Diet to handle pollution
How it helps: This simple laddoo helps prevent inflammation and flu. It also keeps sinuses clear and aids digestion.
2. Sugarcane – Either chew on it and spit the fibre out or drink it like a fresh juice. Sugarcane is best consumed as a mid-meal, eaten before noon.
How it helps: Sugarcane helps cleanse and detoxify the liver. It is micronutrient dense so it also boosts the immune system. Plus, it can also freshen you up and help you remain upbeat in the gloomy weather.
3. Milk, kesar, haldi and soaked sabja – This works like a perfect nightcap. Heat milk and add kesar and haldi and let the milk boil. Add 1tsp of soaked sabja or tulsi seeds after you pour it into a cup. You can also add powdered jaggery to taste.
How it helps: The volatile oils from kesar prevent skin and hair damage. The sabja or tulsi seeds beat infections, allergies and bloating. Haldi and milk is a potent and age-old recovery and anti-inflammatory combo.
Other health tips to beat ill effects of smog-
1.Don’t give up on exercise, just shift it to indoors.
2. Stay well hydrated.
3. Vitamin D, Vitamin B12 and carotene supplements are helpful in these kind of smog situations. more