Skin care diet for winter:

[Dr.Savitha Suri]

1.   Drink plenty of water to keep the skin hydrated. Drinking warm water in winter prevents vitiation of vata and diseases which arise from vata.

2.   Soups which are sour and salted – balance vata.

3.   Include honey in the diet.

4.   Avoid Consumption of junk foods, too much of sweets and oil food as these lead to weight gain. 

5.   Your diet must ideally comprise of Cane juice, milk and clarified butter (ghee) during winter.

6.   Stay away from cold and refrigerated foods like ice creams, milk shakes as they vitiate vata.

7.   Gorge on warm and heavy food to fulfill the requirement of increased body fire.