Turbo Metabolism by Pankaj Vij

Author:Pankaj Vij
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: New World Library

Body Intelligence Techniques (BITS)

1.Eat in a settled environment. If you are eating in chaotic surroundings, you are metabolizing the chaos along with your food. Enjoy your meals in silence or with people that you love. [For instance, saying “grace” or a prayer to express gratitude before a meal can set the right tone and is a great tradition.]

2.Never eat when upset. The powerful emotional chemicals that are released after an argument do not contribute to optimal digestion. [These feelings can also undermine your attention on eating.]

3.Always sit down to eat. If you can’t eat with your full attention on your food, wait until you can.

4.Eat only when you feel hungry. Your appetite is your best friend when it comes to nutrition. The only way to be clear about the level of your appetite is to check in regularly with your bodily sensations and eat with awareness. When we overeat, it is usually because we are doing something else while we [are] taking our meal and therefore, eat past our satiety point without noticing it until we are stuffed.

5.Reduce ice-cold food and drink. For most of our evolutionary experience, we ate food at room temperature or hotter. All our digestive enzymes work best at body temperature. When we consume cold food or beverages, it is best to do so when our digestive power is at its strongest, that is, during the noon meal.

6.Eat at a moderate pace.

7.Wait until one meal is digested before starting the next (2–6 hours). [Allow the digestive system to recover from the stress of digestion before presenting it with more food to process.]

8.Sip warm water with your meals. This helps the digestive process work efficiently. By avoiding ice-cold drinks your digestive enzymes can function optimally.

9.Eat freshly cooked meals. The life force is greatest in meals prepared with fresh ingredients.

10.Reduce raw foods. Although there is no question that raw vegetables are richest in essential nutrients, if we cannot readily assimilate them, they are of little value. [Most vegetables release more nutrients and become more digestible if they are lightly cooked. For this reason, uncooked vegetables, such as salad, are better digested with lunch.]

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13.Leave one-third to one-fourth of your stomach empty to aid digestion. Leaving some space allows the churning process to optimize digestion. This state of fullness can be recognized when you feel satisfied from a meal without being stuffed.

14.Sit quietly for a few minutes after your meal. Eating is a sacred process. It is a magical transformation that allows for the energy of the universe to be transformed into the intelligence of your body. Savor the moments after a meal to appreciate the magic.

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