Introduction
Any person can improve the lifestyle by sticking to some tips given by the principles of Ayurveda, which is India's old-old alternative system of medicine. If individuals follow these guidelines religiously, they would be able to keep up a healthy body and mind in their lives. They can follow these simple tips with the help of some of the raw materials available at home. In this article, we would be looking at the ten simple Ayurveda tips for a longer and healthy lifestyle.
- The warm water helps the body system to flush out the accumulated toxic wastes. Here, the people need to take water immediately after waking up and brushing the teeth. It is better to drink water when the stomach is empty in the morning.
- They should devote sometime to listen to the body signals every day to understand its requirements. By listening to signals emanating from the body, they can avoid getting many diseases and the effects associated with them.
- Individuals should understand their own body constitutions. This would help them to listen to the demands of the body and avoid what it dislikes.
- People should concentrate on the food at hand while eating. Any other distraction might bring down the amount of food digested in the body due to the improper mixing of digestive juices.
- Individuals should make eating every day a ritual so that body secretes sufficient quantities of digestive juices for proper digestion. When there is a pattern, the body sets up a biological clock for food digestion.
- People should eat in such a way that they keep their stomach half filled with solid food, quarter filled with liquid and rest filled with air. This would give enough room for mechanical mixing and area for the action by digestive juices.
- It is better to have at least one meal a day with the family members and friends to create a congenial climate, and keep a gap of 4-5 hours between the meals to help digestion.
- Individuals should never take water along with food as it would dilute digestive juices that help in proper digestion of food. They should take water only after sufficient time is given for food digestion.
- They need to do the exercise at least 2-3 times a week. While selecting the exercise, they should keep in mind their body capacity.
- Make a daily routine for all these activities and try to stick to it as much as possible.