As we get older, we realize that we cannot eat the same way we did when we were younger. This happens primarily because of the decrease in enzyme activity within our digestive system.
Even a raw food diet that is rich in enzymes might actually be too much for our system to handle. We notice this due to the discomfort we feel about 1 ½ to 2 hours after eating.
In yoga as well as in Ayurvedic schools of thought, it is widely held that cooking food destroys “Prana” and transforms “live” food into “dead” food. But since our digestive systems cannot tolerate all raw foods, this theory needs to be modified because we need to assist our digestive system by cooking food to a certain extent. I suggest that overly cooking food or using the microwave is a form of “killing” our food -making it nutrient and enzyme poor. Food should be cooked slowly, carefully, and mindfully to aid in the assimilation of what each food has to offer.
Use these 5 simple tips to aid digestion:
1. Avoid cold refrigerated food and ice cold drinks- because it can inhibit the contraction of the large intestine making it harder to digest- let food thaw to room temperature
2. Sip hot water between meals and with your meals, add ½ inch of organic ginger root to hot water - it helps secrete digestive enzymes more naturally.
3. Use a food processor or blender to blend certain foods and consume liquid foods more often as they are easier to digest -creating less stress in the intestinal tract.
4. Add fresh lime or lemon to foods to help with stimulating the natural stomach acid - helpful for digestion
5. Add organic, cold-pressed olive oil and coconut oil in salad dressings or with certain foods (pasta, breads, etc.) to help with the dry texture and to enhance your metabolism.
These tips will prove very soothing to your digestive system and help to rid you of that “uncomfortable feeling” after eating. As always a happy gut is a healthy gut!
Remember that your health is your wealth!! Keep your thoughts positive!
” take control of your health”
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Marti Angel, MA “America s Health and Expert Lifestyle Coach” is a Certified Holistic
Nutritionist, Yoga Professor, RYT, Reiki Master level 2, Watsu water therapist,
Certified Meditation Instructor, Certified Metabolic Typing Advisor (Health Excel, Inc),
Nutraceutical Consultant, Certified Health/Lifestyle Coach, motivational speaker and
founder of the number one alternative therapies site on the
web http://www.angelhealthinc.com/
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