Below are 8 dietary habits, which you should follow:
1. Never Overeat: Overeating is one of the most common and dangerous
dietary habits. It often leads to obesity, which is a factor in many
other diseases. When you eat more, the digestive tract and other
organs get stressed, which can lead to the overworking and weakening
of those areas. Always eat in moderation. In fact, eating small meals
several times a day instead of one or two large meals is probably
better for most people.
2. Never Under Eat : All forms of under eating like skipping meals, or
eating only limited foods will lead to poor nutrition. Which will
eventually lead to health problems due to protein, calorie, vitamin,
or mineral deficiencies. Under eating causes symptoms like lack of
energy and subsequent weakness, malnourishment of internal organs,
skin problems, and hair loss, apart from medical conditions like
anorexia, nervosa and bulimia. So, even if you are on a diet make sure
you follow a plan that does not starve you.
3. Never Eat Late: Grandma's habit of eating dinner before sundown is
actually a very healthy practice. It is best to eat earlier in the
evening, ideally before dark, and not too heavily. You should also
engage in some activity, both mental and physical, after dinner; and
eat very little in the two or three hours before bedtime. If you have
been going to bed on a full stomach, let me tell you it is a very unhealthy practice.
The food just sits there, undigested through the
night, so that when you wake up you feel full and sluggish. So, to add
vitality in your life, start having your meals at the grandma time!
Grandma time in INDIA should be about 8PM!
4. Do not follow rigid diet:
You would have come across people who have very rigid eating patterns
and who consume only a limited selection of foods. Though we all have
certain preferences or biases, but following a very rigid diet is
usually not in our best interest. It can lead to serious nutritional
deficiencies, which can cause major health problems. So, next time
when some one offers you a new dish doesn't assume that you won't like
it, without even trying it.
5. Don't let your emotions eat: Our emotions strongly influence our
eating behaviour. Some of us eat when upset or depressed; others
cannot eat at all in this condition. But to maintain a more balanced
diet, and thus a more balanced life, we need to learn to deal with our
emotional states in ways other than with food.
6. Liquids and food: Drinking liquids with our meals is not really a
good practice, since extra fluids can dilute the digestive juices,
making it more difficult to break down food. But you can drink water
before meals or sometime after. A Little bit of water with meals may
help dissolve the food and stimulate digestive juices. Generally,
water is our best beverage, and we should consume about eight to ten
glasses a day.
7. Eat Slowly: We should always try to eat our meals slowly. It is
very important because by chewing our food properly we start the
digestive process in the mouth. This saves a lot of wear and tear on
the stomach and digestive tract, helping us easily breaks down the
food and utilizes the nutrients contained in it.
8. Get prepared to eat: Apart from preparing the food with love and
care we should take out time to prepare ourselves. By prepare we mean
psychologically make our selves ready to receive nourishment, such as
with a little prayer or some quiet time, This gives us a chance to get
the most out of our meal.
