What Shouldn’t We Do After A Meal?

Even though some things that we regularly do after a meal, are our rituals, they can be contra productive. If you want to take care of your health and watch your body line, you should listen to the advices of the experts, who have made a list of activities that you shouldn’t do after a meal.

   Sleeping

The position of lying on the bed is not natural, and with it its not good for digestion, because the stomach juices cannot do their job properly. This habit in the long run can make stomach problems.

 Swimming

Our parents were right when they prevented us from entering the water immediately after a meal when we were on vacation, and the expert`s advice goes to showering as well. The water enhances the blood flow, and after a meal the blood comes to the stomach were digestion is happening, and not the extremities, so doing both jobs at the same time are very stressful for our body.

Eating fruit

Some people offer fruit as a desert, but after a meal it keeps itself in the stomach for a very long time and starts releasing gases, toxins that are responsible for cellulite. So, the fruit is eaten on an empty stomach, at least 2 hours before or after a meal.

 Loosening the belt

This is a habit that we all often do, but it can lead to intestines entanglement and halt in digestion. But, there is one more reason why you should stop doing this and that is that after you remove your belt, you can eat more food.

Drinking tea

Although this habit is used from almost everyone, it is not good at all. Theine- as the main substance in the tea combines with iron making the digestion very hard and this will be bad for anemic people who should consume it at least 1 hour after a meal.

Smoking

Is there a smoker that hasn’t lightened a cigarette after a meal? Of course not. But this is a big mistake. One cigarette after a meal has the same effect like if you have started smoking 10 cigarettes at once. The digestive system influences the whole body, and to the oxygen in the blood ties the nicotine, which is much easier to be absorbed.

Source: http://www.e-buddhism.com/