Posted on 7th February, 2025 at 4:20:16 AM
Summer, the warmest season of the year comes with heat waves, hyperthermia, and dehydration. Food is the magic to prevent these side effects.
A few foods to include in daily routine to get rid of or prevent these are mentioned below.
Water: Sweating in hot weather can cause dehydration, but drinking enough water can prevent these issues. Also, maintain proper bodily functions and digestion. It is recommended to have 3-4 liters of water per day during summer.
Cucumber: Cucumbers are 95% water. They aid in keeping the body well dehydrated and nourished by removing toxins.
Watermelon: Staying hydrated keeps your memory sharp and your mood stable. It also helps keep your body cool during hot summer months. Also fewer calories and high water content gives satiety which gives the fullness.
Tender coconut water: It helps with hydration, provides essential nutrients, especially electrolytes, aids digestion, balances, boosts immunity, improves skin and hair health, and regulates blood pressure. People suffering from diabetes or kidney-related issues consult with your health expert before consuming it daily.
Corn: Antioxidants like lutein and zeaxanthin-in corn act like natural sunglasses, helping to form macular pigment that filters out some of the sun's damaging rays.
Green leafy Vegetables: Spinach, Amaranth, Methi leaves are great source of antioxidants and fiber. Fiber helps to give satiety and prevent constipation .
Foods which makes dehyrated should be avoided during summer.
Coffee: Caffeinated drink acts as a diuretic. Caffeine increases the blood flow to kidneys, encouraging them to flush out more water that leads to frequent urination and extra water loss from the body which may cause dehydration.
Alcohol: It causes water loss from body which in turn makes person dehydrated.
Meat: The body uses up more water in order to metabolize the naturally occurring nitrogen in meat protein, due to which cells may lose water content significantly makes people dehydrated. Lean meats are preferred to reduce dehydration.
