| Summer is here and you are tired and thirsty. | | | | workout session. But you should avoid taking it |
| What do you do? Grab a cola and quench your | | | | during other times of the day when you are not |
| thirst with a chilled, refreshing drink. But wait a | | | | working out or if you are weight conscious.4. |
| minute. Do you know you might be doing more | | | | Avoid eating deep fried food like French fries and |
| wrong than good to your health. Do you know | | | | chips.5. Minimize the intake of hot, spicy foods and |
| cola contains Phosphoric acid which is harmful for | | | | extremely salty foods.The body is capable of only |
| your health? Best drink for the summer is still the | | | | retaining organic salts form found in fruits and |
| good old water.Here are some tips you can follow | | | | veggies; the inorganic salt, meanwhile, is digested |
| to stay healthy and fresh this summer:1. Avoid | | | | and needs to be thrown out of the body. And |
| any carbonated or caffeinated drink.These drinks | | | | that is the reason why you need to drink water!6. |
| are acidic in nature and act as diuretics. They | | | | Eat fruits.There is so many varieties of fruits |
| cause loss of fluids. Too much sugar is also | | | | available in the market during this time of the |
| harmful as it not only adds up calorie intake but all | | | | season they you will never get bored. You can |
| deprives body of fluid. Phosphoric acid dissolved in | | | | choose watermelon, kiwifruit, strawberries, |
| many soft drinks damages the inner lining of the | | | | blueberries mangoes and many more exotic |
| digestive tract and affects the system.Phosphoric | | | | fruits.And finally remember this simple formula. |
| acid also causes calcium to break away from | | | | You must drink 10-12 glasses of water everyday, |
| bones which makes them porous and prone to | | | | and add one more glass of water for every cup |
| injury.2. Drink lemonade and fresh fruit juice.Eat | | | | of coffee/tea or cold drink that you take.Author |
| fresh fruits. They are low in calories and provide | | | | is a traveler and has traveled most of Asia and |
| necessary anti-oxidants which help your skin.3. | | | | Europe. He is a regular practitioner of tae-kwon-do |
| Smoothie and milkshakes.Drink smoothies ONLY if | | | | and yoga. He enjoys photography, cooking and |
| you are involved in heavy workouts. Smoothies | | | | gardening and maintains blogs on the same as a |
| and milkshakes are rich in calories and can give | | | | hobby. You can also visit his health and fitness |
| you an instant boost if taken right after a | | | | blog exercise and yoga for office. |