THE BODY, MIND AND SOUL (SATVIK FOOD, RAJAS FOOD, TAMAS FOOD)

 

                           THE THREE TYPES OF FOOD                                                    INTRODUCED BY LORD KRISHNA

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                          SATVIK FOOD💟

                       IN OUR HOLY SCRIPTURE, SHRI MADBHAGWAD GITA, LORD KRISHNA HAD DESCRIBED THREE TYPES OF FOOD, SATVIK, RAJAS, AND TAMAS. AS A MATTER OF FACT, OUR TENDENCIES, ARE GOVERENED BY TYPE OF FOOD IS ONE WHICH IS CLOSE TO THE NATURE AND NORMALLY IS IN ITS PURE OR ORIGINAL FORM. SUCH FOOD IS EASY TO DIGEST AND IMPARTS ENERGY, VITAMINS AND ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS REQUIRED FOR BODY. MILK, CURD, FRUITS, SALAD, VEGETABLES FALL UNDER THIS CATEGORY. THERE IS SHORTEST PERIOD BETWEEN TAKING FOOD TO EXCRETION IN CASE OF SATVIK FOOD, WHEREAS IN CASE OF RAJAS AND TAMAS FOOD THIS TIME PERIOD IS LONGER AND THEREFORE PRONE TO GENERATE TOXICS.

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                           RAJAS FOOD❤

 

                             RAJAS FOOD IS ONE WHICH IS IN MODIFIED OR COVERTED FROM LIKE DEEP DRIED SPICY ITEMS, SWEETS, PICKLES, NOODLES, PULAV, CHAAT, PAKODI ETC. THESE ITEMS ARE MORE OF TASTY, BUT TAKE MORE TIME AND ENERGY TO DIGEST, HENCE ADVISABLE TO TAKE IN LIMITED QUANTITY ONLY. NORMALLY WE TAKE THIS TYPE OF FOOD IN FESTIVALS, PARTY AND OTHER FUNCTIONS. MY ADVICE IS THAT WE SHOULD REDUCE THE QUANTITY OF SUCH FOOD INTAKE, IF WE ARE GOING TO PARTY OR OTHER FUNCTION. THIS MAY SOLVE THE PROBLEM TO LITTLE EXTENT. WE SHOULD PREFER LIQUID ITEMS LIKE FRUIT JUICE, SWEET MILK, SOUP ETC. IN LITTLE HIGHER QUANTITY. THERE IS NO HARM IN TAKING ICE CREAM, IF YOU DO NOT CATCH COLD. IT IS NOT GOOD PRACTICE TO INSIST FOR MORE FOOD JUST TO EXPRESS OUR LOVE OR AFFECTION FOR OUR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES, THERE ARE MANY BETTER WAYS TO DO DO. PARTIES ARE MOSTLY IN NIGHT HOURS AND IT IS REALLY NOT ADVISABLE TO EAT MORE IN LATE NIGHT HOURS.

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                          TAMAS FOOD👀

                                  TAMAS FOOD IS MAILY NON  VEGETARIAN OR THAT WHICH EITHER HALF COOKED NOT COOKED PROPERLY. THOSE TYPE OF FOOD WHICH EATEN WITHOUT THINKING THAT IT GOOD OR BAD FOR OUT HEALTH, MAY BE DUE TO LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OR PURPOSELY, FALLS UNDER THIS CATEGORY. ALCOHOL ALSO IS SUCH TYPE OF TAMAS FOOD WHERE WE KEEP ON TAKING IN SPITE OR KNOWING OR CARING ABOUT ITS DISADVANTAGES OR HAMFULNESS. REGARDING NON VEGETARIAN FOOD, WE MUST REMEMBER THAT HUMAN BODY, ESPECIALLY TEETH AND INTESTINE, ARE DESIGNED FOR VEGETARIAN FOOD ONLY. THOSE ANIMALS THAT EAT VEGETARIAN FOODS HAVE TEETH TO CHEW SO THAT FOOD IS PROPERLY MIXED WITH SALIVA MAKING IT MORE DIGESTIBLE WHEREAS THOSE ANIMALS, WHOSE BODY IS FIT FOR EATING MEAT AND NON VEGETARIAN FOOD, HAVE TEETH TO TEAR THE FLESH. AFTER TEARING THE FLESH THESE ANIMALS TAKE FLESH DIRECTLY TO INTESTINE WHERE LIQUID MUCH MORE STRONG THAN SALIVA HELPS  DIGESTING THE SAME. HUMAN FOOD PIPE IS VERY MUCH DIFFERENT . IT IS HAS MANY CURVES, FIRST FOOD IS TRANSPORTED TO STOMACH, THEN AFTER SO MANY CURVES PATHS, IT REACHES INTESTINE (LONG AND SMALL) AND ULTIMATELY IT GETS DIGESTED. IF WE TAKE NON VEGERARIAN FOOD, IT IS MORE DIFFICULT TO DIGEST AND TAKES LONGER DURATION. ANY FOOD WHICH LIES IN BODY FOR LONGER DURATION GENERATES JUNK OR POISONOUS PROPERTIES. SAME THING HAPPENS IF WE TAKE FOOD MORE THAN REQUIRED QUANTITY. THESE JUNKS AND TOXICS ARE MAIN CAUSES FOR MALFUNCTIONING OF LEVER AND OTHER PARTS RESPONSIBLE FOR DIGESTION. THIS IS THE VERY REASON WHY MEAT, PORK OR BEEF IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD FOR HUMAN BODY.

TIMING OF FOOD💫

 

 

CONSISTENCY IN TIMING OF BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER IS VERY GOOD AND BODY GETS ACCUSTOMED WITH THIS, IF WE FOLLOW THE  TIMINGS, WHICH ARE NOT VERY FLEXIBLE. WHENEVER WE FEEL APPETITE, IT IS NOT ONLY WANT OF NEW FOOD TO DIGEST, BUT IS MATTER OF PRACTICE ALSO. IF WE MAKE A REGULAR HABIT TO EAT SIX TIMES A DAY, OUR BODY ADOPS  THE SAME. WE CAN HAVE OF TAKING FOOD THRICE A DAY ONLY. RATHER IT CAN BE ONCE OR TWICE A DAY. OUR BODY WILL START RESPONDING ACCORDINGLY. THUS WE HAVE TO DECIDE AS TO WHAT IS THE FREQUENCY AND TIMING (AND OF COURSE QUANTITY) OF MEALS DEPENDING ON OUR NATURE OF WORK, HABIT AND LIFESTYLE WE WANT TO LEAD. THE BASIS IDEA BEHIND THIS IS THAT WE NEED TO EAT FOR LIVING AND NOT LIVING JUST TO EAT. WHATEVER DISH YOU LIKE MOST, SHOULD BE TAKEN IN LESS QUANTITY WITH BETTER TASTE, SO THAT ITS CHARM IS MAINTAINED FOR LONGER DURATION. CONVERSELY SOME PEOPLE RUN BEHIND FAVORITE DISHES AND FILL STOMACH FROM THAT PARTICULAR DISH ONLY. WE MUST HAVE CONTROL ON OUR TONGUE AND YOGA AUTOMATICALLY TEACHES US TO HOW TO CONTROL ON DESIRES.

 

                             MULTIGRAIN FLOUR

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                                         MULTIGRAIN FLOUR IS GOOD FOR HEALTH AND THERE WE SHOULD MIX 5-10 PERCENT OF GRAM, SOYA BEANS OR BARLEY BEFORE GRINDING THE WHEAT IN GRINDING MILLS. YOU MIGHT HAVE OBSERVED A GENERATION BACK, READY FLOUR WAS NOT AVAILABLE IN INDIAN MARKET, WE USED TO PURCHASE AND STORE WHEAT. BEFORE TAKING IT TO GRINDING MILLS, WE USED TO REMOVE UNWANTED FODDER TYPE HUSK OR STONE PIECES. THAT TIME, WE USED TO GET GRAM, OATS SEEDS, FLAX AND MUSTARD SEEDS ALSO AMONG THE PURCHASED WHEAT. THAT TIME, WHEAT WAS GROWN ALONG WITH THESE TYPES OF SEEDS CONSIDERING THE CONCEPT OF MULTIGRAIN. WITH THE ADVANCEMENT BASED ON MARKET FORCES, WE FORGOT THIS CONCEPT AND PURE WHEAT FLOUR IS MADE AVAILABLE IN MARKET. PATANJALI AVURVED LIMITED, FMCG COMPANY IN INDIA, RESTARTED THE CONCEPT OF MULTIGRAIN FOOD AND IT IS AVAILABLE IN MARKET NOW. EVEN IF WE PURCHASE PURE WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR DIRECTLY, WE CAN MIX GRAM FLOUR OR CORN FLOUR IN ORDER TO MAKE IT MORE DIGESTIBLE. IT IS BETTER OPTION AS THE PROPORTION OF WHATEVER GRAIN YOU MIX IS KNOWN TO YOU, OTHERWISE MANY COMMERCIAL HOUSES MAY ATTEMPT FOR COST EFFECTIVE ALTERNATES MIX TO MAKE MONEY OUT OF IT. OTHER THAN THESE MULTIGRAIN, ALTERNATE GRAINS LIKE MAIZE, BARLEY, OATS AND MILLET (BAJRA) ETC. ALSO ARE VERY GOOD EVEN IF TAKEN EXCLUSIVELY AND WE SHOULD OCCASIONALLY USE THESE GRAINS ALSO. THIS IS NOT ONLY HEALTHY, BUT CHANGES YOUR TAST AS WELL. WE SHOULD FEEL THANKFUL TO GOD THAT WE ARE IN A COUNTRY WHERE SO MANY ALTERNATES ARE AVAILABLE REASONABLE PRICE.

                                             FRUITS ❤

                               WE NEED TO TAKE FRUITS IN SUCH A WAY THAT I BENEFITS MOST AND FOR THAT PURPOSE, MORNING TIME IS THE BEST. WE SHOULD TAKE AT LEAST TWO FRUITS, MAY BE SELECTED FROM BANANA, PAPAYA, APPLE, GUAVA, POMEGRANATE, GRAPES, MANGO, PEAR, PINAPPLE OR ANY LOCAL OR SEASONAL FOOD. SINCE VERY FRUIT HAS GOT SPECIFIC PROPERTY OF VITAMINS OR MINERALS AND THEREFORE WE MUST KEEP ON CHANGING FRUITS AS PER AVAILABILITY ALSO, RIGHT IN DIETARY FIBER, FRUITS HELP TO IMPROVE FUNCTIONING OF DIGESTIVE TRACT THEREBY MAKING EXCRETION PROCESS SMOOTHER AND AVOID PROBLEMS LIKE GASTRITIS AND CONSTIPATION. CONSTIPATION IF LASTS FOR LONGER PERIOD MAY INVITE PILES PROBLEM , WHICH IS QUITE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE AND SURGERY IS THE LAST OPTION. CRANBERRY, BLACK BERRY, STRAW BERRY, BLUE BERRY, RASPBERRY ARE LOW IN CALORIES, VERY GOOD ANTI OXIDANTS, GOOD FOR WEIGHT LOSS. ANYWAY IF YOU DO NOT GET FRESH BERRIES, CANNED JUICES CAN BE PREFERRED AS ALTERNATE. INDIAN BER (BUCKTHORN) ARE FULL OF BENEFITS INCLUDING SMOOTHENING BLOOD CIRCULATION. SOME FRUITS LIKE APPLE, GUAVA, PEAR, CAN BE EATEN WITH ITS PEEL, WE SHOULD NOT THROW AWAY PEEL AS IF HAVE GOT PROTECTING POWER.

                                              DRY FRUITS 💟

                              DRY FRUITS ARE DRIED BY SUN DRIED METHOD OR DEHYDRATION USING WIND TUNNELS. DRY FRUITS ARE DEHYDRATED TO RETAIN PULP OF THE FRUIT AND THUS CAN BE STORED FOR  A  LONGER DURATION. IF SOMEONE IS ON DIET, DRY FRUITS CAN BE OPTED AS GREAT SOURCE OF ENERGY IF EATEN IN MODERATE QUANTITY AS THEY CONTAIN SIGNIFICANTLY MORE CALORIES THAN FRESH FRUITS. DRY FRUITS LIKE FIGS (ANJEER), DATES, APRICOTS, ALMONDS, PISTACHIO, COCONUT, WALNUT, CASHEW NUT, LOTUS SEEDS (MAKHANE), RAISINS (KISHMISH) ARE EXCELLENT FOR OVERALL HEALTH. YOU HAVE SO MANY VARIETIES TO CHOOSE AS IT SUITSTO YOUR TASTE AND POCKET ALSO. DRY FRUITS ARE GOOD FOR YOUR SKIN AND WELL. IF YOU HAVE A HABIT TO TAKE DRY FRUITS, YOUR INTEREST IN JUNK FOODS MAY REDUCE GRADUALLY. HENCE EATING DRY FRUITS CAN CHANGE YOUR HABITS APART FROM ITS NATURAL BENEFITS.

                                            SALAD ITEMS 💫

RADISH, TOMATO, CARROT, BEETROOT, CUCUMBER, CABBAGE, BROCCOLI, ONIONS ARE MAIN INGREDIENTS OF SALAD, WE MUST TAKE THESE ITEMS IN GOOD QUANTITY WITHOUT ANY HARM. SALAD IS NOTHING BUT RAW FOOD AND HENCE IT IS HAVING NATURAL BENEFITS VEGETABLES IN SALAD ARE GOOD SOUCES OF INSOLUBLE FIBER WHICH KEEPS YOUR DIGESTIVE TRACT HEALTHY. SOMEONE MAY ARGUE THAT SALAD IS QUITE COSTLY. ANSWER IS THAT YOU CAN TAKE ANY ITEM FROM THESE DEPENDING ON AVAILABILITY, SO AS TO BE COST CONSCIOUS ALSO. SECONDLY WHATEVER MONEY YOU PAY TO DOCTORS IS MUCH HIGHER (AND NOT NEGOTIABLE) THAN WHAT YOU SAVE IN AVOIDING SALAD. WHATEVER MONEY WE WASTE IN COKE, CHINESE, OR ITALIAN FOOD, (NOT SUITABLE IN OUR LOCAL CLIMATE) AND OTHER ITEMS SPOILING YOUR HEALTH NEED TO BE NECESSARILY SIPHONED HERE BEFORE TAKING CALCULATIVE MOVE.

          👀  SPROUNTS

SPROUTS IS THE PROCESS OF GERMINATING SEEDS, BEANS OR EVEN WHOLE CEREALS. THEY ARE CONSIDERED AS WONDER FOODS FOR THEIR HIGH NUTRITIONAL VALUE. IT IS VERY EASY TO PREPARE THE SAME ON OUR OWN AND CHEAPER TOO. YOU CAN HVE GRAM, PEA, MUNG, URAD, SOYA BEANS OR MIXTURE OF ANY TWO OR THREE. KEEP THEM IMMERSED IN WATER FOR EIGHT TO TEN HOURS OF SWELLING AND THEN WATER CAN BE DRAINED, HENCE WE NEED TO USE POROUS UTENSIL, SO THAT RESIDUAL WATER DOES NOT ROT BEANS. ALTERNATIVELY FILTER FABRIC OR NAPKIN CAN BE USED. AFTER STORING AT ROOM TEMPERATURE FOR EIGHT TO TEN HOURSIT STARTS SPROUTING. AFTER THIS SPROUTS CAN  BE PRESERVED FOR THREE TO FOUR DAYS IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR. BEFORE EATING , YOU CAN MIX IT WITH HONEY, SALT, GREEN CHILLY OR SAUCES AS PER YOUR TASTE. IF YOU LIKE YOU CAN BOIL THE SPROUTS TO HAVE A DIFFERENT TASTE. THIS ALSO CAN BE TAKEN IN THE MORNING OR EVEN DURING LUNCH.