It is important when eating food not only in terms of what you eat but also in how you eat it.
Health experts recommend that it is a good idea to slow down while having a meal to improve patience, be mindful of what you eat, and for improving digestion.
Nutritionists have recommended seven things to do in order to slow down, these are:
- Always pray before having a meal
- Use cutlery in your non-dominant hand
- Put down the cutlery while chewing
- Always place down a sandwich or wrap while chewing
- Take deep breaths while chewing
- Enjoy the flavors while chewing your food
- Reflect on the blessing your food provides to the body
Whenever we are in a sympathetic or stressed state, most of the blood flow in the body rushes from the GI to the periphery of the body, vision, and mainly the brain.
Digestion halts in the presence of stress, and a para-systematic ‘rest and digest state’ is essential to have optimal digestion.
Therefore, one must eat food slowly and chew slowly to get optimum benefit from it.
