Yoga & Nutrition

Yoga’s principles of nutrition are parallel to what modern science has discovered in more recent times. The basic principle of nutrition, from the yoga perspective, is to eat small quantities of high quality foods. The high quality foods are those, which promote the life force of the body without producing toxins. The recommended foods are fruits, vegetables, whole grains and nuts:

Meat: 

The basic principle of yoga about nutrition advises that meat should be eaten very carefully. As all yogis are not vegetarian but they all recommend taking meat under control. Because meat is animal’s flesh and also contains toxins, especially lactic acid, which is a waste product of muscle metabolism. We now know that meat contain fat, cholesterol and other substances that are toxic to our bodies. Thus the advice to eat meat in moderation is certainly well taken.

Fruit: 

Fruits possess the highest life force and they are very nutritious also so they are regarded best food supplements according to yoga. They can be eaten raw or unprocessed and are easily digested. It provides a quick and sustained source of energy with no toxins. It is no wonder the yogis favor fruit.

Vegetables: 

Fresh green vegetables should be taken mostly as they are the best nutrition products. The yogis consider the green vegetables such as lettuce, cabbage, broccoli and so on, to have the highest life force of all vegetables.
 

Fresh Food: 

Food should be taken when it is fresh. Yoga also stresses that food should be as fresh as possible. Fresh vegetables and food are best in comparison with frozen or canned foods. Though frozen food is not so bad, but since the enzymes are preserved, but canned food has been preheated, which destroys a lot of the vitamins and minerals and the enzymes.
 

Raw Food: 

If it is possible for you take food in raw form because yogis state that the greater proportion of our food should be eaten raw like: fruits, salad, raw nuts and sprouted grains. As cooking of food causes it to lose a lot of its life force, as well as its flavor. Modern science also is in complete agreement with this view.

Food Temperature: 

Food should be neither too hot nor too cold according to yogis. Reason behind this is: very hot or very cold food or drinks can cause harm to the tissue of the throat. Modern science also agrees with this and considers that food and beverages, which are too hot or cold, may irritate the throat sufficiently to predispose it to cancer. So take your food under appropriate temperature.
 

Alcohol: 

Alcohol should always be avoided as affect on the central nervous system, and in particular the brain. The integrity of the central nervous system is considered very important by the yogis, since one of the goals of yoga is to improve the health of this system, and much of the progress of yoga is achieved via this vital communication. Modern science agrees with yoga on this point, since alcohol is known to first stimulate and then shortly afterwards depress the central nervous system.

Eat Slowly: 

Always take your food slowly. It is more important than on the type of food eaten. Yogis claim that even nutritious food is not properly digested if eaten quickly. Food taken fast creates toxins in the body. Even if you eat food, which is not very nutritious, if it is eaten slowly and your digestive system is in good health from yoga exercises, your body will extract every last nutrient from the food, as well as eliminating all the toxins. So start eating and chewing food slowly from now for a better health.



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