Diet
- Take very little spicy, salty, or sour food.
- Do not eat stale food.
- Avoid refined-flour (maida) items — bread, biscuits, buns, and other bakery items.
- Avoid pickles and fermented items such as khaman, dhokla, handvo, idli, dhosa and other fermented preparations.
- Stop curd, buttermilk, lemon, tomatoes, tamarind, kokum and all other sour items.
- Do not sleep during the daytime.
- Stay away from outside snacks.
- Since fat (Meda) belongs to the water element, drinking excessive or refrigerated water increases the water element in the body — drink water only as much as your thirst demands. In the morning on an empty stomach, only about one handful (Anjali) of water is beneficial for the body; drinking larger amounts weakens the digestive fire (Jatharagni).
- Sleeping during the day and waking up late in the morning increases weight.
- Exercise regularly every morning, until you sweat.
- Stay away from oil, ghee, cheese, butter, and paneer. Avoid sweets, refrigerated items, and shrikhand.
- Boiled moong is the most beneficial food. For breakfast, boiled moong, puffed rice (murmura), khakhra, roasted grains (dhani), and phulka roti can be taken.
- Using honey: never take honey with lemon or hot water. Mix two teaspoons of pure honey in half a glass of plain earthen-pot water and keep it overnight to drink in the morning (or mix it in the morning and drink it at night).
Viruddha Ahara (Incompatible Food Combinations)
- Viruddha Ahara (incompatible food combinations) is the cause of most diseases, so it should be avoided.
- Milk taken with any fruits, curd, buttermilk, garlic, onion, radish, or jaggery, and along with anything sour, is considered Viruddha Ahara. Curd with jaggery or radish is also Viruddha Ahara.
- Curd increases weight and causes blockages in all the body’s channels, so a person who is unwell should avoid consuming it.
What should be avoided in the diet for obesity (Sthaulya)?
Take less spicy, salty and sour food, and avoid stale food, refined-flour items, bread-biscuits, bakery items, pickles, fermented preparations (dhokla, idli, dhosa) and all sour items.
How should water be consumed for weight loss?
Drink water only as much as your thirst demands; in the morning on an empty stomach, only about one handful of water is beneficial, and cold refrigerated water should be avoided.
How should honey be used for weight loss?
Mix two teaspoons of pure honey in half a glass of plain earthen-pot water, keep it overnight and drink it in the morning (or mix it in the morning and drink it at night). Honey should never be taken with lemon or hot water.
What is Viruddha Ahara and what should be avoided?
Viruddha Ahara means incompatible food combinations — such as milk with fruits, curd, buttermilk, garlic, onion, or radish, and jaggery — which should be avoided, as such combinations can cause disease.
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