Keep your cool

Nov 17, 2011
It’s already time for chilly winter, and everybody must be well prepared to welcome the cold season. It is definitely a wonderful time as we get to stay under a blanket for a long time, get to wear a lot of clothes plus have lots of hot stuff. Nepal has a moderate sort of climate as we don’t have to freeze under temperatures below zero, nor do we get steamed by 50 degree heat.

The days get shorter and the nights get longer during the winter season, which makes our working schedule really tight. Darkness comes over you as soon as your office time is completed, and hence you have no option but to go home. The weekends during the winter has separate fun as whisky really helps you to stay pleasantly warm. I am not writing to explain the impact, advantages or disadvantages of winter; but this is a suggestion that some things have to be taken seriously during the season.

Water is a necessity for our body from every point of view. We drink water not only to fulfil our thirst but also because it’s necessary for our body. Water regulates the body temperature, promotes healthy skin, acts as a natural lubricant for the body, helps in digestion and removes wastes from the body. It is not that our body requires water only during the hot season, we require an equal amount of water during the winter as well. Our body gets dry during the winter and hence water can remove the dryness.

Nothing can replace the role of water for our body. Soft and hard drinks suck water from our body more than contributing it. Now, how wise is it for us to drink cold water during this season? It’s okay if you can control your body, but I call it wise if you drink hot water every day which will keep the germs of the common cold along with various other diseases far away. When we have such huge benefits, why don’t we drink water during this season? It would be somewhat foolish to make a resolution for the upcoming year to drink a certain amount of water daily and fail to fulfil it.

Hot water contributes to keeping our body warm as well, which is really essential during this particular season. Let’s make an attempt to keep our body fit, warm and healthy simply by drinking hot water time and again during this season. I am sure you have completed your tasks of washing old jackets, sweaters or purchasing new ones. You must probably have thought of ideas to keep your room warm during this season.

As we are poor in electricity, let’s even make a contribution to reducing load-shedding by consuming less power during this season by using electric heaters less.


PUBLISHED IN THE KATHMANDU POST (NOVEMBER 16, 2011)
http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2011/11/15/oped/keep-your-cool/228265.html

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