Health Tips: Make changes in your diet as the weather changes, a little carelessness can make you sick...

These days, the weather is rapidly changing across the country. Winter has arrived with mild chills in the morning and evening. While this season brings relief after the intense heat, it also brings many health challenges. The period from November to December is considered extremely sensitive for the body. During this time, temperatures drop rapidly. The body needs extra energy and improved immunity to adapt to this cold.

Health experts say that the best way to avoid illness and maintain good health is to adapt to the changing weather. If a person does not pay attention to their diet and lifestyle during this season, problems like colds, asthma, respiratory diseases, skin cracking, osteoarthritis, and coughs can arise.

Let's understand from an expert how to take care of health during this changing season.

What is the expert's advice?

Naturopath Dr. Navdeep Joshi says, "Hemante Balvriddhashcha, Shariram Snigdhamishyate." This means that the body's digestive power increases during the autumn season, but it requires a lubricated diet (ghee, oil, and oily foods). The Vata dosha increases during this season. Cold and dry air causes dryness and stiffness in the body. It is important to eat lubricated, nutritious, and warm food during this time to maintain body heat and balance the doshas.

Some people need to be more careful about their health during this season.

The elderly, children, and pregnant women have weakened immunity.

Cold and humid air adversely affects the lungs of those suffering from asthma, bronchitis, or respiratory problems.

Cold and humid air slows down blood circulation in patients with diabetes and high blood pressure, which can lead to imbalances in sugar levels and blood pressure.

Make dietary changes

To stay healthy during the changing seasons, consume ghee, butter, sesame oil, mung beans, wheat, barley, millet, corn, chickpeas, peanuts, and nuts. Warm foods like jaggery, sesame seeds, ginger, garlic, fenugreek, and dry ginger are especially beneficial during this season.

Among green vegetables, you can consume spinach, fenugreek, mustard seeds, bathua, radish, carrots, and turnips.
Milk, soup, porridge, sattu, curry, and light khichdi should be consumed during this season.

In addition, consume apples, guavas, pomegranates, papayas, oranges, seasonal fruits, and amla in abundance.

Drink lukewarm water every morning on an empty stomach. Alternatively, you can drink lemon-honey water or basil-ginger tea. Drink turmeric milk or Giloy decoction at night. Consuming sesame-jaggery laddus, Chyawanprash, a date-khoya mixture, and halwa with dry fruits is also beneficial.

Avoiding certain things:

In this season, avoid cold drinks, ice cream, refrigerated water, excessively fried, spicy, and sour foods. Avoid fast food, packaged foods, and artificial beverages. Avoid staying up late and sleeping immediately after meals. Also, avoid smoking, alcohol, and stress.

Keep these things in mind:

Health experts say that if you have a pre-existing medical condition, take your medications on time and continue consulting your doctor. Cold and heavy foods are contraindicated for asthmatics. Diabetics should avoid sweets and refined flour.

Those with respiratory problems should take extra precautions. Such people should avoid exposure to cold air, dust, and smoke. Practice Bhastrika, Anulom-Vilom, Brahmari, and Ujjayi Pranayama in the morning and evening. Diabetic patients should drink bitter gourd-jamun juice or fenugreek water on an empty stomach in the morning.

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