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How to stay healthy during winter like a Yogi

On November 5, 2022 by margheviviani

Eh, sorry to say but winter is arriving. And together with winter, our immune system slows down. As a mother of a 3-year-old child and currently pregnant must be never out of track. But, in general, every parent must be healthier than ever, as they need to watch after their kids. I’ve learned a lot in the last few years, Yoga and Ayurveda helped me to pass every winter and climate change with ease. And today I wanna share my tricks on how to stay healthy during winter as a Yogi.

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5 simple tips on how to stay healthy during winter as a Yogi

1. Add vitamin C

Everybody knows since we are children, when someone gets sick we offer lemon tea or oranges. All because it contains Vitamin C. I will take a note from the School of Public health:

“Vitamin C plays a role in controlling infections and healing wounds and is a powerful antioxidant that can neutralize harmful free radicals. It is needed to make collagen, a fibrous protein in connective tissue that is weaved throughout various systems in the body: nervous, immune, bone, cartilage, blood, and others. The vitamin helps make several hormones and chemical messengers used in the brain and nerves. Vitamin C is also involved in the body’s immune system by stimulating the activity of white blood cells.”

But instead of taking Vitamin C when you are already sick, try to consume fruits rich in Vitamin C on daily basis, or use a supplement of Vitamin C. Everybody says about different doses per day, but the best is 1 gram a day.

2. Review your diet

Sorry to say that but better if you eliminate dairy and bananas from your diet this winter. All those products create a lot of mucus in our body which Ayurveda calls “ama” (toxins). And if our body create more mucus, means our immune system gets weaker, and it becomes more easy to transfer and keep viruses in our bodies. So, Yogi don’t eat cheeses, milk, yogurts, and bananas during winter time.

Study what Ayurveda offers to eat during winter in this post: Ayurvedic diet during autumn and winter

3. Get a Neti Pot

Neti Pot is one of six cleansing practices of Shatkarmas in Hatha Yoga. Neti Pot is a special pot to cleanse your nasal passages from mucus. As I said earlier we tend to accumulate more mucus in winter and we have to get rid of it. Neti pot is a perfect solution, try to add it to your morning routine.

Here I found you a nice Neti Pot you can order from Amazon.com for only $13.

Here I was buying my own Neti Pot, on Amazon.it.

4. Contrast shower

Your circulatory system transports nutrients around your body to maintain the health of your immune system, and also eliminates toxins from your tissues. You may be surprised how easy it is to boost your immune system and your circulation by ‘shocking’ your body with contrast therapy every day!

Every time you take a shower or a bath, before going out make the water very hot and pour your body for a few minutes, then switch to the coldest water. You can repeat few times.

5. Stay barefoot

Our feet are another secret tool to keep us healthy, there are plenty of points connected to our organs and immune system. Plus walking barefoot outdoors has a grounding effect, it helps us to connect with Mother Earth and to receive the healing power.

Takeaway

All those tips follow all my family, including my small daughter. As nobody wanna stay home sick, we try all out best to stay strong and healthy during winter. I don’t use modern medicine or antibiotics and I don’t touch the fever until it reaches the point of 40 degrees. But thanks to Yogic tricks we don’t arrive with such a high fever. I truly believe that our body can be much more resistant than we think, we simply must train it and stay with harmony with a nature.

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Stay healthy,

Your Marghe

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