Tips to fight summer by Neeraj Mehta

Experts speak: tips to fight summer

Sumedha Deo, Hindustan Times Mumbai, April 22, 2014

Internal cooling

Traditionally, foods such as fennel and cucumber have been used to reduce body heat. “Astringent food is the best to cool you. Oatmeal, lentils, beans, grapes and bananas contain tannin, which gives astringent foods their dryness.

When you consume these, your tissues require more water to relax, so water absorption increases and your body stays cool for longer,” says Neeraj Mehta, fitness professional, nutritionist and director at the GFFI Fitness Academy.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/wellness/tips-to-fight-summer/article1-1210865.aspx

Suggested by Neeraj Mehta

Astringent Food is the best to make you cool in summer:

Oatmeal, lentils, beans, grapes and bananas also contain tannin, the molecule that gives astringent foods their "dryness." When you consume astringent foods, the tissues of your body require more water to relax, because the body contract, or shrink with this Astringent food, so water absorption is more by the body. Body utilizes a lot of energy to increase the temperature of water, and heat energy from the sun – your internal body stays cool for a longer duration.

Green, leafy veggies are air conditioners

Spinach, mustered green, fenugreek and broccoli are the best choice for staying cool in the summer, because these green vegetables are packed with calcium which is necessary for your body’s thermoregulatory abilities (the process by which internal temperature will be regulated by the body). All the leafy green vegetables have good amount of calcium, so body sends signals to brain or vice versa, that makes the thermoregulatory process happen.