5 Tips For Improving Digestion
Jun 07, 2022
1) Practice deep breathing before you eat. Digestion is a parasympathetic nervous system process, so helping your body shift into a relaxed state before you eat can be beneficial. Take a few long and slow deep breaths before eating to help shift yourself into a relaxed state. You can even use this time to give gratitude for the food on your plate in front of you. Giving gratitude for where your food came from, who grew the food and prepared it for you. Also giving gratitude for your body’s ability to easily digest and receive your food.
2) Avoid drinking lots of water with your meal. Drinking too much during a meal can dilute your stomach acid and interfere with all the fluids of digestion, making it harder to break down your food.
3) Chew your food thoroughly. Before swallowing your food make your solids liquid and chew as many times to make your food liquid, whether that feels like chewing 20 times or 100 times. Focus on chewing your food and being in the present moment with your food. Avoid talking with your mouth full. This will help to support your food being properly digested and give the body time for your enzymes in your saliva to break down your food. When we are eating on the run or gulp down our food this causes our digestion to become compromised.
4) Reduce stress. When you are eating just be present with your food on your plate and avoid multi-tasking. Avoid talking on the phone, responding to emails, watching TV or reading. When we are in a calm and relaxed state, we are better able to digest our food. Slowing down is one of the best ways to get our mind and body to communicate what we really need for nutrition.
5) Mindful eating. Mindful eating helps you to be aware of the foods you are consuming and to listen to your body’s “full signals” when activated. When you practice mindful eating, this can help you to avoid over-consuming food. Mindfulness can help you listen to your body's signals like if your stomach is growling, your energy is low or you feel lightheaded rather than eating when your emotions take control when you are feeling stressed, frustrated, sad, or bored. Unconscious overeating can be avoided when we start listening to our bodies hunger signals.
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