Food is one of every human basic needs. It is good and satisfying to eat good food but what about what we do after eating? This may seem harmless but what you do after eating is equally important as what you are eating....CONTINUE READING
What you do after eating affects the nutrition absorption mechanism of the body. Here are 7 things you should stop doing after eating:
1. Sleeping
You become full after eating so the next thing you do is to take a nap after a meal. While this may seem as a happy experience, sleeping after meals can hamper the process of digestion. It may take a long time to break down the food molecules.
2. Drinking water
According to research, drinking water right after your meals reduces the secretion of enzymes and juices in the stomach. This may also result in acidity and bloating, making digestion difficult.
Health professionals advise that one should drink water at least half an hour before having a meal. They also advise waiting for an hour after you’re done eating before taking a glass of water.
3. Eating fruits
Fruits are healthy, but taking them right after meals can lead to indigestion. You should eat fruits 2 hours before or after the meal to help in boosting the metabolism and better absorption of nutrients.
4. Bathing
Having your bath right after taking a heavy meal delay the process of digestion. Bathing causes the blood to flow around the stomach, which also flows to other parts of the body during a shower and hampers digestion.
5. Drinking tea
Health professionals say that tea is usually acidic due to the presence of caffeine, thus making it difficult to digest the food. So taking a cup of tea right after the meal can interfere with the breaking of food molecules and cause indigestion because it ends up hardening the protein content in the food. Moreso, drinking tea after meals can hinder iron absorption.
6. Exercising
Exercising after meals affects the digestive process. You may even feel like vomiting, feel stomach puffiness, and loose motions. However, t he only exercise that is prescribed after a meal is Vajrayana because it aids the digestion process, as experts suggest. Except this, exercising after meals is wrong.
7. Smoking
Smoking right after a meal, as a daily ritual, can impact your health and metabolism silently. According to health professionals, smoking after a meal amounts to smoking 10 cigarettes…CONTINUE READING>>
