Eat less and stay healthy
Ayurveda, allopathy, homoeopathy, and naturopathy all talk about eating less to stay healthy (as reminded recently by eMedinews)…but how to eat less!:
* The brain gets a signal that you have eaten only after 20 minutes, therefore, chew every bite of food at least 15 times. It not only provides enough hormones for enzymes but also sends signals to the brain. Therefore, the time spent per meal should be not less than 20 minutes. (I have been following the dictum “roti pio paani khao”, as far as possible, since my childhood).
* The taste buds are only on the tip and side of the tongue. If you gulp food, the brain will not get signals. Eating small pieces and chewing them properly also sends the signals through the taste buds.
* The size of the fullness of the stomach also decides how much one can eat. The brain gets signal only when the stomach is 100% full. Therefore, one should not overeat and fill the stomach to its size. Also if you eat less and over a period of time the size of the stomach will get shrunken.
Remember, a healthy body carries a pair of eyes – God’s precious gift to mankind – the health of which we need to preserve!
Dr Narendra Kumar
Ophthacare Eye Centre more
* The brain gets a signal that you have eaten only after 20 minutes, therefore, chew every bite of food at least 15 times. It not only provides enough hormones for enzymes but also sends signals to the brain. Therefore, the time spent per meal should be not less than 20 minutes. (I have been following the dictum “roti pio paani khao”, as far as possible, since my childhood).
* The taste buds are only on the tip and side of the tongue. If you gulp food, the brain will not get signals. Eating small pieces and chewing them properly also sends the signals through the taste buds.
* The size of the fullness of the stomach also decides how much one can eat. The brain gets signal only when the stomach is 100% full. Therefore, one should not overeat and fill the stomach to its size. Also if you eat less and over a period of time the size of the stomach will get shrunken.
Remember, a healthy body carries a pair of eyes – God’s precious gift to mankind – the health of which we need to preserve!
Dr Narendra Kumar
Ophthacare Eye Centre more
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There is no harm in eating less rather than more (than even full-stomach eating), on the contrary it is a good habit to always eat less. more
Feb 26
Eating less (rather than overeating) is good for an individual...and if it helps the nation then where's the harm! more
Feb 26
Eating less is good for both - good for us and good for the country as there will be no food shortage. more
Feb 25
