THINGS WE SHOULD AVOID TO DO AFTER MEALS

 THINGS WE SHOULD AVOID TO DO AFTER MEALS:

1. Sleep / lying down:  Lying down right after eating can encourage food to move back up and out of your stomach into your esophagus, many digestive juices travel in opposite direction and as a result entire digestion process is affected badly, could lead to discomfort, bloating, heart burn, indigestion instead try to engage in different activities do not immediately sleep, wait for at least 30 minutes

2. Walking: walk right after meals can result in acid reflux and indigestion, do it after 30 minutes

3. Drinking water, tea, coffee: Our saliva helps in digestion and also kills bad bacteria in the food. Consuming water immediately after a meal prohibits this process, also any fluid intake will dilute the digestive juice for digestion which in turn takes longer time for digestion, the result is acidity and bloating. Water should be taken after 2-3 hours after meal. Tea / coffee making food difficult to digest. Drinking tea immediately after a meal will also interfere with iron absorption by the body. Avoid tea one hour before and after meals.

4, Eating fruits: Different foods digest at different speeds. Eat fruits first as they are the easiest to digest. The best time to eat fruits is empty stomach, that too certain type of fruits. It limits the absorption which leads to digestive problems and also changes the nutritional value of it.

The ideal way to consume fruits is an empty stomach or after some interval from your meal. It is better to have the fruit at one meal.

 Fruit would especially recommend as a health-giving agency. But even fruit should not be eaten after a full meal of other food CD 309.5

5. Exercise/gym: Your body needs rest / small activities for good digestion. Working out post-meal leads to sluggishness and stomach discomfort.

6. Showering:  Digestion needs a lot of energy and when you take a shower, the blood vessels divert the flow to the skin. Bathing after a meal delays digestion. The blood around the stomach flows to other parts of the body, it reduces blood flow and body temperature during a shower instead of helping with digestion. 

7. Smoking: Smoking one cigarette after a meal is equivalent to 10 cigarettes, increase the risk of bowl cancer and and lung cancer.

8. Brushing your teeth: Eating food creates the right saliva to fight bacteria in the mouth. Immediately brushing can disturb this process. If you have consumed something acidic, you should avoid brushing your teeth for about 30 minutes afterwards. Foods that contain citric acid, like oranges, grapefruits and lemons, can soften tooth enamel for a time, and brushing too soon after eating them may damage the enamel

9. Reading books: Reading requires a lot of concentration and blood flow gets mobilised in the eyes and brain. As a good amount of blood flow is required for proper digestion, reading may hamper the digestive system.

10. Sweets: If you eat sweets at the end of meals, you are slowing down your digestion. Eating dessert at the end means that the empty calories and sugar suppress the digestive fire, causing fermentation and indigestion. cause slow metabolism which is the main cause of many diseases including obesity , thyroid  gland disorders, PCOS  Sour meal help stimulate the digestive fire. 

Seeking veggies (carrots, onions, cabbage, sweet potato and red pumpkin, cucumber,) rather than white sugar eats.

If you eat dessert after dinner, your blood sugar will be high when you go to sleep. That’s one reason experts recommend having a treat post-lunch instead. It gives you more time to burn calories. The more time you leave between a sugary indulgence and bedtime, the better.