Application of the culture of healthy eating is in fact already existed since ancient times. One of them as they are contained in a book of India, Ayurveda. Basic principles of Ayurveda is to prevent the onset of the disease by keeping the balance of body, mind, soul and environment. Here are 8 (eight) the principles of healthy eating culture a la India:
- Always eat fresh food and serve while still warm. Make as interesting as possible so as to give rise to taste, aroma and an evocative sense of aesthetic.
- make sure that these foods are rich in herbs and spices, and uses ingredients that are balancing different rasas. Will seethe in a peaceful state of mind.
- do not start eating when you are stressed or emotionally.
- before starting to eat, focus your attention on the food, which is the basis of the body's energy. Make it a hope that the elements contained in the food are beneficial to health, strength, and balance. Beside that, you could also say a prayer to quiet the mind.
- Don't Eat too slow or too fast. Don't talk with food in the mouth.
- give a distance of at least four hours between breakfast and lunch and 10 to 12 hours between dinner and breakfast. For dinner, at least two hours before sleeping.
- Drink water before the half hour or half an hour after eating. Do not drink while you are eating.
- Eat enough to fill two-thirds of your stomach. Do not fill your stomach full of food. With an excess of eating, the food is not undigested would remain in the stomach and intestines that leads to the formation of toxicity.
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