprouts, buttermilk with little methi seeds.

    How about oil bath ?? Take oil bath in the weekends.
     
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    If you are a housewife, stay indoors as much as possible. If you have to head out, cover yourself from head to toe to prevent sunburn which will in-turn spoil your skin. Stay well hydrated at all times, drink lots of fluids. When we are talking of water and the summer, I would like to share with you, that Levis has launched a new campaign - the waterless campaign. It is on the lines of conserving water. People are dying of thirst everywhere and if we can't do it, let our jeans do it for us!
     
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    1. [JUSTIFY]Lemon Juice + ground mint leaves + blacksalt + sugar = excellent summer cooler
    2. Panagam is also good (jaggery water + elachi powder + Dry ginger powder + lemon juice)
    3. Buttermilk
    4. Palm fruit (nungu), the nira or padhaneer are very good.
    5. Soak methi seeds overnight and have it along with curd in the morning
    6. Milkshakes, smoothies using fruits
    7. Cucumber, watermelon, muskmelon are good
    8. Fresh juices
    9. Gulkand (made using good quality edible roses)
    10. Root herbs like nannari in sherbet form is available in the market
    11. Onion is very good so can include that in raita form (raw onions)[/JUSTIFY]
    12. Ice apple (eng) / nungu (tamizh) / Tari (hindi) / Tadgola (marathi) and the Juice called Nira (marathi) or Padhaneer (tamizh) is also very good to beat the heat. The juice is pungent hence you can dilute it adding water, add in some sugar and drink. (check wikipedie for more info Borassus flabellifer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
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    1. Bathe twice a day
    2. Keep a towel always handy to dry your hair if you sweat excess. this will also prevent from catching cold during a hot summer day.
    3. Always carry water bottle with you so that you will not get dehydrated [​IMG] and this practice will also prevent you from waterborne infection that may be caused as the outside water source is not known.
    4. Use good sunscreen lotion to protect your skin and also you can give it some luxury treatment by rubbing cucumber / tomato / curd to the skin
    5. You can add some rosewater to your bath tub
    6. Carry an umbrella with you (preferably cool shades like blue & green colours) [​IMG]
    7. Spray your favourite deo in your hankie, lighly moist it. While walking in hot sun, use it which will cool the skin on your face.
    8. If you can tolerate, dip a towel in water, squeeze, put in on head on afternoon hours for sometime, which will also leave you cool
    9. Apply coconut oil to hair before taking hair bath, few drops of castor oil on the centre of your head daily, will cool you.
    10. If you don't have air conditioner then dip an old saree in water, dry it inside the room. You can even tie it around your bed like musquito net, let the fan on and sleep cozily inside it on a hot summer afternoon.
    11. Use a good quality cooling glasses as they also filter bad rays and will make your eyes comfortable while walking under hot sun.
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    • In an earthen pot pour good drinking water, two whole lemon. This will give you nice flavour to the drinking water which not only quenches your thirst but also the flavour will leave you feel fresh
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    1. Avoid going in hot sun wherever possible
    2. Never drink cold water after roaming in hot sun. Hot water though may not be liked by many quenches thirst on a hot summer day. (ushnam ushnena shanthi is a saying
    3. Avoid carbonated drinks
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    Hi Mimur..
    Excellent and very useful tips....
     
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    Wonderful tips Mira..thanks for sharing,added to that i will say we can have tender coconut also.
     
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    You are right Uma :thumbsup. I missed that. Thanks :)
     
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    hi

    nice ideas. mangoes if taken directly give heat whereas if you do milkshake and drink it is good for health and acts as blood purifier. too.

    even we can take palya sadam(rice soaked in water) which is very cooling one.
     

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