5 mins 4 no distractions while eating is a sacred act and our bodies cannot digest a meal when our mind is distracted no television mobile phones and disturbing conversations while eating a meal and parents need to follow this and lead as an example for their kids its not impossible to dedicate 1520 mins to only your meal which is going to nourish you keep your health and possibly prevent the onset of diseases 5 early dinners body doesnt care about your latenight party or a late working hour at office it is pretty much going to work the way nature has designed it to work late night meals are a burden for our bodies to digest and assimilate nutrients our pancreas is not designed to secrete digestive enzymes late in the night and this fact can be understood by noticing how we wake up feeling after a late dinner puffy bloated heavy and acidic because the body was unable to finish the process of digestion doesnt mean giving up your social life but try aligning and respecting your body and its needs first go back to your traditions late meals were never encouraged in any civilisation 6 sunlight is medicine many of us actually expose ourselves to natural sunlight out of our own will every single cell of our body requires sunlight colder countries where sunlight is next to nil manage it naturally as they are on high fat diet and the body absorbs even the little vitamin d they are exposed to however here fat has got a bad reputation because we think that fat makes us fat so we end up being deficient in fat as well as vitamin d which ultimately may give rise to bone problems falling hair unbalanced hormones falling hair and dull skin go out and soak up some sun both you and kids even a 15 min exposure is a great habit 7 clean up yourself first how your parents and grandparents were so particular about you bathing and freshening up first dinner once back home from work turns out there was a lot of wisdom behind that we tend to carry a lot of germs and dirt throughout the day and not cleaning ourselves up before a meal will only create an unhygienic environment 8 cooking in earthenware raw and rustic earthenware has so many health benefits it makes the food alkaline retains all nutrients distributes heats evenly this may mean that you have to stop using fancy and coated ceramic wares and nonstick utensils but isnt ancient india lived on this tradition inputs by luke coutinho holistic lifestyle coach integrative medicine