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18) FOOD
Benefits of having
right quantity of food
It bestows
the person with strength, health, happiness and long life.
The right quantity of
food is
1/3rd
of stomach with solid food
1/3rd
of stomach with liquid food
And the
remaining 1/3rd should be kept empty for ‘dosha’ to work.
Signs to know the right
quantity of food
The quantity
of food which does not let you feel heavy, does not increases heart beats, ribs
area does not feel like stretched/tensed
and lets you feel happy, hunger and thirst quenches, no problem in doing any
work, completion of digestion , increase
strength and health.
If one have
food before clearance of bowels or when not hungry he/she will land on one or
other disease.
Food should
be-
1)
Hot, less oily
2)
Easily digestible
3)
Should not be of
opposite ‘prakriti’
4)
Food should be
taken at clean place and where mind is calm
5)
It should not be
had to fast or too slow
6)
Do not talk or
laugh while eating
7)
Concentrate your
mind completely on food
8)
Different types
of food having different taste (sweet, sour, salty, bitter, etc) should be
taken regularly to build strength.
9)
Try to have sweet
in the beginning and sour and salty in the middle and rest at last.
10) Chew food properly.
Other important
instructions
1)
If water is taken
in-between food it maintains body buildup (not more the 1/3rd of
diet including all liquid diet)
2)
If water is taken
after food it results in obesity
3)
If water is had
before food it will result in thinning of body
4)
Immediately after
food do not go for work, bath and other work.
5)
Sit straight for
5-10 min. after food until the lethargy goes away.
6)
After this roam
for about 100 steps and lie down on left lateral position for a while(do not
sleep)
7)
During this time enjoy things what you like
and do not do what your mind do not enjoys.
8)
Do not laugh too
much or have a bumpy ride as it may cause vomiting, etc.
Food that can be had
daily
Boiled rice,
red rice, green gram, rock salt, Indian gooseberry, oat, pure water, ghee, milk, meat of animals of
desert/dry region and honey.
Do not have
Dirty,
toxic, left food, food mixed with adulterants and preservatives, food you don’t
like, overnight food, tasteless food, cold or reheated food and burnt food.
Precautions
Food is not
digested when water is taken too much. Untimely food, stopping the natural
urges of nature, irregularity of sleep, fear, anger, greed, depression or
disease interfere with digestion.
Special food according
to seasons
1) To have in winters-
heavy food (heavy to digest), oily food, flesh of aquatic animals, alcohol,
milk, sugar cane, fats, new rice, warm water.
2) Not to have in winters-
light food, airy atmosphere, restricted diet, cold drinks.
3)
To have in springs-
oat, wheat, flesh of animals from dry region, honey water.
4)
Not to have in springs-
heavy food, sour, oily, sweet
5)
To have in summer-
sweet, cold, liquid, less oily, sugar, flesh of dry region, ghee (clarified butter),
milk, red rice.
6) Not to have in summers - alcohol can only be had with
lots of water, salty, sour, spicy, chilly,
and hot.
7)
To have in rainy
season- honey, sour, salty, less oily, old oat,
wheat, boiled rice, flesh of dry region, juice, cooled warm water, light food
and take care of digestion.
10) Not to have in rainy season- cold
drink, going out in sunlight, excessive liquid diet.
11) To have in autumn- sweet, light
food, cold, bitter food, flesh of dry region, old oat, wheat, boiled rice, milk, sugar cane.
12) Not to have in autumn- alkaline
food items, curd, sour, oil.
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