namaskar our digestive system plays a major role in maintaining overall health of our body you will find it interesting as the process of digestion actually begins from mouth food is broken down in mouth by saliva it then passes down from the series of organs to be broken down further and to be reprocessed it is then circulated around the body to be used for energy growth and self-repairing so you see it is essential to take good care of your digestive system in order to maintain a high level of physical and mental health there are 10 ways
in which you would improve your vital system first every morning drink one to two glasses of warm water to hydrate and refresh your system next before breakfast crush some turmeric and neem leaves and eat a teaspoon full of this mixture for thoroughly cleaning your color you can consume this once a week third squeeze a lemon into a jar of water drop the lemon halves into water and sip on this drink throughout the day for energy fourth if you are healthy then take a fruit diet once a week to detox your body in case you notice
any digestive imbalance then take curd and rice mix curd and rice and leave this mixture for couple of hours to ferment season it with mustard and cumin seeds before you eat third is probiotic this easily digestible mixture would help strengthening your digestive system six consume cow ghee to protect lining of your intestines cow's ghee will help keeping your digestive system well lubricated seven practice bhastrika pranayama regularly to keep your digestive fire burning it if you are required to do lot of sitting work take a break of one to two minutes every 60 minutes to stretch
your body and relax every muscle of your body just moving around a bit every now and then will help keeping your digestive system active nine regularly practice asanas such as common muktasan trikonasana utkatasana nokasana and sarvangasana this will keep your digestive system in good condition as you grow older do makarasana before your meals to neutralize the acid content in your stomach and lastly sit with crossed legs when you are eating your meals and eat your meals with your fingers that would give you most satisfaction of eating food remember it is not only what you eat
but the attitude with which you eat makes the difference in your health at the yoga institute meals are taken with complete reverence and silence in some ashrams bhagavad-gita chapter 4 slope 24 is being chanted they chant this before consuming the food the slope says brahmarpanam brahma brahma now brahmana it means in the practice of seeing brahma everywhere as a form of sacrifice which is offered is brahma the person offering the food is brahman and the act of offering itself also in brahman and this offering is done with the full awareness of brahman alone brahman means
consciousness may this entire process of cooking serving and eating be transformed into a sadhana leading us all towards brahman the consciousness with such spiritual sentiments eat mindfully follow these 10 points and make it a habit to pray before eating and express gratitude before eating your meals so that your mind and body receives energy with grace namaskar
