Winter is a cold and dry season. How to stay healthy and protect against seasonal diseases in winter season? If you can choose and maintain a proper diet and lifestyle, then the chances of getting affected by the seasonal diseases will get eliminated.
What diet and lifestyle should be maintained in winter season?
Winter is a cold season, to protect the body from chillness, you should consume food that produces heat, drink and bath in mild hot water. Exercise and use of clothes that can keep you warm are also necessary. The following are the foods that can be consumed in winter:
Warming meats:
Chicken;
Beef;
Lamb.
Hot spices:
Garlic;
Ginger;
Chili Pepper;
Cumin;
Fennel;
Curcumin;
Black Pepper;
Perilla;
Cinnamon.
Warming drinks:
Wine;
Coffee;
Black Tea.
Warming herbs:
Ginseng;
Astragalus.
Winter is also a dry season. In winter, environmental humidity is low. Many people have problems of dry skin, winter itch, dry hair and dry cough in winter. To protect the body from the dry problems, you should consume food that “produces” water, and use a humidifier in your home. The following are the foods that can add moisture to your body and skin:
Honey;
Pears;
Dates;
Seaweed;
Beancurd;
Green Tea.
Please note: when consuming warming foods or “wet” foods, your body condition should be taken into the consideration. If you have feverish problems, or inflammation, you should avoid to consume warming foods. If you have “wet” diseases, like runny nose, skin ulcers, edema, or dysentery, you should not consume the “wet” foods.
