Thought for food…

Ayurveda says “You are what you digest”.The simplest thing one can do to maintain a healthy body is to eat wisely , but with passing generations this simplest form of nature has undergone severe complexities.We have adopted a lifestyle where medicine overpowers food, forgetting the fact that if we eat right we will not need medicines .

Here are a few facts of Ayurveda that i am adopting in my lifestyle to improve my eating habits ;

# NATURALLY INTELLIGENT FOOD: Most of the food that is available at our grocery stores is  made of genetically modified ingredients  or grown with the use of harmful pesticides .These are storehouse of diseases . According to Ayurveda our body possesses the natural intelligence to process the food that is closest to nature . Basically we need to eat more Organic food , whole grains etc. Now the problem with this is usually the organic stuff is more expensive but we don’t always have to buy these off the fancy organic stores , one can visit their local farmer’s market and also there are many cheaper options available if  you look around properly.

# ACID-ALKALINE BALANCE; All the processed food that we eat these days is acidic in nature ,the use of pesticides in farming has made all our food acidic. Caffeniated drinks , sugary snacks etc all are acidic by nature.When your diet consists of mainly acidic type foods, the acid-alkaline balance is disturbed, having a detrimental effect on your health. Acidic fluids surround your body’s cells, causing headaches, fatigue and a weakened immune system, leaving you susceptible to colds and the flu. Alkaline foods support the health of your cells, which, according to a Natural Therapy Info article, are slightly higher in alkalinity. When illness occurs, your pH level drops below 7.0. If acidic levels continue to rise, lowering pH levels, your body is forced to burn alkaline sources to survive. The body doesn’t produce alkaline naturally, so eating a substantial amount of alkaline forming foods is crucial to help your body maintain a healthy acid alkaline balance. Now the question is what foods are alkaline, most fruits and vegetables are alkaline but should be organic in nature ,even citrus fruits though they are acidic turn alkaline while being digested . So eat cautiously.

#SOUL FOOD; Total health requires the well being of  both body and mind , Ayurveda states that the food that we eat can nourish and vitiate both these aspects. Cooking or eating when we are angry or stressed can turn our food into poison whereas the same done in a sattvic and harmonious atmosphere can turn our food into nectar. The nurturing company of family or friends during mealtimes can make our food more nourishing . Sometimes eating alone with all our focus on our food can turn a simple meal into a feast .

The conclusion here is take some time out , plan your meals, eat healthy nourishing food that will add to your total well being !!!

Here is Calvin”s idea of food , Enjoy !!!

Life Via Calvin!!!

I initially started writing on this blog about my life in general …the text sounded too generic ..i was not sure whether that was what i wanted to write about ..my life ramblings …it maybe had a better place in my personal diary …i sat down to think what was special about my being ..what was it that i was doing right …what was the one thing in my life that i would like to record and let the world know about it too …then it dawned on me ..i am a person with a very very big ego..my anger overpowers me …i suffer from various self created health problems which are mostly stress induced …but this is not what i want to write about …the fact that today i am able to accept these shortcomings is a fruit of a certain kind of lifestyle that i am trying to adapt gradually…and this gradual process of detoxifying my life needs to recorded …only if i write about it i know i will continue it ..otherwise like all my plans this too will be trashed soon …!!!!

This detoxification is a wholesome process of which food and breath are a big part.We breathe that’s how we live but as human beings we hardly give any importance to our breath ..we don’t even realise that we are breathing… this was the first step of change ..to give due importance to my breath ..and this happens with PRANAYAM  and MEDITATION !!

Food being another very important aspect of this …Ayurveda says you are what you digest…so the food that you eat along with your digestion process impacts your whole being. We need to eat quality food and improve our digestion process only then we can achieve a fulfilling lifestyle .

All this detoxification requires one basic thing …. We need to be in our present always …mind likes to oscillate between past and future ..to control this mind is the ultimate detoxification !!Some things in life are so simple yet so unique …their simplicity shouts out to you in a special way ..one such being my favourite comic strip Calvin and Hobbes !!! Their brilliant insights on life, childhood and state of humanity are funny and reflective at the same time.Here is Calvin’s insight on remaining in the present. Enjoy !!!