Good Food & Yoga:

Yoga is about maintaining a balanced state of mind. A balanced mind needs a diet, which is nutritious and healthy. Food thus plays a very crucial role for attaining mind control and control of emotions. Food prepared under right conditions and with utmost care and hygiene will send the best vibrations for a healthy body with a sound mind.

Food pattern varies form person to person and mostly depends on the individual body constitution. But there are certain food facts, which are common to all and can be easily adopted for a good health.

As the body grows, the requirement increases accordingly, but as the age advances, the appetite reduces due to the natural ceasation of the growth process. Simple yoga exercises along with pranayama helps to keep the appetite under check. Pranayama also aids in increasing appetite, thereby you can consume sufficient and norished food for a healthy and pliable body.

Broad outline to select the most ideal food:

• The diet should be sufficient enough to meet the requirements of the body.
• It should be nutritious, healthy, wholesome and energising.
• Energy spend should be regained again with a proper controlled diet.
• Stick to well balanced diet, which includes proper proportions of proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, fats and minerals etc.
• A diet should have enough amount of roughage, which is the natural fibre content easy to digest and good for the alimentary tract.
• Consume a portion of fruit daily.
• always go for seasonal fruits and preferably which ripen on the tree.
• Freshly prepared fruit juices are also an healthy option.
• Natural food should be preferred over the processed food.
• Food should be cooked properly before consumed

Do Not::

1. Do not over cook the food.
2. Do not keep a gap of more than 4-5 hours between preparing food and consuming it.
3. Do not indulge in too much of oily and spicy items.
4. Avoid too much of chocolates and sweets.
5. Hot beverages like tea, coffee and other items that contain caffeine should be consumed sparingly.
6. Refrigerated food should be restricted. Do not eat cold food that is removed from the fridge directly. Instead bring it to room temperature and heat it before consuming.
7. Avoid food which does not suit your system or is hard to digest.
8. Reduce on carbohydrated drinks.
9. Keep the use of salt, sugar, fat,chilly and synthetic items very minimal.
10. Unbalanced food items should not be included in the menu.

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