THE CORONA DAYS.

            It is been a while I wrote a blog, and the current situation of the world made me do so. Here comes my blog on our very famous, very much talked about, NOVEL CORONA VIRUS, i.e. COVID-19 type of RNA virus. Now, all of us know what is this all about, from where it came, how was its spread, how dangerous and fatal it is, its symptoms, etc! So, don’t worry, I will not be giving you information that you already know. 
             Being a homoeopath, we see how can we boost our vitality, immunity or the resistance power to fight against any kind of infections, disorders or diseases; and so the topic of today. Following are some of the simple steps you can practice to boost your immune mechanism and stay safe while at home, QUARANTINED!

1.     DRINK PLENTY OF WATER

Water is something that has many elements that boost up our resistance against any bacteria / viruses/ fungus. There is no dehydration if you drink ample amount of water and thus keeping your anatomy and physiology of the body intact. Minimum of 4 litres for adults and 2 litres to children up to 12 years is the desired amount of water we should be drinking.

2.     EAT WARM AND FRESH FOOD ONLY

Eating stale or left over food can be harmful and many biological reactions take place after the food is cooked till it is eaten. It is adviced to eat warm or hot food as much as you can. Try to prepare the food and eat it within 3-4 hours of cooking. Try to avoid eating morning left over food in the evening or vice verysa! This change will lead to two things, we may get a habit of eating totally fresh food always and secondly, there will be no wastage of food if we manage to cook exact food required!

3.     PRACTICE HOME STERILIZATION

Along with social distancing, wearing masks, washing hands, we can practice a DIY home sterilization technique that may help to kill all unwanted viruses and bacteria in air at our homes and surroundings.

We can put a single dhup (small black smoke or essence stick) along with a small piece of camphor, some essential oil on it and few grains of ova (caraway) on it, and burn it in any corner of your house. If you have any bronchitis or asthmatic patients at home, try keeping them away for a while, while you finish this process.

4.     IMMUNITY BOOST UP DRINKS

There are some drinks made from the ingredients easily available in our kitchen which we can intake for this pandemic stage! You can choose any one or try all one by one everyday.

1.       Little bit ginger + Cardamom powder + 1 cup water = Boil from 1 cup to ½ cup.  Have this once in a day.

2.       2 pinch Turmeric + 2 cloves + 2 pepper grains + 1 cup water = Boil from 1 cup to ½ cup, add 1 tb spoon of honey in this mix and have it once in a day.

3.       ½ lemon in 1 cup warm water along with honey is another metabolism and immunity booster

4.       Have one vegetable juice once in a week, it can be carrot juice, spinach or a beetroot juice.

There are many other ways to keep up your immunity, but if we can at least practice these little things, we can get away from the ill that has taken place all over the world. Don’t get panic, but be cautious. Sanitization, Social distancing, maintaning basic hygiene, control our diets and to avoid any crowded place is all we can do from our side. Many of our medical and para medical fellow brothers and sisters are striving for our safety at hospitals all over the world and in our country as well. I think it is our sole responsibility to help them in this way by being at home and staying safe. THEY HAVE STAYED AT WORK FOR US, LETS STAY AT HOME FOR THEM Being a doctor myself, I request you all to immediately report to your nearest doctor for any discomfort in your health and do not be negligent about the same. Also, you can ask your nearest homoepath for immunity boost up homoeopathic medicines. STAY HOME, STAY SAFE!

Regards,

Dr. Prachi Pendharkar Khandagale

“I Treat, He Cures”