Monsoon special Immuni Tea !

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We all welcome the first showers after the scorching summer sun. However, the coming of monsoon also means low immunity and low digestive power. The Ancient science of Ayurveda has practical tips to boost immunity and stay away from viral infections as well as monsoon diseases. 

With monsoon comes mosquitoes, fumigating the house with dried neem leaves in the evening is excellent to keep mosquitoes away. 

Vata dosha tends to aggravate in the monsoon. This can be curbed by taking hot water baths. Oil bath at least once a week with equal quantities of neem oil and sesame oil. Massage your body with this oil, wait for at least 30 minutes and wash off with hot water. This keeps skin infections away and also helps with blood and lymph circulation. 

Trim your nails real short, as long nails are a perfect hideout for pathogens, including viruses and bacteria that get trapped under that. 

Raw food and salads should not be consumed as they may contain germs even when washed and cause digestive issues. 

Completely avoid cold water and chilled beverages. Have hot water and warming soups instead.

Use plenty of immunity boosting hot spices like ginger, garlic, turmeric, asafoetida, pepper, methi, cinnamon, cloves, star anise that helps keep flatulence away and balances Vata dosha. 

This immunity boosting tea helps keep all infections away is very easy to make and a treat for the body mind and soul. Keep sipping it through out the day while you enjoy the rains ! 


INGREDIENTS :


1 Stick cinnamon

6 cloves

6 peppercons

1 star anise

2 elaichi

Some tulsi leave fresh or dried

5 cups water


STEPS :

  • Bring 5 cups of water to rolling boil
  • Add all the spices
  • Simmer and let it reduce to half
  • Turn off stove and close the lid and let all the spices brew their magic.
  • Strain and pour in a cup
  • Enjoy !!!
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS WITH PICTURES :

Assemble all ingredients


Bring 5 cups of water to boil, add spices and reduce quantity to half. Turn off stove and close lid.


Enjoy !!!


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