YOGA AND DIET: YOGIC DIET

Yoga is a practice that unites physical and mental disciplines to achieve a peaceful mind and a healthy body. Yoga is a way to discipline and improve one’s self power in a balanced manner. Yoga happens to be a promising way to help with changes in behavior by increasing mindfulness, loss of weight by burning calories which is achieved with following discipline in every aspect of day to day life: Exercise, Work and also Eating.

Healthy Diet options help support a good Yoga Practice. A good diet is believed to be an integral part of good Yoga Practice as it helps nurture a good Yoga regime. Likewise, Yoga promotes healthy and mindful eating practices through the Yoga Principles of Purity, non-violence and balanced living. Sattvic food is believed to increase positive energy and create harmony and balance in the mind and body. This is also known as the Healthy Yogic Diet.

FOOD RULES AND YOGA:

It is always advised to eat 2 hours before any kind of yoga practice and finish your dinner 2 hours before bed time.
Yoga does advocate Vegetarianism but, it is a personal choice to decide what you wish to choose for your source of Proteins.
Fruits and Vegetables are a main component of this diet
Food that is lightly cooked yet cooked well and infused with just the right amount of herbs and spices is very essential in balancing your diet.
Hydration is very essential to churn out your food and digest it well.

BALANCED DIET:

A balanced diet is one which has an equal balance of all the nutrition in the quantity that the body needs. Our Body needs a balanced amount of Protein, Carbohydrates, Fat, Vitamins, Minerals, Fiber with a good hydration to work well.

Proteins help to develop and repair muscles in our body. For growing children Proteins are the building blocks of the body. Protein is known to be found in meat and Dairy. But, Pulses and food grains are the main source of plant-based protein:
- Pulses like Gram: Green Gram or Moong, Black Gram, Peas, White Beans, Kidney Beans
- Lentils like Dals: Moong Dal, Chana Dal, Toor Dal
- Whole Grains like Ragi

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Carbohydrates are the main source of energy and are found in starchy foods such as rice, wheat, cereals, lentils and other vegetables.

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Fiber and Vitamins from fruits and vegetables which can be tossed with some herbs and spices are very necessary for the functioning of the body in terms of digestion and providing roughage to the digestive system thereby increasing absorption of essential nutrients.

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YOGIC DIET:

A proper yogic diet would be a balanced diet which does as little harm as possible, builds you up, making you feel physically and mentally good. These are things which you need to incorporate in your existing diet and tweak it to suit yourself along your Yogic journey.

The trick is to make sure that you have every required nutrition component as part of your meal plate.