Benefits of sitting on the floor while take dinner

Know why sitting on the floor and eating is healthy.

Improves digestion

Sitting cross-legged on the floor, Ardha Padmasana position is formed. Also, since the plate is on the floor, one must bend down to eat food, this continuous physical activity stimulates the muscles near the stomach and improves digestion.

Helps in weight loss

Eating while sitting on the floor also helps in weight loss. The main cause of weight gain is overeating. The vagus nerve (signalling from the stomach to the brain) can regulate appetite and food intake while sitting on the floor. Eating while sitting on the floor rather than at the table, slows down eating and improves stomach-brain coordination. As a result, the tendency to overeat is reduced and weight is also controlled.

Increases flexibility

By sitting in Padmasana, the muscles of the back, waist and abdomen are stretched, improving the digestive system. Sitting in such a position helps to digest and absorb food instead of stressing the stomach. As a result, the muscles near the stomach are tensed, which helps the body to become flexible and healthy.

The mind becomes calm and concentrates on eating

Eating while sitting on the floor calms the mind and keeps your focus on the food. As the restlessness of the mind decreases, the body is better able to absorb the nutrients from food.

Closeness with family members increases

At least one meal a day should be enjoyed with your family. The fatigue and stress of the day will be relieved. Also talking to each other, helps to find a way out of some problems and unknowingly increases intimacy with family members.

Improves body condition (posture).

Maintaining good posture is the key to good health. It also helps reduce fatigue by reducing excess stress on certain muscles and joints in the body. While eating while sitting on the floor, the spine remains rigid and the abdominal, shoulder and back muscles move properly.

Makes you live longer

This is not an exaggeration. Eating while sitting on the ground increases life. According to a study published in the report of the 'European Journal of Preventive Cardiology', a person who sits with his thighs on the floor and stands up without support, has a longer life expectancy. Because to get up from such a position, it is necessary to have more flexibility of the body. And people who can't get up are 6.5 times more likely to die in the next 6 years.

 Knees and lumbar joints are strengthened

The author of the book Yoga for Healing P.S. According to Venkateshwara, Padmasana helps the body to stay healthy. Along with the digestive system, joint pain does not occur. Keeping knee, ankle, and waist joints flexible helps in curing many disorders. Sitting on the floor increases the flexibility of the muscles as well as the joints.

Restlessness is reduced

Kneeling or sitting in Padmasana reduces fatigue in the nerves. That is why it is advised to sit with your thighs on the floor while eating. This reduces the problems of the mind, brain and consequently the body.

Improves blood supply to the heart

Do you remember sometimes feeling hot or sweaty after eating? Yes, it is possible. Because the body needs more energy to digest food. Eating while sitting on the floor instead of sitting on a chair improves blood flow in the body. It also improves digestion.

Taking a walk after a meal is good for digestion as well as for diabetics

One of the habits of most Indians is to take a short stroll or walk after eating. Many believe that it improves digestion.

But does walking after a meal really improve digestion? Recent research has specifically studied this. According to a TOI report, when you eat, food breaks down in the stomach. After this, the body absorbs the necessary nutrients from this food.

A significant portion of food is digested in the small intestine. Research says that taking a walk after a meal allows food to reach the intestines much faster after it has entered the stomach, thus improving digestion. Apart from this, walking has many other benefits. Walking is like cardio exercise.

 This causes movement in the whole body which is very beneficial for health (Walking after meal). Walking Speeds Up Digestion Walking after a meal speeds up digestion, the faster food moves from the stomach to the small intestine, the faster you will get relief from common problems like bloating, gas and acid reflux.

Several studies have shown that regular 30-minute walks after meals improve bowel function and reduce constipation.

Also beneficial for diabetic patients:

Research says that walking after meals not only improves digestion but also benefits type-2 diabetes patients. According to researchers at the University of Otago in New Zealand, glucose levels rise after a meal. Insulin is secreted to control these elevated glucose levels.

But insulin does not work properly in patients with type-2 diabetes. Therefore, when it runs after eating food, most of the glucose is spent in the body in the form of energy. Therefore, the blood sugar level of diabetic patients does not increase. Research also suggests that people who eat high-carbohydrate foods should walk after eating, as walking after eating helps the body use glucose to generate energy for activity. It helps in reducing blood glucose levels.

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