36 LAWS AND PRINCIPLES
OF CHEATING DEATH {RULE 18}
For rule 17 of cheating death let’s
talk about your eating habit and your water habit during meal time.. To live
long and health do not drink water while eating I am going to take the quote of
a professional macrobiotic in the person of Macrobiotic counselor Shonali Sabherwal, Macrobiotic.She explains why you should not drink water during
your meal. "Most people have water along with their meals. The usual
theory is washing down the food while eating. People have no idea how wrong
this practice is and how difficult this can be for their digestion. For those
suffering with digestion problems, the ramifications are manifold. Our stomachs
have a knack of knowing when you will eat and starts releasing digestive juices
immediately. If you start drinking water at the same time, what you are
actually doing is diluting the digestive juices being released to digest your
food, thereby hindering them from breaking down food." Research shows that
sipping a little water during meals isn't a cause for concern but drinking a
glass or two may interfere with digestion. It is best to drink fluids before
and two hours after meals as this helps in absorption of nutrients, researchers
have found.
Elaborating on what exactly happens inside you when you glug water during
meals, Sabherwal says that it gets absorbed by the intestinal walls of the
stomach. "This absorption continues till it becomes concentrated enough for
the digestive juices to begin digesting your food. However, due to it getting
mixed with water, this concentrated substance is now thicker than the food
contents present in your stomach. So less gastric juice will be secreted to
digest your food. The result is, undigested food leaks into your system as it
gets absorbed through the stomach walls. This will also lead to acid reflux and
heart burn." Drinking water with meals can also cause a surge in your
insulin levels, almost like the way high glycemic food would affect you,
Sabherwal cautions. "The more insulin is released in to your blood stream,
the higher the chances of you storing fat in your body."
To avoid watering down your meals, Sabherwal suggests a few don't s.
"Make sure your food is not too salty as that would aggravate your thirst
and trigger your need to down more water. Besides, eating in a hurry will cause
you to gulp your food down. Most likely, you would feel the need to wash it
down with water while you are at it. Instead, chew, chew and then chew some
more. We secrete a lot of digestive juices (enzymes) while chewing, which makes
our stomach's job easier."
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