World is going through a very tough time. Every country, whether developed or developing is on the same platform. People are highly affected from Corona virus, directly or indirectly. But have you ever thought from where all these disease get started? These all disease attack on the body with low immune system. And have we ever pay attention to our Immune system? What we do in our daily lives to protect us from these unwanted diseases and make our immune system strong? There are so many questions popping in your head at this time of emergency. Many of you may be planning to change your habits to protect yourself from such pandemics. But again we will ask the same question, how? There may be so many ways to keep oneself healthy, like yoga, exercises, eating fruits and veggies etc. But have you ever pay attention to the water you drink?
We already have very less access to pure drinking water. For your information, Water covers some 70% of the Earth’s surface, out of which approximately 97.2% of it is saline, just 2.8% fresh. So can you imagine we have only 2.8% of fresh water then how are we surviving? By purifying the contaminated or saline water we have access to. And this is fair enough until we pay attention to the method of purifying the water. In the world of advanced technology, there are several ways for the purification of water and you all may be using it too. But today we are going to introduce you to the historical method of keeping the water clean and healthy.
The method which we are going to discuss here is the use of Copper Utensils. Today copper utensils are highly replacing all the other kitchenware because it’s advantages has been found and people now consider it to be a good value for money spent. In fact the copper utensils also have long age. It is very often that copper kitchen utensils are used for generation after generation, all the while still looking as good as new. All you need is a bit of copper paste and elbow fat, and you will look incredibly bright and beautiful. There’s a lot that revolves around food in Indian culture, and these metals have a story to tell. Not only do they make your meal look beautiful, they have an Ayurvedic, therapeutic advantage. Water stored in copper utensils is called Tamra jal and it helps to balance all three elements (doshas – Kapha, Vata and Pitta). It also helps in maintaining the human body’s PH (acid alkaline) balance by making the water ionic.
Apart from copper being considered an essential mineral to our body, the Indian Ayurveda system also recommends storing water overnight in a Copper Jugs and drinking it first thing in the morning for good health. In fact, storing contaminated water in copper utensils for about some hours can reduce the percentage of the presence of harmful microbes. Hence to enjoy a healthy life and strong immune system, replace your kitchenware today.