Hazardous Acts After Eating a Meal

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Sai Vadlamani
We all probably remember our moms telling us not to run out and play too soon after eating or not to jump into the pool and start swimming right after a meal. Sometimes the advice we get runs the course from urban myths, half truths, to possibly very useful. So what is safe to do these days in an age where warning labels seem to be on everything and concerns about our health and safety reigns supreme. Well, let us not get too far down the path of trying to over analyze everything we eat and assess what is safe to do from a physical exertion perspective. Nevertheless, it is prudent to understand some of the basic good advice out there and these revelations may be pretty surprising.

What is Unsafe To Do After Eating a Big Meal

1. I think smoking is never good for you and if you engaged in the habit, find a way to quit. But studies have revealed that if you smoke right after eating your meal, the intake of all the bad toxins from the smoke has a greater adverse impact on your health akin to smoking multiple cigarettes.

2. Most everyone loves their fruits, right? After all, it is said that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Well, there is a lot of good to be gained from eating many types of fruits, but do not be so quick to consume your fruit after a hearty meal because the effect of consuming fruits will cause your stomach to bloat with a lot of air. It is best to wait an hour or so after you eat or likewise do not tackle a large meal until an hour or so after you snack on some fruit so to avoid unnecessary gas.

3. I love all kinds of tea. Hot tea and ice tea, with a lot of lemon. But if you just downed a big portion of some really tasty food you should probably be wary about drinking a great deal of tea because the tea leaves consist of a great deal of acid and when that acts on the protein you have eaten in your meal it makes for some difficulty in digestion.

4. OK, so you have had your favorite plate of something and you decided to go back and get more. Now you are feeling pretty full and want to let out a belt place or two. Well not so quick because loosening the belt to relieve some of the pressure can contribute to your intestine become somewhat twisted and blocked and you really are not going to feel so well in the you know what department.

5. Well, this may come as some surprise but Mom was right about one thing. Do not be so eager to rush out and jump into the water or bathe in warm water because the act of taking a bath will not sit well with your blood flow level and cause an increase of blood to your legs and hands and body. As a result, your digestive system will not have as much blood flow as it really needs and this essentially diminishes the efficiency of digestion.

6. Believe it or not, after eating a big meal, it is not so wise to try to walk it off. The act of doing so will make it more difficult for the digestive system to absorb the nutrition from the food you just consumed.

7. The last thing you ought to avoid right after eating is going right too sleep and sleeping for a long period of time. Again, it can be a digestive nightmare if you just shut everything down and seek out your sleep time. The body has evolved over many millions of years and it does pretty darn good job of handling the digestive duties so long as you do not practice extremes. So where robust physical exertion is not wise for digestive purposes, nor is no activity and giving in to a long slumber.
 
The 7 Dangerous Acts after meal







* Don't smoke - Experiment from experts proves that smoking a cigarette after meal is comparable to smoking 10 cigarettes. (chances of cancer is higher)







* Don't eat fruits immediately - When you eat your fruits with meals, the fruit is stuck in the stomach along with the contents of the meals and cannot reach the intestines in time. Lying there they get spoilt and spoil the remaining food in the stomach too. Thus it is recommended that you eat a fruit at least one hour after eating a meal or before your meal and preferably in the morning with empty stomach. It is in the morning that the body can best use the nutrients in the fruit and get enough energy to start the day.







* Don't drink tea - Because tea leaves contain a high content of acid. This substance will cause the Protein content in the food we consume to be hardened thus difficult to digest. It is preferable to drink tea an hour after meals.







* Don't loosen your belt -Fiction, not particularly bad for you! We generally have an attitude that a good meal is that which forces us to loosen our belts. However, loosening the belt is bad, not because it causes the intestines to twist or block but because it means that you have over eaten to a level that you are uncomfortable. Loosening of the belt may also cause you to feel comfortable once again which means you may continue overeating. So eat only to the extent that you can be comfortable without loosening your belt!







* Don't bathe - Bathing after meal will cause the increase of blood flow to the hands, legs & body thus the amount of blood around the stomach will therefore decrease. This will weaken the digestive system in our stomach.







* Don't walk about -Fact, it is bad for you! Walking directly after meals is a bad idea, it can result to acid reflux and indigestion. However, walking about half an hour after meals is known to be good for you. Researchers in the Department of Exercise Science at the University of South Carolina, have found that walking after exercise is a good way to burn energy. The point to note is when to walk, you should ideally walk for about 10 minutes and only 20-30 minutes after meal to prevent acid reflux and stomach upsets.







* Don't sleep immediately - The food we intake will not be able to digest properly. Thus will lead to gastric & infection in our intestine.
 
The 7 Dangerous Acts after meal







* Don't smoke - Experiment from experts proves that smoking a cigarette after meal is comparable to smoking 10 cigarettes. (chances of cancer is higher)







* Don't eat fruits immediately - When you eat your fruits with meals, the fruit is stuck in the stomach along with the contents of the meals and cannot reach the intestines in time. Lying there they get spoilt and spoil the remaining food in the stomach too. Thus it is recommended that you eat a fruit at least one hour after eating a meal or before your meal and preferably in the morning with empty stomach. It is in the morning that the body can best use the nutrients in the fruit and get enough energy to start the day.







* Don't drink tea - Because tea leaves contain a high content of acid. This substance will cause the Protein content in the food we consume to be hardened thus difficult to digest. It is preferable to drink tea an hour after meals.







* Don't loosen your belt -Fiction, not particularly bad for you! We generally have an attitude that a good meal is that which forces us to loosen our belts. However, loosening the belt is bad, not because it causes the intestines to twist or block but because it means that you have over eaten to a level that you are uncomfortable. Loosening of the belt may also cause you to feel comfortable once again which means you may continue overeating. So eat only to the extent that you can be comfortable without loosening your belt!







* Don't bathe - Bathing after meal will cause the increase of blood flow to the hands, legs & body thus the amount of blood around the stomach will therefore decrease. This will weaken the digestive system in our stomach.







* Don't walk about -Fact, it is bad for you! Walking directly after meals is a bad idea, it can result to acid reflux and indigestion. However, walking about half an hour after meals is known to be good for you. Researchers in the Department of Exercise Science at the University of South Carolina, have found that walking after exercise is a good way to burn energy. The point to note is when to walk, you should ideally walk for about 10 minutes and only 20-30 minutes after meal to prevent acid reflux and stomach upsets.







* Don't sleep immediately - The food we intake will not be able to digest properly. Thus will lead to gastric & infection in our intestine.
 
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