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                          A wholesome diet is essential not
                          only for maintaining health but also for fighting
                          diseases. Intake of proper quantity of food promotes
                          longevity, does not aggravate the doshas, and
                          maintains the digestive capacity. One needs to observe
                          some basic rules alongwith intake of a wholesome diet:
                          
                            - Consumption of warm food is essential as it
                              helps in digestion and also with the downward
                              passage of vata.
 
                            - Oily food is beneficial as it helps in
                              stimulating the digestion process, gives strength
                              to the body and sense faculties, and improves
                              complexion.
 
                            - Food should be consumed only after the digestion
                              of the previous meal, as then it promotes proper
                              digestion, appetite, proper manifestation of the
                              natural urges and promotes longevity of the
                              person.
 
                            - Food with contradictory potencies should be
                              avoided.
 
                            - Eating food at the right place and the right
                              time helps to reduce emotional strains.
 
                            - Eating in a hurry or carelessly results in the
                              food entering the wrong passage and gives rise to
                              consequences that causes serious complications.
 
                            - Eating too slowly does not give satisfaction and
                              impairs digestion.
 
                            - Food should be eaten with concentration and
                              self-confidence.
 
                           
                          Knowledge of the benefits of food is essential for
                          good health. Apart from this one also needs to follow
                          a disciplined life or atleast avoid habits that are
                          bad for one's health.  
                           
                          Habits advised for people
                          having kapha constitution are  
                          
                            - Sleeping late in the night
 
                            - Following an exercise regime
 
                            - Exerting oneself
 
                            - Travelling
 
                            - Drinking hot water
 
                            - Taking bath with hot water
 
                            - Taking hot steam bath or inhaling hot steam.
 
                            - Fasting
 
                            - Intake of less quantity of food.
 
                           
                          Habits not advisable and
                          hence best avoided are 
                          
                            - Applying cool things on the body
 
                            - Sedentary work
 
                            - Not following an exercise regime
 
                            - Sleeping during day time
 
                            - Using cold water for bath
 
                            - Taking bath many times in a day
 
                            - Travelling during cold weather
 
                            - Overeating
 
                            - Eating many times in a day.
 
                           
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