5 ancient food rules and how they keep us healthy

We are what we eat. This is one of the oldest words of wisdom we have grown up hearing. And hence, it is very important that we pay attention to what, when, and how we eat. Science and Ayurveda have defined many ancient food rules, keeping the human body clock in mind. In a recent post on Instagram, celebrity nutritionist Shweta Shah mentioned about five such ancient food rules and explained the logic behind them. Take a look.

As per Shweta, it is better to use wheat that is minimum 3+ months old, rolled with a little castor oil. It is better, because fresh wheat is hard to digest.

One should eat aged rice (1 year old), and avoid new rice. Wondering why? It is so because old rice is lighter and better for digestion.

Aged ghee or purana ghee is used like medicine in Ayurveda and is used for healing and detoxification.

It is best to use at least 1-year-old jaggery, as the new jaggery heats the body and upsets digestion.

It is suggested to avoid leafy veggies in monsoon and on Ekadashi, Chaudas, and Aatham. They are tamasic and harder to digest.

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