Are we eating to death?

 Read a post from a Doctor on the above heading.

Set me on an interesting thought that in olden times, people used to fast - be it Lent or Navratri or Ramadan. They let the stomach rest and utilize the energy in the body to reboot itself, so to say. But now a days people are fasting only for some hours and a new  craze of intermittent fasting has come. Eat once in 12 hours.

The issue is that unfortunately after the fasting there is feasting which is not the right method of fasting. I have heard of patients who used to eat well and  who went into hospital with high BP, high Sugar etc and  reached a stage no medication could help and Doctors could not do much either except increase the medicine dosage.

But surprisingly there are cases  where by controlling food intake and practically no medicine and some exercise, people have lost weight, normalized their BP and controlled their Diabetes.

There is an interesting assignment for those who want to do a proper study. Fasting should be for 24 hours and should not be followed by feasting. There has to be a gradual intake of food - Be it light porridge or Rasam and some ghee. Fibrous foods to bring back movements in the stomach and bowels will help.

Another way is to avoid carbs soon after fasting. All these could probably make the person healthy and fit. Like in olden days, people had energy to work even during fasting without getting unduly tired.

Modern day problem is the excessive marketing of food and to give large discount on big sizes. Whopper burger or a triple or quadruple sundaes etc. These only increase the cravings and difficult to go on a diet as stomach is used to huge quantities of food. This then leads to continuous medicines. One tends to believe, Pharma companies may be encouraging food companies to increase quantity and high calories items to ensure customers become permanent pharma companies patients. 

Second modern day problem is the food delivery, as one gets at home the food one wants, rather than thinking twice to go and visit a restaurant.

Third modern day problem is food is gulped fast and in large quantity in front of TV or mobile pictures. In this case, the taste only matters and not the fullness of the stomach which is felt when eating dinner on the table or floor. If you are having dinner at the dining table, you will normally get up to watch a program or do some task. Food intake will thus be automatically restricted unlike food in front of TV or computer.

One should try 24 hour fasting followed by light non carb meals and done every 15 days to probably lead a healthy life.

Disclaimer: This is just a thought and not an advice or a recommendation. Best to consult a certified nutrition or a Doctor for food diets.