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Have you ever had a gut feeling about something? Have you ever noticed that when you are stressed, anxious you start feeling nervousness and butterflies fluttering in your stomach or gut? It’s the gut where all intuition comes from. 75% of serotonin which is the happiness hormone, is released in the gut, not in the brain or the heart. Because a body and mind has a one is to one relationship, that’s why the gut is called the “Second Brain”.

Food & Gut Health –

Good digestion is the foundation of good health. Making the digestive process as easy on body as possible is the key to living well. Khitchari, a satvik ayurvedic dish, is a perfect example of a meal which is both nourishing and easy to digest.

Few universal things one can do to improve one’s gut health and increase the digestive fire.

1. Enjoy your largest meal midday
2. Take time to chew
3. Avoid cold beverages, especially mealtime
4. Eat only when hungry
5. Add digestive spices like fennel, coriander, cumin, cardamom and ginger in cooking for optimal digestion
6. Add healthy fat like ghee & coconut oil to your diet
7. Incorporate all six tastes- sweet, salty, sour, pungent , bitter and astringent in your diet
8. Combine foods appropriately as combining foods with incompatible energies can diminish digestive fire

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