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I began having digestive issues in my 20s when I moved from Portugal to the Uk. I was introduced to a faster pace of life where eating on the go is a daily reality. I tried convenient meals. Even the healthiest options are not that healthy, and I was exposed to stress. Within a year of living in London, I struggled with gas, stomach pain, indigestion, fatigue and inertia after meals, sluggish, bloated and diarrhoea. My under eyes gone darker, sometimes puffy, acne, and put on 10 kilograms which I did not mind at all as I been judge all my life for being thin. I carried on at the time, thinking that all those symptoms had to do with working long hours until the day I got really sick and ended up in the hospital. This was definitely a wake-up call. I did look for a holistic approach because conventional doctors just give medication. In search of a holistic approach to health, I came across Ayurveda and changed my life for the better.
A few factors that immediately improved my digestion have nothing to do with diet and everything to do with our rituals, habits and behaviour around food:
My diet is plant-based and mostly sattvic, home-cooked. I only eat food cooked by me my partner or grandmother. I don’t eat out. I don’t buy ready meals or any sort of pre-packed, processed foods. I buy the bulk of the foods locally and in season. I avoid supermarkets and purchase in farmers market because it is the freshest produce we can get unless we grow our own and support the local community. I also don’t snack between meals. I eat 3 big meals during the day with at least 4 to 6 hours in between meals. Of course, this won’t suit everyone. I do this because I have a tendency to binge eat, eat when I am not hungry and eat to cover up difficult emotions. This kind of habit really suppresses my ability to digest life. My pyramid food is heavily ayurvedic. As you all can tell, it consists of 60% augmenting foods and 40% of extractive foods and healthy fat sources.Augmenting foods are sweeter in taste, dense and heavy, like grains and starchy vegetable. Examples of augmenting sattvic foods:Grains: barley, buckwheat, millet, quinoa, rice, rye, oats, wheat. Examples of extractive sattvic foods:Legumes: adzuki, black-eyed, lentils, chickpeas, mung, split peas, dhal, tofu. What is local for me and a big part of my diet?Sweet potatoes, yams, squash, carrots, beets, cucumbers, asparagus, leafy greens, zucchini, black-eyed, chickpeas, peas, butter beans, red beans, black beans, local Portuguese rice, wheat, olives, olive oil, lupin beans, greens beans, berries, cherries, lemons, nectarines, apples, pears, grapes, melons, watermelon, strawberries, pumpkins, avocados, chestnuts, hazelnuts, walnuts, persimmon, pomegranate, local herbal teas and fresh herbs( basil, coriander, parsley, oregano, thyme), figs. What I consume that is imported:Oats, Indian dried spices, ginger and turmeric, sesame oil, Portuguese bananas from the islands, Tahini, lentils, mung, jasmine and basmati rice, tofu occasionally, dates, Triphala, sesame and mustard seeds. Eggs, homemade ghee and occasionally fresh cheese, are a part of my diet at the time being. I want to be very clear here: The butter and fresh cheese that we get is from a nearby farm that does not kill or exploit their animals for consumptions. The caws are not raped for dairy productions or killed to feed people. They are part of the family and are part of a biodynamic homestead. They help graze the grass, fertilize the soils, and they are very generous to share their milk with humans when they have. Where I live right now, we have chickens. They live free, and they are the best farmers to keep slugs at bay. There is plenty of eggs on a daily basis, and during times that the female chickens do not sit, there is an abundance of eggs that get shared between everyone who lives here. The way I cook changes with the seasons. For example: during autumn and winter, I will cook fruit before eating and drinks more herbal teas and warm water. During spring and summer, I will drink freshly pressed veg and fruit juice and room temperature water. I won’t eat salads or raw foods during the colder months, and during the warmer months, I will. What I gained with eating like this: I feel calmer, more grounded, I have consistent energy throughout the day, I have no gas or bloating, my tummy does not rumble, and somehow the days feel longer. I suppose that might have to do with being more present. As usual all Ayurvedic info I learned throughout the journey of healing my own digestion with Hale Pule Thank you all for your support Love, light and blessings ?? Originally posted: https://hive.blog/hive-120078/@moonyoga/what-is-eating-healthy-my-personal-experience
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