Many people think that yoga is just a simple exercise, but do you know? The diet advocated by yoga is a very important part of our yoga lifestyle. In the yoga diet theory, we pay attention to a lot and follow certain rules.
It can be said that diet has a certain connection with people's life and emotions, and a clean mind and reasonable exercise, including a reasonable life, all need to rely on a reasonable diet.
Yoga diet also helps to reduce arteriosclerosis and promote blood flow, which means that the heart does not have to be too tired for the transportation of oxygen and nutrients, and we will feel younger and more energetic.
Here are some dietary principles for practicing yoga, so that everyone can know how to eat yoga.
In the traditional Indian yoga theory, according to the amount of pleasure, denaturation and inertia contained in food, and the influence on body, mind and spirit after eating, food is divided into pleasure food, denaturation food and inertia food.
Satvik: it can keep the body healthy and enhance the defense ability against diseases; This kind of food makes the body and mind pure and the temperament peaceful.
Features: digestible, fresh, clean, or simple processing.
It includes all fresh and clean fruits and vegetables, fresh salads, milk, curd, fresh butter, dried fruits, honey, rice and beans. ...
Tamasⅸk: Regular consumption will destroy the balance of body and mind, destroy the pH of blood, make people easy to gain weight, make people depressed and grumpy.
It is characterized by unclean, stale, smelly, rotten, dry shrinkage and strong irritation.
For example: cigarettes, wine, coffee, all baked and fried foods, all high-fat and high-calorie foods.
Rajasic: refers to all foods that are finely processed or cooked with various spicy condiments; Include a concentrate of delicious food.
For example, melted butter, sugar, candy ... foods that have been left for too long or foods that are overeating and processed too much are also denatured foods. ?
Food undergoes a series of digestion and absorption in the human body, from chyle, blood, muscle, fat, bone, bone marrow to essence, becoming cells, tissues and systems of the body, and also providing energy needed for physical activities.
Therefore, in our daily diet, we should try to avoid eating inert food and denatured food, and try to choose pleasant food.
A correct diet can keep our body, mind and spirit in good condition. The wrong diet will cause physical and mental disorders, so we should fully understand the characteristics of the food we eat.
No matter whether you are practicing yoga or not, you should keep a balanced diet and take in nutrients that the human body really needs.
In order to help you choose the right food, it is suggested that you should not lack the following categories in your daily food intake:
Fresh fruits and vegetables: rich in vitamins, can provide nutrition for the human body, but also help the body to remove garbage and eliminate toxins in the body.
All kinds of dried fruits: can provide enough calories (fat) for human body, and can also eliminate physical fatigue.
Cereals: Although dietary fiber in cereals cannot be digested and utilized by human body, it has the functions of lowering blood sugar, lowering blood fat, detoxifying and preventing cancer, promoting intestinal peristalsis and gasification, and enhancing human immunity. Grains are also rich in vitamins and trace elements, which are beneficial to detoxification, skin care, refreshing and helping sleep.
The connotation of yoga means "balancing nature". In addition to a balanced and diverse diet, a natural diet view is also an important feature of yoga diet.
Many people mistakenly believe that a light yoga diet and eating light food for a long time may lead to malnutrition.
In fact, scientific theory and medical research have proved that correct yoga eating habits are very healthy, which can ensure the provision of various essential nutrients needed by the human body: vitamins, protein, dietary fiber, fat, minerals and so on.
Matters needing attention in yoga diet
1 chew slowly.
② Try not to eat supper before going to bed.
③ Eat little or no inert and denatured food.
④ The intake should be kept below the required amount (80% is the best).
To stay healthy, don't eat too much dairy products, sugar, salt or oil.