Summer Health & Food Precautions

SUMMER HEALTH AND FOOD PRECAUTIONS 

The happiest time for everyone is summer. Summer is much happier to those who can fight with summer heat attack. The rise in temperature during summers affects all age groups, and mostly to older age group. Everyone should get prepared themselves to fight with fever, heat strokes, and dehydration by taking some useful precaution tips to defend health during summer. Life is not at all easy in summers as compared to other seasons.

In this description there are few important safety tips shared to keep yourself healthy during summer.

Outdoor schedules. During summers there will be high rise in temperature, so try to plan all the outdoor work either in the morning or in the evening hours and remain indoors during peak hours of the afternoon. During morning the temperature will not be so high and during evening the temperature lower downs by the breeze and reduces the afternoon scorching temperature and remains little cool.

There are few of them remain working outdoors which might be compulsory, so people like these should cover their skin with thin clothes to protect from UV rays falling directly on the skin, and it will prove much more beneficial using sunscreen lotions and moisturizers.

Always consume sodium and potassium minerals based foods. It is recommended to eat fruits like guava, watermelon, banana, avocados, dried apricots, berries, and dark leafy greens which are rich in potassium and antioxidants which helps repairing the damage cells and tissues caused by the hot temperature. Eating these fruits regular also helps in providing good energy to the body and relieves stress.

Use sunglasses. Protect eyes from UV rays. The ultraviolet rays during summers are very strong and dangerous and leads to cataracts, the use of sunglasses is very beneficial to help prevent cataracts and wrinkles formed around the eyes by the affect of the sun rays.

Avoid alcohol. Drinking hard alcohol proves dangerous during summers, it is beneficial if minimize and replace with plain drinking water around 2 to 3 liters every day or other sugar free health drinks to balance the hydration of the body from heat.

Drink juice. Fresh fruit juice proves very beneficial. Fruit juice like orange, apple, lemon, watermelon, and banana are very helpful in providing water source during hot summers. See the benefits of fruits for skincare.

Regular washing. Washing body at regular intervals from top to bottom proves beneficial in cleaning up the dry skin. This regular cleaning of the body and private parts reduces the affect of infection and keeps skin from itch free.

Healthy sleep. In summers due to hot temperature the body gets heated and do not allow to sleep well. So cooling down the body by regular washing, drinking sugar free drinks (sugar may cause glucose levels to raise in Diabetes patients). Maintain regular schedule, good hygiene bed sheet and night wears to avoid disturbance during sleep. Sleepingwithout clothes has good benefits to health. It is always advised to take alcohol (if interested) 3 hours before bedtime to have stress free sleep.

These are few factors which can minimize the damage caused during summers to health. During summers the chances of food poisoning is more and one should take utmost care on food to protect from illness attacks.

Only taking care of skin and body is not sufficent. Taking precautions in food is also very important. So, here are some important tips to lower the risk of food poisoning.

Every kitchen does not have safety norms and conditions. So it is very essential to pay extra care to the kitchen during summers. Bacteria grow and multiple fast in hot and humid temperature and summer is the most favorable time. This rapid growth in bacteria may lead to threats like food poison.

Temperature plays a very important role in preparing and storing foods. So, to know the temperature norms, it is good to know these few tips especially in summer to avoid hazards.

The common place to store the food is refrigerator, so avoid overfill the freeze with foods. Remember these food storage secrets.

Food should always be stored between 1* to 5* Centigrade, because bacteria grows faster in between 6* to 63* Centigrade. Frozen foods should be stored between -18* to -23* Centigrade.

It is always recommended to check the temperature of the frozen food before making purchase, and, after making purchase try to put in freeze as early as possible.

Do not store the thawed food again in the freeze. Try to store the frozen food in small portions for easy to use and avoid restoring the thawed food again and again.

The chilled food stored in 1 to 5* centigrade should be used within 3 to 4 days, if not, better store in defreeze.

To store the excess cooked food, do not allow it to cool down completely outside the freeze, seal the excess food as soon as the steam stops with a klen wrap and place it in the freeze.

Always remember to keep a distance between the raw and cooked food to avoid contamination while storing. Always clean the cutting equipments after every use. Foods is very sensitive and always clean your hands properly with hand wash or with any soap before handling the food, and try to avoid completely to handle the food if you are suffering from any illness.

These tips are common and we forget in our busy life so make sure to follow these simple tips to prevent food hazards during summer. Once again I would like to repeat that bacteria grows very fast during hot and humid climate and summer proves to be a good time for rapid growth of bacteria, which in turn can attack our health.

So, eat good, live good, and enjoy the fullest in life and lifestyle.