Happy & Healthy Monsson

Finally the Monsoon has knocked the door in our Rajkot as well! And rain is a great joy especially after the sizzling heat of summers. The cloudy sky, drizzling atmosphere, lush greenery and happy faces all around make this season a perfect period to enjoy and get relief from the harsh and sweaty summers.

However, it is not just humans who love the rainy season. Plants, animals, bacteria, and viruses also enjoy it, just as humans. Along with an enjoyment Monsoon also carries several diseases due to change of weather, food habits and water pollution, and entry of mosquitoes in dirty water. Many people get sick quickly during the Monsoon due to the mosquitoes and the other insects which invite diseases like Dengue, Malaria, Typhoid, Chikunguniya, Jaundice etc.

Here are few tips to take care of your health in this rainy season: 

1. Avoid getting wet in the rain: Mostly people get wet in the rain intentionally or unintentionally. Walking in the rain makes you invite to immediate health related diseases. Rainy water is not good for health as it can cause cold and viral infection.

2. Avoid Street Food: Today more than 95% of all major diseases are caused by the FOOD CHOICE. Monsoon comes with the tempting taste. Hence, you should avoid roadside food especially pre-cut and watery fruits and more oily, more spicy and unhygienic food.            

3. Protect yourself from Mosquitoes: Mosquitoes and other insects are also welcomed with the Monsoon that can badly affect your body. Staying away from the mosquitoes can protect you from the Malaria, Chikunguniya, Dengue and other risky diseases. So, it is advisable to use products that protect you from the mosquitoes.

4. Use Precautions: Keep umbrella or raincoat with you all the time. Also avoid walking through dirty water as it invites the maximum bacteria and infections.  

5. Wash your hands regularly: Make a practice of washing your hands frequently with Dettol or Savlon before and after eating food. Wet and dirty hands invite the skin infection caused by bacteria. 

6. Drink only purified water: Research says that water is the root cause for most of the diseases. Therefore you must have a water purifier in your home and should consume purified and boiled water only.

7. Drink herbal tea: Herbal tea has properties for coughs, colds and sore throat which can protect you from common infections during the rainy season. Herbal tea containing ingredients like cloves, ginger, pepper, basil and mint is best for all the common diseases.

Make your Monsoon a better memory and a less nightmare by implementing these handy tips to protect yourself. Happy Monsoons!