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DIGESTION – Way to Good Health |
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Never eat when angry, depressed, bored, upset, or
exhausted.
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Bathe before eating, if this is not practical; wash
your hands and face.
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Eat at home as much as possible. Food prepared with
love and pure intention to benefit others always better energy than
food produced in a restaurant, which is intended to turn a profit.
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Eat alone or with friends and family in whose company
you can completely relax.
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Eat in a quiet, clean place. Facing east when eating
maximizes the energy for digestion.
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Listen to classical music or Indian music designed
to aid digestion. Both are helpful in setting the mood for dining.
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Sip warm water with your meal to aid digestion.
Never drink ice water or milk with your meal.
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Use ginger to help spur the appetite. Prepare it
by chopping it finely and mixing with a little lemon juice and a small
amount of rock salt.
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Minimize raw foods. Cooked foods are generally easier
to digest.
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Give thanks for what you are about to eat and extend
that good feeling into your food so that it serves each cell of your
being.
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Quiet while eating is best, except for pleasant
background music.
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Eat foods of all six tastes: sweet, sour, salty,
bitter, pungent, astringent- varying portions to suit your doshic
balance.
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Eat fresh, local, seasonal foods whenever possible.
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Avoid excessive sour or fermented foods, especially
yeasted bread.
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Give thanks at the end of the meal.
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Clean the mouth, rinse the eyes, and take a short
walk.
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Leave 3 to 6 hours between meals.
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Try to keep regular meal times.
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Avoid sex, deep study, or sleep for at least two
hours after eating, especially in the evening.
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Eat foods that grow in the area in which you live
or within a 400-mile radius so they can be from a similar climate
zone.
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Eat foods that are in season so they are freshest
and naturally most suited to the climate in the particular time that
you are in.
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Avoid poor food combinations, such as…
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- Very
hot and very cold foods |
- Raw
and cooked foods |
- Milk
and fish |
- Milk
and meat |
Avoid microwaves. This form of cooking disperses
rather than condeses energy and is thus weakening over time.
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Drink spring water or purified water. Avoid distilled
water as it is devoid of all minerals and can leach them from your
system.
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Chew each mouthful of food well, at least until it
is liquidy.
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Finish the meal with lassi, a drink made with yoghurt
that should have live acidophilus bacteria, helpful to digestion.
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