Curd with raisins: Rujuta Diwekar says it can help relieve constipation, prevent hair loss

Lack of activity during the pandemic is leading to a host of health issues such as hair loss, constipation and flatulence. Celebrity nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar suggests having curd with raisins as a mid-meal to overcome these problems.

Curd is a well-documented intervention for regulating cholesterol levels, reducing BP and promoting weight loss. Shutterstock.

The imposition of lockdown helped in curbing the spread of covid-19 to a large extend, but it affected our health in other ways. Lack of activity and social interactions has taken a huge toll on the physical and mental health of many people. If you're suffering from hair loss, sleep disturbances or flatulence, you're not alone. There are reports of such complaints from world over during the lockdown. And celebrity nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar has a solution for all these problems - Curd with raisins.

She suggests having it with lunch or as a mid-meal post lunch. Apart from improving your gut health, this dadi ma's remedy can help with UTI, premature greying as well as promote weight loss, says Rujuta.

"Lack of activity, social interactions and the unpredictability of life itself seems to has affected our gut health. World over there are reports of loss of hair, sleep and flatulence during the last 8 months of the pandemic but does our kitchen hold any secret that can help overcome that and much more? Also, help us with UTI, premature greying and constipation? The beauty of dadi ma's tradition is that it combines really simple things found in the kitchen to produce really effective remedies. One such combination is setting curd with raisins," reads the nutritionist's Instagram post.

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She also provided a step-by-step instruction on how to make the curd-raisin combination. Here is the process -

• Take a bowl of warm milk preferably fresh and full fat
• Add 4-5 raisins to it (preferably black raisins)
• Take a small drop of dahi, even better buttermilk, and add that to the milk
• Stir it multiple times (grandmothers say 32 times)
• Cover it with a lid and set it aside for up to 8-12 hrs
• When the top layer appears thick, the curd is ready to eat
• Have it with lunch or as a mid-meal 3-4pm post lunch

Benefits of curd and raisins

"Curd acts as a probiotic and the raisins with their high content of soluble fibre as a prebiotic," according to Rujuta.

When combined, they help neutralise the bad bacteria and promote the growth of good bacteria. Curd with raisins can help reduce inflammation in the intestines, keep your teeth and gums healthy, and it is good for the bones and joints too.

"Curd is also a well-documented intervention for regulating cholesterol levels, reducing BP and promoting weight loss. It works that much better in the elderly and the young as it prevents constipation and makes it easy to chew on raisins," Rujuta explains.

If you are trying to get pregnant, the nutritionist recommend adding dates or khareek.