Delhi just tried to wash its sky with artificial rain. Children coughed their way to school. Grandparents stayed indoors for the 10th day straight. The AQI needle kissed 480. Winter is only 21 days away, and the smog season has already started its countdown. You can’t see every poison floating outside, but your lungs feel it. Weight Loss: ওজন কমছে না, সারাদিন ক্লান্তি, ফুলছে পেট – জানেন কেন ?
Good news: you don’t need a fortune or a PhD to protect your family.Here are 7 simple, science-backed moves you can start TODAY.
Pandemic is over. Masks are not. An N95 or N99 blocks 95–99 % of PM2.5—the tiny particles that slip past cloth and straight into your blood. How to wear it right Pinch the nose clip. Pull bottom band below chin. Do a 5-second seal check (inhale—no air should leak). Replace after 40 hours or when breathing feels hard. Benifits of Cinnamon in Daily Diet | রোজ রাতে খাবার পর এক কাপ দারচিনির জল
- Mask Up Like It’s 2020 (But Smarter)
Pro tip: Keep two in the car, one in every school bag, one by the door.
Cost: ₹60 each on Amazon. Cheaper than an inhaler.
2. Turn Your Bedroom into a Clean-Air Bubble
Outdoor AQI 400? Indoor AQI can still be 80. Zero-cost purifier Open TWO windows on OPPOSITE walls for 15 minutes, twice a day (cross-ventilation). Run a table fan on low towards the window—creates negative pressure, sucks dirty air out.
Wet-mop floors daily; dust sticks to water, not your lungs.
Plant power Snake plant, areca palm, peace lily—NASA’s top 3 air-cleaners.
One medium plant per 10 sq m drops indoor PM by 20 %.
Budget upgrade ₹3,999 HEPA purifier (Mi, Philips) for the bedroom = 8 hours of clean sleep.
3. Feed Your Lungs Like an Athlete
Pollution is an invisible war. Antioxidants are your soldiers. Morning immunity shot (2-min recipe) 1-inch ginger + ½-inch turmeric + 1 tsp raw honey + 4 black peppercorns.
Grate → squeeze → shoot.
Pepper boosts curcumin absorption 2,000 %.
Daily grocery list Omega-3: 10 almonds or 1 tbsp flaxseeds.
Vitamin C: 1 amla or 1 orange.
Zinc: 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds.
Result: White blood cells stay strong, inflammation drops 30 % in 21 days.
4. Steam Like Your Grandma Told You
5-minute evening ritual: Boil 1 litre water + 3 drops eucalyptus oil. Drape towel, inhale for 5 min. Opens airways, flushes out trapped soot. Safe for kids above 6.
5. Track the Enemy (Free Apps)
Sameer (CPCB): official Delhi AQI. AirVisual: 3-day forecast + pollen count. Plume Labs: hour-by-hour “safe to walk” alert.
Set alarm: AQI > 200 → no morning jog, switch on purifier.
6. Car & Kitchen Hacks
Drive with windows UP + AC on recycle mode.
7. Build a 3-Day Emergency Kit
- 4 N95 masks
- Saline nasal spray
- Honey-ginger mix in tiny jar
- Pulse oximeter (₹800) to check oxygen levels at home
