how to maintain good digestive system

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To maintain a good digestive system we should see that:- 1. The food is well cooked and eaten warm/hot. 2. The use of whole wheat and rice is adequate. Please try to reduce or avoid use of fine flour and polished rice. 3. Use of fried things is reduced. 4. Enough buttermilk and curd are included in the diet. 5. Enough vegetables raw and cooked and seasonal fruits are taken. 6. The food is properly chewed. In ancient Hindu books of Ayurverda it is said that liquid should be chewed like solid food and solid foood should be chewed so much that it becomes liquid and then taken in. 7. A time gap of 5 to 7 hours is kept between two meals. 8. The habit of drinking liquids except water or buttermilk or eating between the meals is stringently controlled. 9. The stomach is given rest of at least one or two meals a week as it is a machine. At that time, only fruits or fruit juices or boiled water may be taken. TRAFFIC SIGNAL:- To satisfy our palate is one of the greatest enjoyments of life. Eat anything you like once in a while. But respect natures signal which is given in the form of Belching. Nature gives a first signal to say that the stomach is full. You should stop eating further at that point. It is an orange/amber signal like the one at the traffic lights. If that cannot be done. You must stop at the second signal which is like a red light. If you continue eating even after the second signal, please be warned that you are inviting trouble. Necessary changes in the food/diet, should be made according to the changes in the seasons. Please observe the motto that the fire in the stomach should be well preserved and should remain capable of digesting the food you eat. A liberal use of ginger, pepper, eatables of bitter taste, sunbath, regular exercise etc., helps this fire, while cold water, cold drinks, icecreams, etc. reduce the fire and increase the burden on the digestive system. PLEASE NOTHE THAT HEAT IS LIFE WHILE COLD IS DEATH. EAT OR DRINK ACCORDINGLY. SPROUTED PULSES:- The beans like green peas and gram etc. which can be splitted into exact two parts should be first sprouted and may be taken by all people uncooked, but can be mixed while preparing green juice or mixed with sesame, groundnut, raw cabbage, dates, dried grapes or a little jaggery. They have vitamin B Complex, plenty of vitamin C and E, protines and minerals. Children, expectant mothers and old people should be given this important food. Sprouted pulses are also very good for reducing weight. In that case the use of dates, dried grapes or jaggery should be avoided. TEST OF PROPER DIGESTIVE POWER AND PROPER EATING:- After the meals, you should feel energetic, light in body and capable of work-even running if necessary. If you feel heavy, sleepy or dull, it indicates overeating or fast eating or a weakened digestive system.