Foods to keep your body cool in the scorching summer heat!
Everyone loves good food and a sumptuous meal can positively alter your mood instantly. But come summer and your appetite goes down the drain.
With the heat outside, the body starts getting nauseated. Especially with Indian cuisine being extremely rich in spices, there are rarely any options that you are left with to cool your stomach down. Here are certain foods that have cooling effects on your body.
Yoghurt: Yoghurt will help you cool down your system instantly. It aids the body in fighting against the various digestion problems caused during summers and also has calcium that strengthens the bones. What makes yoghurt better than milk is that it is easier to digest. Mix a few fresh fruits to make a quick fruit yogurt as an evening snack.
Fruits: Hog on fruits as they are the best when it comes to making your tummy feel light in summers. Vitamin C is a key component that helps in breaking down the fats in your body, hence, keeping you in shape. Fruits like pears, melons, lemons, oranges and apples regulate the hydration level of your body. Add a fruit to your meal during summers to beat the heat.
Water + water based food: Water is the first thing that pops up in everyone’s mind during summers. Keep your body well hydrated with adequate amount of water. This also reduces the food intake helping you fight the food nausea. Apart from just water foods like cucumbers, lettuce, tomatoes and fruits like watermelons and lychees are extremely rich in their water content. So, whenever you find yourself unwilling to drink water, gorge on these fruits and vegetables.
Coconut water: All the beach side holiday destinations always treat you with coconut water and they do it for a reason. Coconut water contains sugar, minerals, vitamins and electrolytes that keep you refreshed in scotching heat. It keeps you hydrated and refills the water that is lost from the body as you sweat. Add a few drops of lime and a dash of mint leaves to it and your summer will be as refreshing as it would be in Hawaii!
Garlic: It might make your mouth stink but it will definitely help you fight the heat. Garlic increases blood circulation which helps you sweat. This way, it controls the body temperature to keep your body cool. Another advantage of having garlic is that it helps reduce cholesterol. All you have to do is add a generous amount of garlic to your food this summer to pass the summer season without any glitch.
What about ice cream? If you were expecting your favorite ice-cream to be on the list, we should probably break the bubble for you. Ice and ice cream are not the best of things to cool yourself down with. Of course they make you feel good but that is just temporary. In reality they interrupt the functioning of your digestive juices and affects your body’s internal cooling system. We also understand that you love a pint of chilled beer in summer, but it only dehydrates you more, thus, making your summer even more difficult. Therefore, tank up on the
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