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| Neeraj Mehta |
Most common medical
problems every winter:
Cold and Cough
Cold
is a viral infectious disease one of the common medical problem in winters. Symptoms
include coughing, sneezing, runny nose, sore throat, and fever which usually
resolve in 4 to 6 days,
Consume
plenty of vegetables and fruits for vitamin C, garlic and hot peppers which act
as natural decongestants to reverse cold.
Relieve
a cold with ginger tea.
Drink
lots of luck warm water, and also can take steam and but avoid too much of tea,
coffee and soft drinks.
Avoid
dairy and fried food, because they lead to increase the production of mucus
Sore throat
Another
big challenge in winters is some people are prone to developing a sore throat,
when they consume any hot and cold drink, extra spice food.
If
you get a sore throat, drink luck warm liquids can include clear soups and brew
plenty of ginger tea as it soothes the throat.
Avoid
using your voice at high pitch, speak in a low. Gargle regularly with little
warm water and put salt in it.
Pineapples
are very beneficial in curing sore throat as they are good source of vitamin C,
with useful amount of Vitamin B6, folate, thiamine, iron and manganese.
Add
lemon to hot water or weak tea, to loosen mucus and ease pain during sour
throat.
Can
soothes the throat by adding clear soups and ginger tea.
Urinary
problems
People consume
less water in winters, the result less urine and it becomes yellowish and a
urinary infection could be the result. Changes in the kidneys' structure cause
them to lose some of their ability to remove wastes from the blood. Also, the
muscles in bladder ureters and bladder, get some stiffness also loss some of
their strength because of cold weather.
Hot spices
are to be strictly avoided.
One should be
given as much water as possible to drink.
Fresh lemon
juice, fresh sugarcane juice, orange juice coconut water and pineapple juice
are extremely useful in this condition.
The patient
should be given fruits like grapefruit, apple, pineapple, grapes, peaches and
plums in good quantity.
Worsening
of asthma
The cold air
that winter brings can set off asthma attacks. Because of cold and contaminated
air, upper respiratory infections are common in the winter time can cause
asthma attacks.
In winter the
dry cold air coursing through the nasal passages and large airways reach the
small airways and irritate heir lining thus causing an attack.
Need to keep the
suggested medication close at hand and breathe through the nose, not mouth.
When going
out from home, cover your nose and mouth.
It's possible
that the stomach acid reflux that causes heartburn may damage lung airways and
worsen asthma symptoms, so need to drink lot of fluids to metabolize food
easily.
Eat fruits
and vegetables. Eating plenty of fruits and vegetables may increase lung
function and reduce asthma symptoms.
Maintain a
healthy weight and exercise regularly: Being overweight can worsen asthma
symptoms, and leads to higher risk of other health problems. Include cardio and
resistance exercises in your daily fitness regime to improve lungs diffusion
capacity in winters.
Skin
problems
One of the
most common problem in winter is that of dry skin, because of lack of ewater
balance in the body. If we consume less water, we can easily see dryness in the
skin.
First remedy
is to drink lot of water. Apply a good
moisturiser twice a day, once in the morning after bath and once at night for
entire body. Instead of using soap which is high in alkaline content, it’s
better to have your skin wash with yogurt.
It is a good
idea to apply sun screen when going out or a lighter day cream and a cream to
increase moisturizer in the skin for night.
Can also do
manicure and pedicure, limbs soaked in lukewarm water enriched with light
alkaline soap and drops of natural oils.
Suggested by
NEERAJ MEHTA, (Fitness Expert,
Nutritionist and inventor of BMXStrength ®)
