Beat Boredom, Start Healthy Eating During Coronavirus Lockdown

While coronavirus lockdown is keeping people indoors in all affected cities and countries across the world, it is important to keep ourselves safe and healthy while spending time at home. Though lockdown saves us from the deadly coronavirus, its side-effects can be seen in the form of other issues resulting from sedantary lifestyle and not physical activities. Most hard hit are the ones who are obese or overweight. We can definitely offset this effect by developing healthy eating habit during coronavirus lockdown, instead of craving for junk food, which in not available anyway.

Beat the boredom and side-effects of lockdown

Boredom, irritation, stress, loneliness and even symptoms of depression in some cases are some of the visible side-effects of lockdown. However, I must say that these are the symptoms of those who have not explored their creativity, which can be in various fields. Painting, reading books, offering online tuition, working from home to make money are some of the best ways to beat the effects of lockdown. If your city is under lockdown, then now is the time to be creative and innovative using whatever resources you have at home.

Healthy eating for weight loss

What better time to try losing weight as you do not have the option of junk food or eating out. Experiment with homemade food and recipes that you have never tried before. You’ll be amazed to know that your kitchen already has many ingredients that can be used for your healthy eating plan. You can also take the help of Noom App, which offers thousands of food options to choose from. I’d like to remind you if you don’t know that Noom is not a food delivery services. It only gives you healthy eating options so that you can make an informed choice if weight loss is on your mind. Read Noom FAQs.

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Healthy eating on a budget

The moment you hear about healthy eating, what comes naturally to mind is that it must be expensive. That is not true if know what are healthy alternatives to popular and expensive options. That is where Noom app comes in handy. In fact, Noom can often give you better, healthier and tastier food options than what you usually eat. Of course sometimes, healthy eating can be expensive in certain cases or circumstances, but often healthy eating on a budget is easier than we assume.

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Immunity booster plan

Coronavirus outbreak has made people aware of the importance of strong immunity. There are a lot of food items that can help you boost your immunity and become stronger. Though

Immunity booster recipes and food

Curd

While popping pills to boost your immunity is fine, you make curd or yogurt part of your daily meal. The live active culture in yogurt keeps your digestion in good shape and helps it keep your intestinal tract healthy and strong. In fact, eating approximately 200 grams of yogurt daily boosts your immunity as effectively as pill. This has been proven by researchers at the University of Vienna in Austria. Read the full report.

Ginger and Garlic

Ginger and garlic are used in almost all types of Indian vegetables and non-vegetable food items. These two herbs have many medicinal properties, due to which they are often found in various types of ayurvedic medicines. You can include them in your diet and enjoy their health benefits. Ginger can be added in tea or eaten raw, if you wish. Similarly one of two cloves of garlic either or slightly roasted, can work wonders for your overall immunity. In addition to being immunity boosters, these two herb offer many other health benefits such as good cardiovascular health.

Dark Chocolate for Strong Immunity

This must be a good news for you if you are a chocolate lover. Cacao present in dark chocolate is known to have immunity boosting properties. This has also been proven by a research team at Loma Linda University’s School of Allied Health Professions. Read the full report

Give Yoga A Try

I must say that Yoga is favourite way to maintain good health. Here I’d like to remind you that Yoga is not just a set of asanas or postures, it is a way of life. It teaches you how to strike a perfect balance in your eating, working and sleeping habits. If you eat a balanced diet, work with full concentration and sleep properly, then your immunity will naturally be strong.

Yoga made easy if you are ready

Good sleep, Pranayam or simply deep breathing and nutritious food are highly recommended for boosting immunity naturally. As during lockdown, you cannot make an excuse of lack of time, this is the perfect time to make yoga part of your life no matter where you are. In fact, that is also one of the reasons that I like yoga. All you need is an open space and a yoga mat, and you are good to go. No equipment, no props, rigorous activities but still more beneficial than most other exercise plans.