By Paul McDonald


Everything starts with the food you eat. This is something you do all your life, mostly without thinking too much about it. When it comes to obesity and health, only then people start to think about the food they consume, but they still rarely think about the way they eat. The basics of conscious eating and lifestyle that will improve your health are really simple, and it shouldn't be a problem for anyone to take advantage of them.

You have to eat to be able to survive, but people often eat without thinking too much about it. They simply take a big bite, chew it shortly and swallow. This is the first problem. They do not realize that chewing produces saliva, and saliva is needed for their digestion. The teeth are only in your mouth, and this means that you have to chew your food while it is in your mouth.

Large bites and inadequate chewing are to blame for the majority of digestive problems, and probably a significant percentage of other health problems today. These problems can be easily solved with a few simple changes of your routine. Simply take smaller bites and chew each of them properly before swallowing. This will produce enough saliva for your healthy digestion.

Conscious eating has some other advantages. For example, your food will start to taste better. You will discover a new sweetness of your food, and start enjoying in your meals on entirely different level. When you think about your food, take smaller bites and chew properly, the whole feeding ritual starts to become a part of who you are.

The goal of eating isn't to make you full. The main goal is to provide enough energy for your whole body and for all the things you have to do between meals. You probably don't need so much food, but you do need important substances to get you through the day. If you eat too much, it will only slow you down.

If you appreciate the food you eat, if you serve it nicely and eat consciously, taking time to chew and enjoy in taste, you can make really great life improvements. It is also important to give your digestion a chance to start digesting as it should. Because of that, take a time to rest for a while between your meals, and after dinner, take a nice little walk.

It really isn't complicated to change your habits. At first, it might be strange to chew so much, but when you start to experience the benefits, this will become natural. Slow eating also means that you will start to eat less, because you will be satisfied with smaller amounts. It will regulate your digestion and provide more energy to your body.

Eating consciously and changing your habits comes naturally, once you open your mind to it. Listen to your body and you will soon learn what is good for you, and what is not. Simply avoid things that make you feel bad, when it comes to your meals, as well as when it comes to your lifestyle in general. You are what you eat, so think about it.




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