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241. Consume digestive spices – Ginger (adrak), cumin seeds (jeera), fennel (saunf), aesphotida (hing), black pepper (kali mirch) and black rock salt are carminative and digestive spices. Their moderate use in diet releases digestive juices, prevents spasm and distention, expels the abdominal wind and allays digestive impurities.
242. Go on a detox diet – Go on only fruit and raw vegetables diet once a week, say on Mondays to offset weekend bingeing and to detox the body and give much needed rest to the 24 hour worker organs like liver, kidneys. Getting rid of toxins stored in fatty tissues will help improve weight management.
243. Drink at least 2½-3 litres of water/liquid – To replenish the loss of water through perspiration, exhaling, urination, defecation and for other metabolic functions, an average person needs to drink about 2½-3 litres (8-10 glasses) of water / liquid a day. And drink more if you exercise, drink alcohol (it causes dehydration), or live in a hot climate or for your excess weight if you are obese. In order not to dilute the digestive juices / enzymes and for proper digestion, drink water one hour before or one hour after meals – but not during meals.
244. Drink warm water first thing in the morning – Drink warm water with a squeeze of fresh lemon and honey on waking to get your metabolism going. This will go right through the bowels and cleanse mucus out from the day before and flush away the toxins and pollutants.
245. Cook vegetables conservatively – Do not cook vegetables in lots of oil. Fresh vegetables should be steamed, lightly sauted, stewed or baked, grilled or roasted and not fried. Avoid frozen and canned vegetables. The proportion of cooked vegetables should, if possible, be less than raw vegetables/salads.
246. Consume more fruits and vegetables – Preferably seasonal and in raw form (not juices) for maximum vitamins, minerals and fibre benefit. Do not eat fruits which are high in sugar like mangoes, bananas, cheekus, grapes, dry fruit etc.
