Fix your Digestion Forever

Fix Digestion Forever

“WE ARE NOT WHAT WE EAT  WE ARE WHAT WE DIGEST"

How would we are digesting our food determines our energy level, longevity, state of body and state of mind. However most people on a daily basis knowingly or unknowingly doing things which is damaging our digestive system as a result gas, bloating, constipation, indigestion, skin problems and hair fall are the most common problem today. According  to Ayurveda almost 96% of the diseases originates from stomach. In this blog I will discuss what exactly we should  do and what we shouldn’t do to keep our digestive fire up.

Digestion is the corner stone to good health and indigestion arises due to life style disorders. In this blog I will talk about 5 common worst habits which leads to indigestion and 5 best habits which will revive back your digestive system.

Starting with the worst habits.

5 habits that will make your digestion worst

(1) Bathing after meal

Do you after coming from office eat your dinner and then take a bath to cool down or Do you have first breakfast and then get ready for work. If, yes then you are just messing up the digestion process. When we eat something, our body’s temperature rise in order to digest the food. On the contrary, if we take bath it decreases the body temperature making it difficult for the body to digest the food. Similarly over 90% people drinking water after meals. This water dampens the digestive fire as a result the food doesn’t get digested properly. This food then instead of providing nutrition produces toxins in the body. So much that in Ayurveda water after meal is refer to as poison so make sure that you take bath before meals and drink water after a gap of at least 30 minutes.

(2) Wrong Food and Combinations

Most people in the daily life unknowingly combine food in such a way which not only slows down the digestive process but also produces toxins within the body. For example consuming milk with fruits, milk or tea with salty foods, cucumber raita or tea after meals. All these food combination  aren’t compatible and seriously hamper the digestive process. Then if you are someone who is already suffering from wheat digestion should also avoid milk daliya, Banana and mango shakes and even vegetables salads post sun sets as all these foods are hard for belly to digest. Eating too many dry fruits at once can also increases the body heat leading to problem like constipation and keep eating fast foods on regular basis you are just reducing the life of your digestive system. The refined flours used to mast fast foods sticks to the intestine creating problems to pass them out so better treat yourself with whole grain pasta made at home. Fresh fruits and raw vegetables before lunch give your body the much needed fibre to boost the digestive system.

(3) Meal Preparation for the week

I  today’s fast pace life before hand meal preparation has become a trend. Many people in order to save their time prepare their meals for 3 days, 5 days or even for a weak and then keep it in fridge. See we have to understand that every food has a life, a validity after which it begins to loose its nutrition. You might be leave that the refrigerators keeps it fresh but that probably is not the game. In Ayurveda such foods is considered stale it is called Tamsic. This Tamsic food when enters the body produces toxins. Ayurveda gives a top most importance to fresh food. The fresher the food is the easier it will get digested and more Nutrition it will provide.

Some of you might surge that I have seen doing meal Preparation for a while but I am not faced any digestive disorder. Its possible it may be your digestion is strong at the moment. The digestive fire in our body build still the age of 16 years then from 16 years to 35 years it remain stable, after 35 years it begins to dampen naturally. Though if you are young you might be getting away with cooked refrigerated food. But down the line you are bound to fail health problems.

(4) Stress

Have you ever noticed when you get extremely anxious your stomach tends to get loose also the very proverb of shifting in pants is linked to fear. This is because your state of mind is directly linked to the functioning of your digestive system. Every time you empty your bowels your mind get immensely relaxed isn’t it. O  the other hand if your stomach is not clear your mind can’t stay relaxed. So the brain gut connection is strong and clear. Stress has become a part and parcel of today’s modern lifestyle. Be it excessive use of social media, academic, competition, professional timelines or emotional turmoil. Give yourself a break, be with yourself and enjoy the nature, sweat it out helps a lot.

(5) Irregular food timings

Another side effect of modern life style is that people have erratic meal timings. People who are working surely do lunch on time but apart from them they hardly have any fixed timings skipping breakfast, late dinners, midnight munching is a common affairs. When we have no fix timings, our body get confused and fail to secrete the right digestive enzymes. If you want to keep your digestion perfect, promise yourself that you will eat on fixes timings everyday. Fix timings don’t means that you start your breakfast dot 9 a.m. keep a window of one hour and finish it between 9 to 10 a.m. and don’t skip it. Of course there will be off days sometimes that acceptable. Also it is “what we eat but how we eat" that really matters. Observe yourself, how many times do you chew one bite of food? Most people hardly chew five to six times. The ideal number is 32. A digestive system expects 50% of our digestion to complete in mouth. Since most people don’t chew food properly they experiences sudden loss of energy after meal, that’s because how your body has to work even harder to digest the food. So to stay energetic chew you food, eat slowly don’t just gulp it. So, these were these five common habits that affect your digestive system adversely. Now I will share 5 best habits for better digestive system.

5 best habits for better Digestion

(1) Keep changing the grain

If you want to keep your digestion system up and running as long as you live the number one thumb rule is to keep wearing the grain. Yes, don’t just keep a eating wheat in all the 3 meals or don’t just eating rice in all the 3 meals. Bring variety to your plate. There are so many options available. Serve yourself basin ka chila on time, you can have moong daal dosa or oats or millets, keep different flours to make chapati. This will not only give your body variety of nutrients but both soluble, insoluble fibbers and prebiotics which will ensure smooth functioning of your digestive system.

(2) Daily dose of probiotics 

A weak digestive system is a clear sign of lack of probiotics. Probiotics are the good bacteria which keep our digestive system strong by controlling the growth of harmful bacteria. It is extremely important to have a daily dose od probiotics. But do you need a supplement? NOT AT ALL. So stop falling for those so called probiotics drink like yakult which have more of that unhealthy refined sugar than healthy probiotics. The best way to consume probiotics is to have curd with tea spoon of jaggery powder mixed in it before breakfast. That’s all you need to keep your gut full of friendly bacteria.

(3) Ghee

If you don’t have cow ghee in your diet you are bound to face problems like acidity, bloating, gas, constipation, indigestion at some point of your life. Ghee is rich in butyric acid which serve as a major souse of energy for both the colon and large intestine. Two organs that play a vital role in the absorption of nutrients and elimination of waste. Ghee keeps the food pipe lubricated and intestine soft letting the smooth passage of waste. So no matters what your fitness goal is you should have two to four tea spoon of desi cow ghee in your diet daily. Apply it on the chapattis, over curries, rice etc.

(4) Quality sleep

Have you ever noticed that after you wake up from a deep slumber you are already feeling a pressure to relax your bowels. A good night sleep is probably the most underrated way to keep your digestive fire up. Today most people compromise with their sleep to keep with their daily affairs. You might understand that when your body sleeps you digestive works with an enhanced speed. Not only this if you are already suffering from digestive issues a deep sleep of 6 to 8 hours will give an opportunity to digestive system to heal itself. Also it is a great habit to sleep on left side. It is an ideal position to prevent acid reflux and ensure proper digestion.

(5) Yogic techniques and Asanas

There are many ancient techniques to give an instant push to your digestive system. If you have poor digestion. Chew a small piece of ginger with rock salt sprinkled on it before meals, it will instantly ignites your digestive fire. Right nostril breathing or suryabedhi pranayama is another amazing technique to give a sudden boost to your digestive system, 9-10 times before every meal is good enough. If you inculcate of having a few fennel seeds (sonf) after each meal you will rarely face any digestive problems, keep them handy with yourself. Then there are many asanas which increases the blood flow in the core region which increases the body digestive ability. You can do them regularly on empty stomach. Vajrasana is only asana which is recommended post meal. So including these ancient techniques in your daily habit can make your digestive system best. So getting over 5 best habits and inculcating 5 worst habits I guarantee you will say good bye to all your digestive problems. And you will have much more glow on your skin, your hair will shine, your body will stay energetic and mind calm.

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