The monsoon brings a refreshing coolness and a soothing calm, making it a truly magical time of year. Yet, these gentle rains can also invite a host of health challenges. Thankfully, Ayurveda offers time-tested ways to keep you healthy and vibrant throughout the season. Let’s explore common monsoon health concerns, discover daily Ayurvedic routines to stay well, and see how Patanjali products can support your journey.
Health Issues in Monsoon Season
According to Ayurveda, the rainy season helps revive and heal. However, it can dampen the digestive fire, slow metabolism and cause imbalances such as aggravated Vata, which brings joint aches and fatigue, or excess Pitta, which leads to digestive discomfort.
The Indian rainy season consists of a damp and humid atmosphere – the breeding ground for bacteria and disease-causing vectors. It results in a host of water-borne, vector-borne, gastrointestinal, skin and respiratory diseases.
You face waterborne diseases like jaundice, diarrhoea, cholera, and typhoid due to bacteria, contaminated or spoiled food, and contaminated water. The vector-borne ones like dengue, malaria and chikungunya occur due to various mosquito bites.
Of course, you are prone to respiratory troubles like viral flus, fungal infections, and leptospirosis due to changes in weather, general dampness, clothes not drying fast, and bacteria entering the system through contaminated water touching the skin.
And it helps to have a daily routine to avoid these diseases or maintain minimal trouble if facing the diseases. Know these Ayurvedic routines along with Patanjali products for help.
3 Ayurvedic Daily Routines to Stay Healthy in the Rainy Season
Morning, Afternoon, Evening and Night Routine: Have a fixed early wake-up time, which sets your rhythm and energy levels. The dental hygiene routine should include scraping the tongue and oil pulling with sesame oil for oral immunity, apart from cleaning the teeth. Include exercise routines like yoga and meditation to stay healthy. If possible, avoid afternoon sleeping as it weakens digestive fires. Disinfecting the home with camphor or neem leaves is a must.
Food: Eat light and warm cooked food like khichdi, light or clear soups, and broths to maintain the digestive fires, stay hydrated, and get nutrition. Choose seasonal veggies and fruits like bottle gourd, ridge gourd, bitter gourd, cherries, peaches, bananas, and pomegranates. Stay away from raw food like salads or juices, and eating out. Avoid water fruits and veggies for fear of bloating.
Ayurvedic Herbs: Tulsi fights bacteria or viruses and maintains respiratory health. Mint boosts digestion and calms the stomach. Ashwagandha works to beat low energy. Spices like turmeric, ginger, black pepper, hing, cumin, cloves, and garlic increase immunity levels, fight infections, and avoid dampness. Include spices in kadha, tea or milk.
You can always find Patanjali Ayurvedic products apt for your brain health focus. Patanjali’s Aastha Bhimseni Kapoor (25 g and 50 g) offers divinity and peace while cleansing the air from toxins, viruses and bacteria. And it doesn’t leave any ash residue or sparkling.
For dental health, opt for Patanjali Advanced Dant Kanti Manjan (100 Gms). It has herbs babool, sendha namak, black pepper, ajwain, mint, clove, meswak, and mulethi. You free the teeth from germs, cavities, plaque, sensitivity, and decay. It maintains oral health.
Try making moong dal khichdi with Patanjali. Unpolished Moong Dal Dhuli (500 g and 1 kg), or dal tadka with Patanjali Unpolished Arhar Dal (Tuvar Dal) (500 g and 1 kg). Both contain natural flavour and essential nutrients.
For an herbal boost, Patanjali’s Divya Herbal Peya (50 g) is best as the herbs and spices like cinnamon, javitri, black pepper, mulethi, tulsi, and arjun help fight infections like cold and cough and bring back the lost energy.
With Ayurvedic daily routine tips and Patanjali, you can stay healthy in rainy season.
