9 kitchen secrets for good health and immunity

We all wish for good health and immunity. And in the present time, with the second wave of COVID19, it is very important that we take good care of your health and immune system. Keeping the same in view, we have got some simple and easy kitchen secrets that celebrity nutritionist and author Rujuta Diwekar feels can be effective in boosting good health and immunity. She recently shared a guideline chart that talks about these small habits that can make a big difference to our lives. Scroll below to know about these habits and start practicing. (Image: istock)

According to Rujuta, one should use only iron kadhai, tawa and karchi in the kitchen for good energy and HB levels. It is believed that the food cooked in iron utensils is nutritious and helps fight the diseases effectively. (Image: istock)

She suggests eating curd as a mid-meal and to make the curd, you should use raisins as they together form a perfect combo of pre and probiotics. (Image: istock)

During summer season, she suggests drinking sugarcane juice before afternoon to boost the immune system. (Image: istock)

While eating ghee in every meal is a good habit, Rujuta suggests that applying ghee on your feet soles at night before going to bed is a good habit as it helps in restful sleep and you get up fresh next morning. (Image: istock)

According to Rujuta, one should eat millet in any form every day to take the dullness away. She suggests that people working from home should eat it daily to feel energized throughout the day. (Image: istock)

While we all use one variety of salt in our daily life, Rujuta suggests to bring back the salt diversity in life and one should use at least 4 types of salt regularly, so that the body doesn’t get used to one form of it. (Image: istock)

As far as pulses are concerned, they should be an integral part of daily diet and one should soak and sprout them before cooking. They should be mixed with grains and millets in the right proportion. And at least 5 types of pulses in 5 different ways should be consumed every week. (Image: istock)

During the summer season, to beat the heat, one should consume homemade gulkand and have it with milk, water or with a fresh paan leaf. (Image: istock)

To keep the digestive system at ease, try to eat kadhi once a week, as it keeps the stomach clear and skin too. (Image: istock)