The ways to keep warm and healthy during the winter

The ways to keep warm and healthy during the winter

As the winter chill keeps your feet cold and threatens to block your nose the ways to keep warm and healthy this season are

1. Bring out the woollies
Let the bright cardigans and jackets come out of the closet.
Dress warm in winter and beat the chill. Seniors and children should stuff cotton in their ears to keep warm at night. Using a humidifier to clear the house of dust particles, pollen and other allergens in the air, is also a good idea. It refreshes the air and reduces chances of infection.”

2 Relax the schedule time , but do exercise
The chilly morning fog should not be a deterrent to regular workouts.
Change your exercise timings, if you must, but do exercise to shake off some of the chill. If you are a regular jogger who leaves home at <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:smarttags" /><st1:time Hour="5" Minute="0">5 am</st1:time> everyday, relax your timings by an hour or two till it’s warm and sunny.

3 Stay active, stay happy
Keep active all day. Go for a long walk in the park or join laughter club. Do anything but do not lock up inside your room, citing cold as a reason.
A flu vaccine can be taken from any private hospital at the onset of winter to prevent a viral infection.”

4 .Sleep well
Indulge in the desire to sleep in, tucked beneath the cosy blanket.
What’s more, it’s good for you too. “Six to eight hours of sleep a night boosts your spirit on a chilly winter morning. It refreshes your brain and enables you to stay active all day,” says Dr Aravinda Jagadeesha, consultant physician
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FEW TIPS TO MAINTAIN GOOD HEALTH

Eat nutritious food on time. Don’t starve or overeat Cereals, brown bread and fruits constitute for a fibre rich breakfast Include lots of green vegetables
and fruits in your diet Avoid red meat Take plenty of rest , rinse well.

A) For Acidity relief

1. Eat a small piece of jaggery after dinner to fight acidity.

2. Boil one cup water. Add 1 tsp of aniseed (saunf) to it and leave overnight.
Strain the water the following morning and add 1 tsp honey to it. Drink the mixture thrice a day. That should take care of acidity problems.

3 Powder a cardamom and a clove each, and eat it like a mouth freshener after every meal. It takes care of any acidity problems and keeps away bad breath too.

B) To Beat body odour
Avoid consuming refined foods, hydrogenated oils and other processed foods. Eat healthy food that contains loads of fibre, whole grains, wheat, soy products and green leafy vegetables.
To combat unpleasant armpit odour, a)apply a light coat of cider vinegar.
b) Applying baking soda on the underarms helps kill bacteria and also aids in absorbing sweat.
c) Add a few cups of tomato juice to water in your bathtub and soak yourself in it for about 15 minutes before showering.

C) Add high protein in your diet

Protein boosts immunity, warding off potential bad health threats. The thumb rule is to consume one gm for every kg of your body. “If you weigh 40 kg, then 40 gm of protein should be included in your daily diet,” says Dr Sunil Narayan Dutt, senior consultant, ENT at <st1lace><st1laceName>Apollo</st1laceName><st1laceType>Hospital</st1laceType></st1lace>. While freshly cooked food helps during
all seasons, during winters, it is especially important in order to stay healthy.

(SOURCE : DNA news paper <st1:City><st1lace>Bangalore</st1lace></st1:City> edition)