Cold And Cough - The Seasonal Do(s) And Don t(s)!

A change in weather means a change in heather and thus, a change in your body and we dare say, not every change is a pleasant one. While we welcome the monsoon changes across our window panes with hope, the germs that come along with the rains aren’t a welcome guest. Cold and cough are well-known intruders in the pleasant disguise of monsoon rains and are capable evils against your health. While no long term repercussions are known about cold and cough, we all know how discomforting a sneezy nose can be. Here are a few hacks to avoid letting your rainy joy into a gloomy one.

Maintain A Hygienic Environment Around Yourself -

Cold and Cough are capable villains to affect all around you with little to no control over germs. Maintaining a hygienic space can come handy to avoid seasonal influenza take control over your life. Wash your hands before grabbing any edibles, keep your towels clean and always disinfect the regular surfaces you or your family touches across your home.

Wear Comfortable and Suitable Clothes For The Season -

While we all have a wardrobe we love to flaunt but a little modification according to seasonal changes can help your health by a huge margin. The rainy season tends to get a little colder and humid much to our chagrin. Hence, natural fabric such as cotton and a few stacks of woolen clothes can help add an additional layer of protection that our body needs. We really recommend you to avoid tight-fitting clothes and giving a comfortable clothing a chance. 

Beat the Roga with Your Yoga -

While we know how much you love to procrastinate on your exercising regime, we emphasize on pursuing it like a hobby you can’t get enough of. Despite how lovely and snug the weather can get, we urge you to get out of your bed and start your day with comfortable yoga poses and pranayama. Pranayama includes several respiratory exercises that boost up your respiratory system and help your respiratory immunity up your health. You simply cannot do without this you intend to get through the monsoon hale and hearty.

Avoid Dietary Elements That Lower Your Body Temperature -

According to Ayurveda, some dietary elements that are subtly cool in nature e.g. bananas, ice creams or gourd based vegetables tend to lower your body temperature and thus, affect your natural metabolism. These edibles might appear tempting at first but even an occasional intake of such fruits and eatables can lead you to sneezy nose and cough. We strongly recommend you to be aware of what you consume, its sources and take care of your diet by including some seasonal fruits and leafy vegetables. 

Boost Your Immunity To Avoid Falling Prey To Cough And Cold Germs -

Precaution is always better than cure and what better way than to up your immunity game with some natural ayurvedic immunity boosters.