Are you looking for some healthy eating habits, so that you can gain more control over your health?
Yes?
Then read on because in this blog you are going to get 5 healthy eating habits, some of which are mentioned in our ancient ayurvedic texts.
These habits when applied consistently will give compounding results to your body in the long term. Not only in the long term but you will start seeing positive signs in your body just after 2 months (+ or – 15 days) of consistent use of these habits .
“A good diet is not just about what we eat, but also how we eat.”
That’s why having healthy eating habits is essential.
Beware, When I say “healthy eating habits” I am not talking about what to eat or what to not. Here I will talk about the ways in which you should eat the food, so that it gets digested properly and provide the maximum benefit. Following these habits will also help you to boost your immunity.
You are going to understand what I am saying as you read further. I will talk about the ways in which you should eat the food, so that it gets digested properly and provides maximum benefits. So let’s get going:-
Sit cross-legged while eating the food/ throw away your dining table
You should always sit cross legged on the ground while having your food. The scientific reason behind this is that when you sit on the ground cross-legged, the center of gravity of your body is your intestinal area, this makes the food get digested easily,
The exact reason as to why this happens is still unknown, but its benefits can be seen and felt easily. Do this and you will start to feel the changes from within.
Never eat while standing or on the dining table
Though, this may sound weird, but when you sit on the chair the body position is not good for eating. It disturbs your metabolism. This is also one of the reasons why people have pot belly.
Apart from digestion, sitting cross-legged also engages our thigh muscles. Our thigh muscles remain inactive while we sit on the chair, this has a very negative effect on them, As by nature our thighs are not meant to stay inactive.
So start following this habit from now on. It might feel uncomfortable in initial days but then you will become habitual, and believe me, once you feel the benefits you will never want to go back and eat on the dining table.
Chew the food 32 times before swallowing
You might have heard this before,
Am I right??
Yes??
Anyway, but the problem is 99% of people who try this, take it literally, they really start counting while eating, well you can try counting if you have not tried before but believe me it’s not sustainable.
This line simply means that you should eat slowly and chew the food until it becomes a paste. The science behind this is that when you chew your food properly the saliva gets properly mixed with the food and the food is digested easily, this practice balances our metabolism,
It may(not necessarily) even help you lose a few Kgs if you are a little obese.
So why wait?
Start this practice from your next meal.
Don’t drink water while having food
This is something that many people know but still ignore.
Make sure you don’t become one of them.
The thing is when you eat your food your stomach release HCL and some enzymes like pepsin etc. These start the process of digestion.
Now when you drink water, it disrupts the entire process of digestion.
This leads to food remaining undigested or partially digested and undigested food is the cause of many health problems ranging and even form Acidity, food poisoning to obesity & even peptic ulcers in extreme cases.
Now, the question that arises is –
What is the exact time gap that has to be given between eating food and drinking water?
Well, here is your master formula –
You can drink water either 45 minute before your meal or a minimum 1 hour after completing your meal.
When you will start following this formula, it may feel difficult, because many of us are habitual of drinking water just before or after the food.
Instead of water you can have milk, fruit juice or buttermilk etc. These fluids don’t disturb our digestion.
Now implementing this habit will also force you to leave your negative habit of snacking because –
Every time you eat something you are not allowed to drink water for 1 hour and every time you drink water, you will have to wait for 45 minutes to eat anything.
Now this habit may sound more difficult than others, but then it’s also the most beneficial. It will keep you energetic and save you from many potential diseases.
Practice mindful eating
Mindfulness is a type of meditation which emphasizes living in the present, feeling the present and enjoying every moment of the present to the fullest.
So mindful eating means that when you eat your food, give your complete attention to it and don’t focus on anything else. So, you have to let go of that habit of watching TV, checking your mobile etc while eating if you are habitual of doing so.
Now, this will have numerous health benefits. The primary benefit this habit will provide is that it will stop you from obesity. The reason behind this is that when your brain is not distracted by TV, mobile etc. It registers the chemical which tells us that we are full, easily.
Otherwise,
When we are watching TV by the time the brain knows that we are full we have already eaten double our capacity.
Apart from this mindful eating, it also allows us to absorb the nutrients of the food fully.
Avoid White Refined Sugar
If I start telling you the harms of white sugar in detail, it would become a whole article in itself. The first and foremost is that
- It weakens the neural connections of our brain which in turn weakens our ability to think, memories and recall.
- In the long term it might even become the cause of dementia.
- Also, sugar increases your insulin, which makes us feel energized for some time and then suddenly drops it and we get trapped in this cycle where we need more and more sugar to remain energized.
Just leave sugar for 3 months and you will feel tremendous change in your alertness and energy levels.
Bonus tip to avoid junk food
Here is a bonus tip for you to avoid junk food –
Every time you feel tempted to eat junk food just drink 2-3 glasses of water instead.
You will see that your craving has calmed down to a great extent…
Conclusion
I hope you found this article useful. I have tried my best to give you the most efficient and healthy, eating habits so that you can improve your health.
Read the below FAQS before you go.
Apart from this, tell me in the comments if you have any other questions, I will be happy to help you, also tell me in the comments what you thought about the blog because I read every single comment and also reply to each of them.
FAQ’s
It takes 21 days to set any new habit in our routine and then another 90 days to seal it in our lifestyle for lifetime.
The reason for this is that water has tendency to lose its properties when mixed with any other liquid, this means that
Even if you squeeze a lemon in a glass of water, it will lose its properties and inherit the property of lemon juice, so it is no longer water but lemon juice.
That’s why water in fruit juice doesn’t disturb our digestion as it is no longer water.
Gud (Jaggery) is the best alternative of white sugar, provided it is natural (Identification of natural Gud is that its color is deep brown, it can also be a little blackish).
Never take jaggery which has whitish color, it contains chemicals. Another alternative for those living in India is ‘khand’.
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5 practical ways to boost your immunity
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