Keep diseases at bay this monsoon with these 10 easy tips

Monsoon is the time when one craves for chai and pakoras. But while the rainy season ushers in huge respite from summer, it also brings with it lots of diseases. This is the time when some people around you will be suffering from cold, flu, malaria, typhoid, jaundice, or another disease. So make sure you are taking right health measures to stay fit.

Shivani Salil, a health expert at Momspresso also have some easy tips to stay disease free this monsoon.

* Banish the dark, damp and dingy. Keep it dry, allow the sun and air in. Ensure cross ventilation as it allows air changes that flush out the infectious agents

* Warm saline gargles is important as it keeps the irritation down and infection at bay 

* Gulp warm fluids as they sooth. Go easy on coffee or tea. Soups and broths are welcome. Even warm water is magical.

* Keep hand sanitizer handy. Also wash hands often. Bugs travel through surfaces you touch 

* Pile on immunity boosters- protein, turmeric, nutmeg, tulsi, big cardamom, lemongrass

* Pile up on lemon shots (juice of 2-3 lemons without diluting in water)and vitamin C rich foods

* Use dehumidifiers if you live in a humid zone and essential oil diffusers (but change water frequently)

* Take influenza and pneumonia shots especially if you're an asthmatic

* Don't pop antibiotics indiscriminately. Most infections are viral and antibiotics work on bacteria only. 

* Stay at home if you are sick. It gives you the rest you need and doesn't make others sick too.