Before eating or after eating? Know the right time to drink water, one small mistake can spoil your digestive system:

News India Live, Digital Desk: Drinking water is essential for health, but knowing ‘when’ to drink is even more important. Often people sip water while eating or fill a big glass and drink water as soon as they finish eating. According to health experts and Ayurveda, this one habit of yours can completely slow down the digestion process, which leads to problems like obesity, acidity and constipation.

Why is drinking water right after eating like ‘poison’?

In Ayurveda, drinking water immediately after food is considered equivalent to ‘poison’. The scientific logic behind this is:

Diminished gastric fire: When we eat food, digestive juices and ‘Jathragni’ are activated in the stomach which digests the food. Drinking water immediately calms this fire, due to which the food starts rotting in the stomach instead of being digested.

Insulin level: Drinking water immediately after meals can increase insulin levels in the body, which directly causes obesity.

What is the ‘golden time’ to drink water?

Experts have given these 3 rules to keep digestion healthy:

Before eating: If you want to lose weight, eat less 30 to 40 minutes before drink water. This will reduce your appetite and the digestive system will remain active. But do not drink water just 5-10 minutes before eating.

Between meals: If the food is stuck in the throat or is very spicy, you a sip or two You can drink lukewarm water. More water than this will dilute the digestive juices.

After eating (most important): at least after eating after 45 to 60 minutes One should drink only water. This time is enough for the digestion process to start its work.

Cold water or lukewarm water?

anytime after eating ice cold water Don’t drink. Cold water freezes the fat present in food, making it difficult to digest. If you have to drink water, then lukewarm water is the best option because it speeds up metabolism.

Try this rule for a month

If you follow the rule of drinking water one hour after meals, then within just 30 days you will feel a huge reduction in problems like bloating, gas and laziness. Additionally, your skin will also start glowing as better digestion is directly related to clean blood and glowing skin.