Daily tips for healthy $ummer

• Minimise the intake of dried fruits. Increase the intake of fresh fruit.
• Use sabza (tulsi seeds) in your drinks -- this has very cooling effect on the body.
• Drink lemon juice, coconut water and thin buttermilk, to replenish the fluids that are lost in sweat.
• Avoid sugary foods, especially honey.
• Sprout salad is rich in proteins and good both for skin and hair. Watermelon and papaya are also good for skin.
• Include 2 servings of curd daily in your diet.
• Avoid Pepsi/ coke/ black coffee/ Thai and Chinese food with spicy sauces.
• Wash your hair at least twice a week. Either oil your hair once weekly or use a good conditioner after hair wash.
• Rose water is a good moisturiser and it can be sprayed on the face to tone and refresh it.
• To protect your vision at work and at play, wear protective eyewear. When outdoors, wear sunglasses that block at least 99% of ultraviolet A and B rays. Sunglasses can help prevent cataracts, as well as wrinkles around the eyes.
• Drink mango juice, orange juice, apple juice, pineapple juice,  instead of tea or coffee for evening.