Wellness diet

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Body, Mind, Soul- These are three terms, we hear often. We are told, “Life is about Body, Mind and Soul- to master them, is to master life.” In today’s day and age, how many of us actually even care for the first one?

In the current scenario, the meaning of Body is limited to six pack abs or size zero. Truly, a healthy body is not about that- it is about the right kind of regime and food. In yesteryears, “Maa ka haath ka khana” was the most sought after meal and today, most of us don't even remember what is Home-made, Hand-made food!

Lot of spiritual leaders put all emphasis on Mind and Soul, completely ignoring the Body. They say, “It is just an illusion”. I beg to differ with them; if it was just an illusion why do we sit in different postures to meditate? How is Yoga a divine gift? Why does each and every muscle of our body play a role in igniting different layers of energy within the body? For me, this body is a temple, a temple we all need to worship, but what are we doing? We are feeding it with food types and standards we don't even know about.

Generally, I go for my grocery shopping, and I love to pick the food myself and what I notice there is quite disappointing. Some of the people who spend thousands on alcohol every weekend, murmur seeing the price of an avacado, “It is so expensive”. Next moment, I see them buying imported cheese.

The food we eat is what we are- it develops our body, organs, brain and thought process. Would you put alcohol in the fuel tank of your newly bought sedan? I am sure Yes. Oh, you won’t? Good. You know it will cause failure to the engine, thus you will not! Do we ever care the kind of failure we are causing to the most sophisticated system, the human body?

Listed below are a few suggestions for rightful eating-

1) Minimise white sugar, it feeds diseases like cancer.

2) Eat Small amounts and eat often.

3) Try not to eat carbohydrate late evening.

4) Fast every fortnight. Our ancestors were smart, that is why they started with Ekadasi Vrat. It was not for religious reasons, but had a scientific thought behind it. During full moon, our water level goes high and it becomes difficult for body to digest. Thus, on Ekadasi people uses to fast and eat small till full moon. It helped body to be at rest.

5) Include anti-oxidants like blueberry, green tea, etc. in your diet.

6) Coconut Water is a must during the day.

7) Chew your food well.

These are some of the very basic suggestions. We really don't know what they put in the food in the best of the restaurants. Our country doesn't the have best regulatory system when it comes to food, thus, we need to be very careful what we feed our cells. And, before eating, always say a prayer, it is a way to show respect to MA Annapurna. We are the lucky 30% of our country, who can afford 3 square meals a day. Show gratitude to the chain of people, from the farmer to your cook, who made it possible for that food to be on your plate.