How to Maintain Natural Digestive Health

The food we eat is very influential on our digestive health. China traditionally the main principle is to eat regularly at a certain time. Often we eat, when our bodies do not need it, when we do not have enough digestive stomach acid to digest food. It makes the food is not digested properly. Experience shows that irregular eating cause digestive problems.

Some of the suggestions below, you can apply to maintain your digestive health:

1. Do not overeat, this can help your digestion to be able to digest the food properly

2. Do not chew the food too quickly, because this does not give your digestion a chance enough time to digest

3. Avoid eating in the middle of the night. Because it makes the body use energy Yin (because night work is the Yin energy), and the food is not processed again at night.

4. Excessive dietary cause weakness in your digestive and lymph.

5. Eating while walking or standing is not recommended, because it would result in blockage of your digestive energy.

6. Eating when stressed or worried, it is not good because it can cause abdominal pain and nausea. Likewise with eating when angry. If you frequently suffer from digestive disorders can be provided in your home, some of the following preparations: a drink containing lactobacillus (widely available in supermarkets), peppermint, chamomile and ginger herbal tea.

Some of the food according to Chinese medicine that can strengthen your digestion:

1. Grain

2. Sweet potatoes, is said to strengthen the internal organs and strengthen the body's energy, yam,

3. Pumpkin has a high content of various minerals and vitamins, including vitamin A, calcium, potassium, magnesium and phosphorus.

Sitting position and overworked can weaken the spleen meridian and digestion. Morning walk on a regular basis to assist digestion. You can also try stretching exercises on the spleen meridian and intestinal / digestion. Stretching is done with the knees bent and looked into the back of the head body (eyes facing the ceiling) and supported by the hand holding the floor.

Keep your spine stretch. Smell the air and stack your weight on your hands. Your Exhale slowly, drop your head backward and always in a state of relaxation. Make sure your muscles become warm after stretching for 10 minutes. When you first might be difficult, after a week to a month you'll get used to doing it.