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On Fri, 28 Apr 2023 at 04:09, 'venkat giri' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > *Respected Sir/s,* > > *PEOPLE **in* *olden days had** > no machines to work,** so they did all their work themselves and hence > they were stronger and had more physical movements of the body. * > > *Our** ancient saints and people had a healthy lifestyle which helped > them to stay fit and healthy.* > > * With **W**esternization and **M**odernization, > we have left behind a lot of our good old Indian habits like eating using > our bare hands, or eating while squatting on the floor. We now **have > large dinner tables** but end up eating our food in bed, in front of our > TVs or on our work desks, **in front of our laptops**. **However, going > back to our basics **may be a good idea to avoid lifestyle diseases and > get healthier**.* > > *Now**, **We** are so influenced by **western culture** that we forgot > our lifestyle of living. Today, people think that sitting on the floor and > having food lowers their standard, but in ancient India, people used to sit > on the floor to have food. **Even science says that it is the best > posture to have food.* > > *People earlier used to have a healthy diet, **and they used to > have their meals on time**. Having meals on time helps a person to stay > healthy and keeps a balance in blood sugar and balance the bad cholesterol.* > > * In ancient times, traditional societies ate fresh, natural, > whole, real food, with their natural fats. **They ate what was available > in their environment, from both plants and animals**, and **did not > consume any refined grains, concentrated sweeteners, canned foods, or > artificial ingredients.* > > * ANCIENT HABITS THAT BOOSTED HEALTH* > > *1. **Sitting on the Floor Cross-Legged for Eating Food.* > > * 2. **Cooking in Earthen Pots and Pans**.* > > * 3. **Surya Namaskar**.* > > * 4. **Drinking Water from Copper Utensils.* > > *EATING WITH HANDS:* > > *EATING with hands** has* *numerous benefits* *rather than the cutlery**.* > > *1. **Stimulates digestion**: the nerve endings of our fingers are > known to stimulate the metabolism. Also **sensing food** with our hands, > the brain signals the stomach that we are about to eat and hence we become > more conscious about the aromas, taste etc.* > > *2. **Managing food portions**: **While eating by hands**; we can manage > our food portions better, and while eating with hands, people tend to eat > slowly as compared to spoon, and **hence digestion improves**.* > > *3.** Helps to manage digestion problems**: An article in **The Tribune* > *talks > about how we have **BACTERIA**, known as **“HEALTHY FLORA**” **found on > the palm and fingers of the hand. It is not harmful to humans; it protects > us from many damaging microbes in the environment. When one eats with > hands, **the flora in the fingers is swallowed.** It is **beneficial** > for health and various body parts such as the mouth, throat, and intestine, > and **it promotes healthy digestion in the gut**. Also, millions of nerve > endings in our fingers relay the message that we are about to eat, > including the temperature of the food, level of spiciness and texture of > food, **thereby prepping the stomach for digestion.* > > *4. HELPS to **lose weight**: While eating with hands, a person eats > slowly and feel contended. The person doesn't overeat and has control. The > fingers also sense the temperature of food and, level of spiciness and > texture of food, thereby prepping the stomach for digestion. **Researchers > also conclude that eating by hand promotes a sense of fullness and > satisfaction as compared to eating with utensils.* > > *5**.* *Not to stand and drink water* > > *My Mother/ Grandmother** would scold me > whenever I drink water while standing. It is because it is believed that > when we drink while standing, the balance of fluids in our body is > disturbed which causes an accumulation of excess fluids in our joints. This > can lead to arthritis in the future and **should be avoided**.* > > *USE OF BANANA LEAVES, EARTHEN POTS, SILVER AND COPPER UTENSILS:* > > * In olden times the use of plastic was almost > zero people in ancient India used the vessels made of leaves, copper , > silver etc. And according to science these types of vessels have numerous > health benefits* > > *1. **Banana Leaf**: Banana leaves are thick and waterproof, making them > an excellent choice for serving food. But what makes them more advantageous > to the person eating off of them, is their nutritional benefits.* > > * Banana leaves are packed with plant-based compounds > called polyphenols, which are the natural antioxidants. The warm food > served on the plantains stimulates the polyphenols which gets absorbed in > the food.* > > *2**. Silver utensils: Silver Is > Anti-Bacterial. **Silver > Keeps Food Fresh Wine, water and certain food materials were stored in > silver containers during the olden days as this metal can keep them fresh. > **Silver > kills microbes and resists their growth.** This way, it can preserve the > contents for long.* > > *Silver boost Energy. In some families nowadays, silver spoons are used to > feed the infants.* > > *3. COPPE Utensils: Copper is very beneficial to our body.**The trend of > the copper utensil is coming back as copper bottles or in water purifiers** > .Copper Combats anaemia, Brain stimulator, copper has Strong > anti-inflammation agent. **Copper Promotes heart health**, Aids** weight > loss, Aids digestion, Kills bacteria. People earlier used to store water in > a copper vessel at night and drink that water in the morning. Regularly, > one should try consuming water from a copper vessel to help a person with > weight loss. Apart from improving the digestive system perform well, **copper > will efficiently help break down and eliminates fat**. It also helps in > getting rid of harmful waste from your body* > > *4**. Earthen or clay pots**: Nowadays we open our refrigerator and take > out our plastic bottle which is super chilled and drink from it. The > chilled water may relieve us from hot weather, **but it is not gentle on > our throat.** Secondly, in plastic containers, there are harmful > chemicals like BPA in plastic that cling onto the water molecules and pose > a health hazard. On another hand **CLAY POTS** keep the water cool in > old times people didn't have refrigerators, but they used to store water in > **matkas. **Scientists claim that storing water in a clay water pot is > the best way.. Most significantly, clay pots transfer the chill to the > water-based on the climate and are also gentle on our throat**. **Drinking > water from **matkas boost metabolism.* > > *Clay** pots are porous. **When water stored in a clay pot, the > evaporation happens. This process causes cooling as water particles gain > energy in the form of heat, then change to gas and get mixed with air. A > clay pot has small holes visible at the microscopic level through which > water seeps out and gains energy to become gas and gets evaporated causing > cooling.* > > *· **SITTING ON FLOOR TO EAT* > > * As per our old traditions; **Indian people used to eat their > meals on floor seated crossed legs.* *It is believed that this is the > correct posture to have meals; since at this this posture, digestion is > easier and with the body movement while eating food; enhances speedy > digestion.** It also removes ailments like arthritis and has many other > benefits.* > > *· **FRESH FOOD INSTEAD OF FROZEN AND CANNED FOOD* > > *OUR BODY** is what **we eat and make** .Earlier people and saints were > very particular about their food intake. They always preferred to have > fresh food . Also canned and frozen foods were not available that time. > **Fresh > fruits and vegetables are better than canned or frozen because the > processing removes all the nutrients.* > > *· **USE OF AYURVEDA* > > *PEOPLE **Earlier, had a very good knowledge of Ayurveda**. > With intake of proper food and doing physical activities people used to get > sick rarely, but when they got sick they got the help of Ayurveda for cure.* > > *· **WAKING UP EARLY* *(**esp. for* *self** & **Sri. GK**)* > > *One very significant benefit of waking up early* *is the reduced > stress level. **When one rises early, it avoids the need to rush in the > morning. **One can then start the day on an optimistic note, and such > positivity often stays with throughout the day.* > > *Early risers often go to bed early**. Getting up early, > should be followed regularly and established as a routine. **This > translates into better sleep quality as our body's internal clock adapts. * > > *· **MORE PHYSICAL WORK * > > * People in olden days didn't have machines to work, so they > did all their work manually, which made them stronger as they had more > physical movements From **Grinding wheat to the floor to churn milk to > get butter, all the tasks were done by hand or simple machinery operated by > hands**. It kept them active and healthy.* > > *Now the automatic machinery has lowered our physical activities and made > us lazy and fat. To burn calories nowadays, one has t workout in the gym.* > > *Regards* > > *V.Sridharan * > > *Trichy* > > > On Friday, 28 April, 2023 at 12:23:33 pm IST, APS Mani <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Golden Quotes (to be framed and kept in the hall of the house). Mani > > On Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 11:00 AM 'N Sekar' via iyer123 < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > ANCIENT INDIAN HEALTH TIPS > - Immortalised in Sanskrit > > 1. अजीर्णे भोजनं विषम् । > If previously taken Lunch is not digested..taking Dinner will be > equivalent to taking Poison. Hunger is one signal that the previous food is > digested > > 2. अर्धरोगहरी निद्रा । > Proper sleep cures half of the diseases.. > > 3 मुद्गदाली गदव्याली । > Of all the Pulses, Green grams are the best. It boosts Immunity. Other > Pulses all have one or the other side effects. > > 4. भग्नास्थि-संधानकरो लशुनः। > Garlic even joins broken Bones. > > 5. अति सर्वत्र वर्जयेत्। > Anything consumed in Excess, just because it tastes good, is not good for > Health. Be moderate. > > 6. नास्ति मूलमनौषधम् । > There is no Vegetable that has no medicinal benefit to the body. > > 7. न वैद्यः प्रभुरायुषः । > No Doctor is capable of giving Longevity. (Doctors have limitations) > > 8. चिंता व्याधि प्रकाशाय । > Worry aggravates ill-health. > > 9. व्यायामश्च शनैः शनैः। > Do any Exercise slowly. > (Speedy exercise or Cardio is not good.) > > 10. अजवत् चर्वणं कुर्यात् । > Chew your Food like a Goat. > (Never Swallow food in a hurry. > Saliva aids in digestion) > > 11. स्नानं नाम मनःप्रसाधनकरं दुःस्वप्न-विध्वंसनम् । > Bath removes Depression. > It drives away Bad Dreams. > > 12. न स्नानमाचरेद् भुक्त्वा। > Never take Bath immediately after taking Food. (Digestion is affected). > > 13. नास्ति मेघसमं तोयम् । > No water matches Rainwater in purity.. > > 14. अजीर्णे भेषजं वारि । > When there is indigestion taking plain water serves like medicine. > > 15. सर्वत्र नूतनं शस्तं, सेवकान्ने पुरातने । > Always prefer things that are Fresh.. > Whereas Rice and Servant are good only when they are old. > > 16. नित्यं सर्वा रसा भक्ष्याः ।। > Take the food that has all six tastes. > (viz: Salt, Sweet, Bitter, Sour, Astringent and Pungent). In fact there > are seven tastes. > > 17. जठरं पूरायेदर्धम् अन्नैर्, भागं जलेन च । > वायोः संचरणार्थाय चतर्थमवशेषयेत् ।। > Fill your Stomach half with Solids, > (a quarter with Water and rest leave it empty.) > > 18. भुक्त्वा शतपथं गच्छेद् यदिच्छेत् चिरजीवितम् । > Never sit idle after taking Food. > Walk for at least half an hour. > > 19) क्षुत्साधुतां जनयति । > Hunger increases the taste of food. > In other words, eat only when hungry. > > 20. चिंता जरा नाम मनुष्याणाम् > Worrying speeds up ageing.. > > 21. शतं विहाय भोक्तव्यं, सहस्रं स्नानमाचरेत् । > When it is time for food, keep even 100 jobs aside. > > 22. सर्वधर्मेषु मध्यमाम्। > Choose always the middle path. 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