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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