{"id":11905,"date":"2020-05-23T13:31:52","date_gmt":"2020-05-23T13:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myaorg.com\/blog\/?p=11905"},"modified":"2020-06-01T13:47:52","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T13:47:52","slug":"food-as-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myaorg.com\/blog\/food-as-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"Food as medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Six\u00a0areas to embrace during quarantine:<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Episode II .\u00a0<\/span>Food as medicine<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

From an Ayurvedic point of view, food is seen as medicine. If we adhere to the concept that\u00a0our body\u00a0is comprised\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0food we\u00a0have eaten\u00a0throughout our lives, then,\u00a0obviously,\u00a0what we eat on a daily basis is very important. <\/span><\/p>\n

But more than focusing on giving you an accurate diet for your particular body\/mind constitution\u00a0(what we in Ayurveda call\u00a0Dosha, your\u00a0metabolic principle), today I would like to focus on three basic principles that everyone can follow\u00a0at\u00a0this particular moment.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2713<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Portion control:<\/b>\u00a0Be sure to control how much food you eat at each meal. Raise awareness of your relationship with food and take action. The suggested amount of food per meal should not be larger than the size of\u00a0your\u00a0two fists together. This is important when cooking, especially if you live alone. \u00a0Be aware of how much you prepare and\u00a0then serve on the plate.\u00a0If\u00a0possible,\u00a0avoid\u00a0eating\u00a0meat in\u00a0the evening\u00a0and try to eat a light\u00a0dinner\u00a0before\u00a08PM.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2713<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Food in\u00a0the\u00a0form of liquid:<\/b>\u00a0Twice a week at one of\u00a0your meals, preferably dinner,\u00a0try not to\u00a0eat solid foods. This is related to digestion and toxins. If you eat a piece of meat, your body spends more than five hours digesting it.\u00a0If you eat food in the form of liquid, it\u00a0only\u00a0takes 25\u00a0minutes to metabolize it. With this simple action, you will allow your body to dedicate\u00a0more time\u00a0to the\u00a0removal\u00a0of toxins, which will give you a great feeling of internal cleansing. I also deeply recommend that you start the day by drinking a large glass of water, preferably warm, but at least room temperature. Your throat can be soothed by drinking\u00a0warm water during the day and avoiding\u00a0cold drinks, which also\u00a0interfere with the digestive process.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2713<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Fasting<\/b><\/span>:\u00a0Fasting, is usually related to religious traditions. But my suggestion\u00a0is\u00a0based on toxin control. We\u00a0constantly\u00a0generate toxins, which we eliminate through perspiration, feces and urine. We usually eat\u00a0a lot more than we need\u00a0and we eliminate\u00a0the excess. \u00a0On the other hand,\u00a0the\u00a0whole metabolic process requires a large\u00a0amount of\u00a0energy expenditure. Through fasting, this energy can be redirected to cleanse our organism of toxins.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The way I suggest fasting is this:\u00a0eat\u00a0a good breakfast, then have\u00a0a satisfying\u00a0lunch. Set aside dinner and,\u00a0the next morning,\u00a0set aside breakfast. Once again, ingest light solids at lunchtime. I suggest warm and cooked solids and from there we return to our normal routine. In this way we stop eating food for 24 hours. If,\u00a0in the morning, you\u00a0wake up\u00a0feeling\u00a0that it is\u00a0too\u00a0difficult to avoid food until\u00a0noon, eat a light breakfast.\u00a0You\u00a0will have gone about 18 hours without eating food.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is necessary to drink water on a regular basis, at least\u00a0every two hours until bedtime, and again\u00a0regularly\u00a0throughout\u00a0the morning.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Six\u00a0areas to embrace during quarantine: Episode II .\u00a0Food as medicine From an Ayurvedic point of view, food is seen as medicine. If we adhere to the concept that\u00a0our body\u00a0is comprised\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0food we\u00a0have eaten\u00a0throughout our lives, then,\u00a0obviously,\u00a0what we eat on a daily […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[137,150,133,186,157],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","hentry","category-eng-ayurveda","category-emotional-healing-series","category-eng","category-the-five-doors","category-yoga-eng","post_format-post-format-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myaorg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myaorg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myaorg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myaorg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myaorg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11905"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/myaorg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11905\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11907,"href":"https:\/\/myaorg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11905\/revisions\/11907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myaorg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myaorg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myaorg.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}