Doctors say it is important to boost one’s immunity so that the body has the capacity to fight COVID-19. There are ingredients in our kitchen that can help ensure one is healthy, says Roshni Devi
There are several messages doing rounds on social media about how one to prevent getting infected with Coronavirus. While doing yoga and meditation are good as one can’t go out to a gym, remember the only way to fight this virus is to ensure that the body is healthy. There are several ways one can do so.
Drink herbal tea three-four times a day. Take 200 ml of water and bring to a boil. Add a couple of pinches of cinnamon power, black pepper, ginger root, four-five tulsi leaves and crush them together in a mortar and pestle. Add a pinch of turmeric. Add your favourite tea leaves and boil like you would a regular tea. For flavour, add half a juice of lemon. This decoction has all the goodness of antiseptic, anti-bacterial and antiviral properties.
Sleep is just as important to keep one’s body healthy. Given that Indians are sleep deprived take this time to sleep at least seven to eight hours a day.
Now that one is home, one can get an opportunity to sit in the sun. Vitamin D plays a role in helping our immune systems produce antibodies that help fight the diseases. Include red bell pepper in your diet. It contains twice as much Vitamin C as citrus fruits. Garlic may be pungent and leaves a bad breath but raw garlic contains antimicrobial and cancer-fighting agents. However, one can add this in vegetables and even as a tadka in daal.