Our bodies tend to lose water, salts and essential minerals at a rapid pace due to excessive sweating in the summer season. Enjoying your favourite beverages not just helps you stay hydrated and healthy, but also helps to beat the heat. ALSO READ: Why you need 10 glasses of water a daySimran Shaikh, a homemaker, swears by basil seeds in lemon water for the summer months for herself and her family. The drink, launched over 100 years ago, continues to serve its purpose even today across the summer season and occasions. Goans drink Urak right through the summer months until the first shower of the monsoon rain.

Source: Hindustan Times June 11, 2020 11:36 UTC