Featured Image Summers are up, and we are already feeling sick. The unbearable heat and high humidity will make you struggle even more. It’s important to take a look at the food you eat and make changes to your diet to keep yourself away from health problems. Following are the top 10 foods to add in your diet to stay healthy.

Cold Coffee

Cold Coffee
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Stop drinking tea in the morning and switch to cold coffee. Start your day with a cup of cold coffee to give yourself a fresh start. It will not only make you feel fresh but also prevents you from skin cancer which can occur due to the heat.

Tomatoes

Tomatoes
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Add more and more tomatoes in your diet. Tomatoes help you to improve your immune system, lowers the risk of diabetes, heart disease. With the scorching heat coming at you, tomato works as a sunscreen, protecting you against sunburn.

Watermelon

Watermelon
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One of the best fruits to eat in summers, watermelon helps you to stay hydrated and healthy. Watermelon plays a vital role in boosting your immune system in summers and has end number of benefits such as promoting weight loss, improving eye health etc.

Coconut Water

Coconut Water
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The moment you feel exhausted, have coconut water. It helps to rehydrate your body immediately and makes you feel fresh. Being low in calories, it helps to improve digestion.

Green Veggies

Green Veggies
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Due to high water content, we should consume lots of green veggies. Having green veggies in your diet will give you immunity. Avoid overcooking, as it will lose water contained in it.

Melon

Melon
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Enriched with water, melon is the ideal fruit to eat in summers. Melons makes you feel hydrated and are good for your stomach. In addition it helps in fighting cancer, high blood pressure, heart disease etc.

Banana

Banana
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Eating 2 bananas will give your body enough fuel to work out or do any kind of training. Rich in potassium, it helps in adding lost fluid to your body due to excessive sweat.

Sprouts

Sprouts
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Add sprouts in your salad to make it more nutritious. They are an inherently cooling food, being high in protein and protect you against free radical change.

Bottle Gourd Or Lauki

Bottle Gourd Or Lauki
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This vegetable is ideal for those trying to lose weight. Enriched in water, bottle ground helps in keeping you hydrated. Also if you are suffering from fatigue or diarrhea, then you must consume this vegetable in plenty.

Cucumber

Cucumber
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Having made of 95% water, cucumber is also an ideal food to refresh yourself and make you feel hydrated.