Archive · 8 Aug 2026
Rujuta Diwekar's Three Forgotten Coolants for Summer Heat
A famous food expert named Rujuta Diwekar told people how to stay cool in summer.
She shared her three favorite tricks on Instagram.
She says you do not need electricity or an air conditioner for any of them.
The first trick is to put vetiver roots in water and drink it.
She calls this India's original infused water.
The second trick is to put henna on your hands.
The smell of henna can help you feel calm.
The third trick is to drink buttermilk two or three times a day.
Buttermilk has protein, calcium, and vitamin B12.
It also helps your body fix problems caused by losing water and getting too hot.
Celebrity nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar shared three essentials to beat summer heat on Instagram.
She called them '3 forgotten coolants for which you require neither electricity nor AC.'
She recommends soaking vala roots (vetiver) in water as 'India's OG infused water.'
She suggests applying mehendi (henna) on hands, saying its fragrance helps one calm down.
She advises consuming buttermilk 2-3 times a day to fix electrolyte imbalance from dehydration and heat exhaustion.
- Who
- Celebrity nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar
- What
- Recommended three 'forgotten coolants' — vetiver (vala root) water, mehendi (henna) application, and buttermilk — to beat summer heat
- When
- Recently, during the summer season
- Where
- Shared on Instagram, aimed at beating India's summer heat
- Why
- To keep the body, brain and gut calm and fix electrolyte imbalance caused by dehydration and heat exhaustion
- Advisor
- Rujuta Diwekar, celebrity nutritionist
- Platform
- Tip 1
- Vetiver (vala roots) infused water
- Tip 2
- Applying mehendi (henna) on hands
- Tip 3
- Buttermilk 2-3 times a day
- Buttermilk nutrients
- Protein, calcium, B12
- Buttermilk benefits
- Prebiotic, probiotic, postbiotic; fixes electrolyte imbalance
- Requirement
- Neither electricity nor AC