5 Essentials Foods To Boost Your Immunity Upcoming Monsoon

Top 5 Essentials Foods To Prepare Your Body For The Upcoming Monsoon

Monsoon diet: With the onset of monsoon, it is essential to boost your immunity to prevent infections. Here are some essential foods you can add to your diet for a healthy immune system.

Most of the cities have already started to experience the pre-monsoon showers and it's predicted that the monsoons should be here in full swing anytime! While this season is such a respite from the heat, the monsoon season comes with its own set of problems like viral fever, cough, cold, stomach infections, dengue, and malaria. Usually, with the onset of heavy reasons, your immune system tends to get compromised due to bacterial or viral infections. It goes without saying that a strong immune system and taking precautions is what's going to help you recover quickly and protect you against infections.

Whether it's prevention, recovery, healing - all that matters is your immune system as it's the first and last line of defense. Your immune system is made up of immune cells and each of these cells needs to have the right amount of energy through the food you eat, the water your drink, and the air you breathe. This is how one maintains a strong immune system.

There are foods that can help you enhance your immune system through this season, but these don't magically boost your immunity. They assist. Your immune system is a function of your overall lifestyle - right nutrition, quality and quantity of water, rest, recovery, sleep, emotional detox, and an active lifestyle to help circulate all the nutrients to all the trillions of cells in your body.

Simple, easily available, and inexpensive foods you can add to your diet this monsoon season

1. Hot Soups

Think monsoons, think hot soups. You can make pumpkin soup, tomato soup, moringa soup, green pea soup, mixed vegetable soup, or even something as simple as rasam. Pumpkin is a fantastic immunity booster due to a high concentration of beta carotene; vitamin C. Make sure you add garlic and ginger as they are highly anti-inflammatory and garlic literally works as an antibiotic and antifungal food. To this preparation, you can also add chilies, unless you have an acidity issue. Chilies are extremely rich in vitamin C too. In case you are a non-vegetarian, a simple chicken broth with spices and vegetables is fantastic immune-boosting food.

2. Oregano

Do you know why? Because of its extremely potent antifungal properties. Monsoons bring the risks of even acquiring fungal infections because the dampness and moisture provides a perfect and conducive environment for them to thrive.

You could simply brew oregano tea or season your salad and food with dried/fresh oregano leaves depending on what's available. Even 1-2 drops of edible oregano essential oil mixed in your water or soup works great. Oregano also benefits the respiratory system and helps loosen up the mucus and phlegm, especially when sipped warm.

3. Nuts and seeds

Whether it's hot or cold, you cannot go wrong with unsalted almonds, walnuts, peanuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds. Make sure you have some amount of these in a day. It could be a handful or less than that, but do not overdo them. Keep them balanced.

4. Cooked Crucifers

These are cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, radish and are fantastic for controlling inflammation, fighting bacterial infections, and powerful immune boosters. Make sure they are well cleaned and cooked/steamed/blanched especially if you have a thyroid condition due to its goitrogenic effect. You can turn them into soups, stir-fries, soups, or vegetable preparations. 

5. Masala box/spice kit

Stock up on common kitchen spices because these are your go-tos during monsoons. Make use of common kitchen spices to boost immunity, such as turmeric, cumin, methi seeds, ginger, garlic, cloves, cinnamon, curry leaves, tulsi/basil leaves, and black pepper. You can make a concoction or a water infusion, or simply add these to your daily cooking.

You can also brew all of it together into a steaming cup of chai, without refined sugar. Instead, replace that with jaggery and you will notice how it only enhances the taste. So, in case your body craves that cup of chai this monsoon, you know you can go for it. Only make it the right way and add spices!

15 WORLD BEERS YOU’LL BE EMBARRASSED TO ORDER IN PUBLIC

15 WORLD BEERS YOU’LL BE EMBARRASSED TO ORDER IN PUBLIC 

1.  400 Pound Monkey Surely a monkey you want on your back. This English Style India Pale Ale from Colorado, US is packed with 6.80% ABV. (Text: Kunal Guha)
2. Bitch Creek Try and look beyond its name and you won’t be disappointed with this one. Winner of several awards, this special strong bitter beer from Idaho, The US is a full-bodied beer that manages to convey the big malt sweetness effectively
3. Arrogant BastardThis Californian beer has an attitude to go with its edgy name. With strong notes of grapefruit and hops, beer connoisseurs attest that it would require an acquired taste palette to appreciate this one
4. What The HuckRight from the Rocky Mountain region in British Columbia, Canada, this smooth and creamy beer has got its name from the fact that it also a touch of huckleberries
5. Moo ThunderA couple of these and you’ll be ready to bring the stable down. This craft beer from Upstate New York is a Sweet Stout that contains 4.9% ABV
6. Panty PeelerWith a name like that, there’s little chance you’ll call for one. But if you dare to, this Alaskan beer has a serious aroma of bitter orange peel and is strong as hell too (8.5% ABV)
7. Pork SlapNo, this isn’t a bacon-flavored beer. Caramel-coloured with a hint of honey, this one from Butternuts Beer & Ale, New York has a subtle biscuit flavor
8. FreaktoberfestThis blood-red lager from New York is a popular Halloween beer that is available in four-packs and kegs (in select outlets) and contains 6.66% ABV
9. Missing ElfThis beer from Lithuania puts forward the curious case of a missing elf. After downing, a couple, try checking the label again and you just might find him
10. Dead FrogThis nut brown ale from British Columbia, Canada may put most off by its name but if you can look beyond it, this one is a refreshing dark ale which has hints of chocolate and espresso
11. Dogs BollocksDon’t be alarmed by its controversial name, this golden-colored brew by the Wychwood Brewery in the UK was a limited edition to commemorate the reunion concert by the Sex Pistols at Finsbury Park on June 23rd, 1996
12. Nasty HabitA varied blend of malts blend with pure mountain water to produce this Canadian beer. A habit worth inculcating, we'd say!
13. Naughty HildegardThis Canadian beer brewed by Driftwood Brewery in Victoria belongs to the bitter premium variety. And if 6.5% ABV knocks you off, this could be your naughty poison
14. VerginaThis Greek Pale Lager may go down smooth but imagine yourself screaming across the bar for another round of Verginas
15. The Men's RoomUnlike the ladies' room, this one has very few secrets. Brewed by Elysian Brewing Company in Washington, US, it is said to have a fruity aroma of American yeast with notes of honey and biscuit malt

Farhan Akhtar tossing an enormous tyre in Toofan teaser

Farhan Akhtar tossing an enormous tyre in Toofan teaser

• Inspired by Farhan Akhtar’s beast mode in the Toofan teaser? Here’s why you should try tyre flipping for a fun and different total-body workout
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Ahead of the trailer launch on Wednesday, Farhan Akhtar made jaws drop over his body transformation for the portrayal of an on-screen boxer as he dropped the teaser for Toofan and while we are mighty impressed with him tossing an enormous tyre overhead in the clip, the exercise is a new fitness fad after months of lazy lockdown. Getting us all fired up with his two-year-long training for the sports drama, Farhan inspired us to especially ace one of the exercises which he could be seen doing in the movie - tyre flipping.

The teaser opens to a bare-chested Farhan, squatting and flexing his ripped arm muscles as he flipped a huge tyre on the ground. Flaunting a chiseled torso and the unmissable six-pack abs, Farhan was then seen insanely raising the tyre, flipping it over his head, and tossing it in the air to land behind him.

He captioned the teaser, “Yeh #Toofaan rukne wala nahi hai. Trailer arrives at 12 PM tomorrow (sic).” Inspired by Farhan Akhtar’s beast mode in the Toofan teaser?

Click to watch Toofan teaser - Farhan Akhtar Farhan Akhtar - Toofan

Kirna Sena Protest Against Akshay Kumar’s “Prithviraj”

Kirna Sena Protest Against Akshay Kumar’s “Prithviraj”

Akshay Kumar's ambitious project Prithviraj has received the threat from Kiran Sena overs its title. It was not the first time the organization has taken umbrage over the movies. 

The Shree Rajput Karni Sena has turned its attention towards the upcoming Akshay Kumar’s “Prithviraj” and is demanding that the title be changed. The YRF film is a biopic on emperor Prithviraj Chauhan and is directed by Chandraparaksh Dwivedi. Filmmaker Surjeet Singh Rathore, president of the Youth Wing of the Karni Sena has put up three conditions for the film. It even warned that if Akshay and Aditya Chopra do not accept their demand, they will face a situation similar to Sanjay Leela Bhansali during Padmaavat.

Karni Sena has three conditions, which included, ‘screening of the film before its release, ‘the film be shown to the Rajput society’, and the ‘title of the film to have the full name - Veer Yoddha Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan’.

Sharing clippings on his Instagram page, Rathore wrote in Hindi that the organization respects Akshay Kumar. He added that the producer Aditya Chopra should respect the last ‘Hindu Samrat’ and use his name with due respect. He warned that otherwise, consequences would be the same as they were during Padmaavat’s release. And that YRF would be responsible for all the losses.