Celebrating Healthy Digestion

Who doesn’t want healthy digestion? You just feel better, happier, lighter when you are digesting well. Maybe you even sleep more soundly and smile more too.

Compliments of Ayurveda, the ancient Indian science of healthy living, here are some suggestions for healthy digestion, just in time for the season of eating:

Eat food that has been prepared with joy since the energetic flow makes it move through your system more happily.

Eat in the company of friendly people or eat quietly by yourself without the distraction of media or unpleasant conversation.

Add spices to your food to help your body digest it more easily. If you’re only using salt and pepper, you’re missing out! Spices that especially aid digestion are cumin, coriander, fennel, cardamom, cinnamon, turmeric, ginger and mint.

Stop eating when your stomach is about half full. Nothing good ever comes from overeating. Enough said.

Go for a short, leisurely walk after eating. Bonus: If you have time to do so, it also helps to lie down on your left side for 10 minutes before taking your walk.

Eat at least two hours before bed so that the first stages of digestion are complete before you lie down to sleep.

Take this information into the holidays and you’ll be sure to have a happy, healthy body moving into the new year!