Why eat light food in July? Such is the advice of Ayurveda

 Why eat light food in July? Such is the advice of Ayurveda

According to Ayurveda, since the digestive power is weak during the rainy season, health experts have suggested eating light, fresh and sattvic food in the month of July.

The month of July is considered special for religious faith, fasting and Shiva worship. But according to Ayurveda, its importance is not limited to religious aspects only. It is advised to eat light, fresh and sattvic food keeping in mind the biological changes in the body during the monsoon month of July.

Ayurveda has explained this season as a time when the risk of disease increases in the body. It is said that due to excessive humidity in the environment, low sunlight, fluctuations in temperature and the digestive system is weakened due to contaminated water and food, special care should be taken in eating.

Why is the digestive power weak?

According to Ayurveda, the whole health of our body depends on 'Jatharagni' i.e. digestive power. During rainy season, due to increase in humidity in the environment, change in body temperature and changes in daily lifestyle, this digestive fire naturally slows down.

When the digestive power is weak, the food eaten cannot be digested properly, which causes the body to produce common 'undigested toxins'. Ayurveda considers this mango as the main cause of many diseases.

For this reason, excessive oil, ghee, spices, red meat, fast food and many starchy foods are difficult to digest. If you eat such food regularly, you may experience problems such as heaviness in the stomach, increased gas, acidity, constipation, indigestion, stomach ache, nausea and feeling lethargic.

Imbalance comes in Tridosha

According to Ayurveda, the body operates in the balance of three doshas: Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Vata dosha is especially likely to increase during rainy season and pitta dosha becomes unbalanced. It can cause joint pain, flatulence, acidity, skin problems, headache, fatigue and various digestive problems.

In addition, health experts say that the growth of bacteria, viruses and fungi is faster during the rainy season, so the risk of diarrhoea, food poisoning, typhoid, cholera and other infections also increases. Therefore, it is necessary to pay special attention to the quality, cleanliness and freshness of food during this season.

What kind of food is suitable in July?

Ayurveda recommends eating sattvic, fresh and easily digestible food in Sauna. Sattvic food not only provides the necessary nutrition to the body, but also does not burden the digestive system unnecessarily.

During this period, it is considered beneficial to consume freshly cooked pulses, rice, roti, green vegetables, gourds, parsley, giraunla, parval, parsley, seasonal fruits, semolina instead of curd, hot soup, porridge, khichdi and enough boiled or safe drinking water. It is better to cook food fresh, using less oil and less spices.

Also, using natural spices like ginger, cumin, coriander, turmeric, fenugreek, black pepper in limited quantities can help improve digestion.

What foods to stay away from?

Ayurveda advises to avoid stale food, highly spicy food, highly starchy food, highly greasy food, junk food, cold drinks, excessive sweets and food made in unhygienic places as much as possible. Such foods can create more pressure on an already weakened digestive system.

Health benefits of sattvic food

Light and sattvic food relaxes the digestive system and also provides the necessary energy to the body. As such food keeps the stomach light, laziness and lethargy are reduced, the body remains active throughout the day and mental freshness is also maintained.

Since immunity is weakened during rainy season, sattvic diet can help in strengthening the immune system. Also, Ayurveda believes in helping the detox process naturally without allowing unnecessary toxins to accumulate in the body.

Positive effects on mental health as well

Ayurveda links sattvic food not only with physical health, but also mentions that it has a positive effect on mental health. A light and balanced diet is believed to help calm the mind, reduce stress and help focus. That is why sattvik food is especially associated with worship, meditation, chanting and spiritual practice during the month of Saun.

These habits should also be adopted to stay healthy

In July, it is necessary to pay attention to lifestyle along with diet. Eating on time, not eating too much, getting enough sleep, regular light exercise or yoga, drinking clean and boiled water, not eating stale food and paying attention to personal hygiene can prevent many health problems during rainy season.

Overall, the tradition of eating light and sattvic food in Saun is deeply connected not only to religious beliefs but also to health protection. According to Ayurveda, it is best to choose light, fresh and nutritious food as the digestive power of the body is weak during rainy season.

In addition to keeping the digestive system healthy, it can play an important role in reducing the risk of infection, strengthening immunity, maintaining mental peace and improving overall health.

Are you inactive? You may have such a serious illness

 Are you inactive? You may have such a serious illness

"There is a greater risk of cancer to those who smoke a single cigarette every day, than there is a greater risk to those who avoid work, exercise and hard work and lead an inactive life."

A lazy and inactive lifestyle along with the use of comforts and facilities is making our society sick. Go to everyone's house now, you will find someone suffering from diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, uric acid, varicose veins, osteoporosis.

To get rid of such a problem, we must promote physical activity like labor, exercise, sports in our daily routine.

What can be done?

Going for a morning walk, jogging, skipping rope, playing the beat, running the treadmill, playing sports, swimming, hiking, dancing, yoga, aerobics, zumba, ballet, salsa, hiking, walking Riding a bicycle, riding a static bicycle, going to the gym, climbing stairs, jogging, playing wushu, sailing a boat, doing water exercises, gardening or gardening.

What should be the exercise?

The World Health Organization has considered the following features as indispensable in scientific exercise for health protection:

1. Intensity – Exercise should be intense enough to increase the heart and breathing rate and break a sweat once.

2. Duration (prolonged) – Exercise should be done continuously for at least 15 to 30 minutes without stopping.

3. Regular: Exercise should be repeated at least 3 times a week.

As indicated by Eastern health science, the inclusion of the following dimensions in scientific exercise is considered indispensable –

1. During exercise, the heart rate and breathing rate should increase as well as sweating profusely.

2. All the joints of the body should be moved once.

3. Exercise should not only affect the muscles and bones, but also affect the soft organs in the body, such as the intestines, kidneys, liver, liver, lungs, heart and brain.

How to exercise

1. Exercise should not be started randomly. It should also be prepared beforehand. A place full of natural beauty, pollution-free, with sufficient air play and light should be selected.

2. Half an hour before the start, you should drink two glasses of water enough and right before the start, but you should not drink water immediately after the exercise.

3. Patients with special diseases and conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure should not exercise randomly and only exercise as prescribed by the doctor.

4. Exercise should only be done to the best of one's ability, one should not come to the competition and try to do it haphazardly. Before starting, warm-up (up and relaxation-loosening) exercises should be done.

5. Exercise-specific clothes, such as shoes, belts, t-shirts, if any, should be worn only. Also, it is very important that these materials are comfortable.

6. You should not be nervous or stressed while exercising. Be sure to set a certain time regularly and relax for a while after exercising.

Benefits –

1. Exercise helps to maintain a balanced body weight. By exercising regularly, fat people lose weight and thin people gain weight.

2. Exercise helps keep the heart, blood vessels and respiratory organs healthy. Regular exercise has been found to reduce bad cholesterol and increase good cholesterol in the blood, thus reducing the risk of heart and blood vessel diseases. Exercise helps to reduce high blood pressure and increase low blood pressure, while exercise also plays an important role in controlling diabetes.

3. Exercise plays a big role in stress management. Mental problems like anxiety, depression, fear and depression can be curbed by exercising. After exercising, the mood is refreshed, confidence and creativity increase, mental processes such as memory, rhythm, attention and concentration are strengthened. Exercising for a long time does not reduce the cognitive ability of the brain.

4. Strengthens muscles, skeleton and nervous system. Purifies the blood. Increases digestive capacity. It helps to solve problems like indigestion, indigestion, gastric acidity, constipation.

5. Exercise also helps to get rid of the kulat.

6. Exercising habit increases physical, mental and sexual ability.

7. Exercise also helps to increase resistance to cancer.

8. It helps a lot in the prevention of non-communicable diseases.

9. It is especially beneficial for those with insomnia.

10. Does not allow you to grow old quickly.

The author Yogi Narharinath is the Medical Director of Yoga and Naturopathy Hospital Bharatpur-1, Wageshwari, Devghatdham, Chitwan.