Get up early in morning & do some relaxing exercises, but avoid exertion. Practice sheetali or sitkari or nadishuddhi Pranayam daily. It will protect your body from heat.
Use rose water or essence of sandal or khas in your bathing water. You can use chandan, khas, spiked ginger lily , dry rose petal, dry orange peel, kushta like herbs for dry powder massage, it will reduce bad odour. Use light fragrance perfume. Use pure cotton clothes. Add sweet , sour and salt taste in your diet. Use adequate ghee in your diet. Diet should be light to digest. Avoid spicy, dry and oily diet. Use vegetable having sweet in taste & bulky. Use adequate seasonal fruits.avoid tea & coffee.
Abhyanga i.e. oil massage with oils having cool herbs is good for skin, it relieves fatigue. Avoid excess liquor in summer, take with plenty of water. Avoid strenuous activity & excessive sex. Take adequate sleep. Avoid curd in summer.
Water boiled with cumin & coriander seed will help to relive burning sensation.
Massage your foot with ghee it will help to relax. Use amla oil for head massage.
A special dessert drink for summer-
Take 1 glass of milk + ½ glass of water. Boil it for 5 min. Then add 4 tbs vermicelli, sugar, chopped almond & pistachios , ½ tsp basil seeds ( sabja), boil for 5 min. then let it cool . Add cardamom powder for taste. You can add rose syrup & essence to it. Let it chill. Searve chilled. For more taste add a scoop of ice-cream. Yummy to taste & beat the heat.
Use above tips & make your summer happy.
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