Monday, March 2, 2009

When to Eat, When Not to Eat

so now, im really getting into it.
i admit that ive been talking about "healthy eating" all the time like everybody else.
but aren't we a bit too obsessed with "eating" to be healthy?
how about "not eating" as an alternative?
or at least "eat less" ?
im not talking about "weight loss" stuff, by the way.

From “yin and yang” point of view, for example, it’s good to eat less or even skip meal in the evening.
According to this philosophy, day time is yang(the sun, active), and night is yin(the moon, still).
Stomach, which is yin(empty), is more active during the yang time.
So it’s good to eat during the day.
Especially breakfast, in order to gain the energy for the day.
If you skip breakfast, already low blood sugar level won’t go up well, so you would feel tired, have less energy, head not very clear, and even overeat and oversnack(tend to be junk!) later in the day to catch up.

If you eat too much late at night(yin), however, when the stomach is supposed to be resting, the food you took won’t be able to be digested well, resulted in fatigue or digestive problems in the morning. ----can you imagine working all night when you want to sleep? Your stomach feels the same!

Also, liver and kidneys(yang) are more active during yin time(night), so skipping evening meal can give some rest to those hard working organs and re-energize them, too.

The best strategy?
Eat breakfast.
Eat less ---or skip from time to time---in the evening. And do not eat after 9p.m.
Also, chewing well is a very kind and thoughtful gesture for your digestive system : )

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