10 Healthy habits which are not healthy 

Corona has made us learn a thing…be vigilant for your health. Everyone has become very health conscious these days. We try to do our best to stay healthy. But in pursuit of staying healthy we often indulge in those practices which are not as healthy as they seem. In this article we are going to discuss  such habits.

Walk just after dinner

Well this habit has super se upper wala position amongst the list of all the good habits. There is a proverb in English after lunch sleeps a while, after dinner walk a mile. Yes it has tremendous benefits of walking after dinner.

Walking after dinner improves digestion, boost metabolism and immunity, helps in reduce cravings and better sleeping. It’s a good mood booster so helps in cope up with depression too. It regulates blood sugar and reduces bloating and gas. After counting so many benefits of walking after dinner why I am saying it’s not a good habit. A bit confusing right?

Well if you walk just after your dinner, it may slow down the digestion process. As per Ayurveda it is beneficial to walk after dinner but you should not start walking just after the dinner. Instead of that after every meal one should sit in the position of Vajrasna for 5 to 10 minutes to keep the gas and bloating at a bay and then start walking.

As per Ayurveda sit in Vajrasana first after eating letting the food gets settled. After having the meal our digestive system needs energy to digest the food. If we walk immediately after eating, our energy compromised due to muscular work and digestion process gets disturbed.

 After eating, our digestive system needs blood supply to digest the food. If we walk right after eating, blood supply diverts to working muscles and slows down the process of smooth digestion. So after eating sit in Vajrasana for 5 to 10 minutes and then start walking.

If you are not able to sit in Vajrasana, sit while cross your leg for few minutes and then start walking.

Raw food in dinner

There are several benefits of having raw vegetables in your meals. People who are willing to lose weight prefer for a raw food diet, in the form of salad, as it is believed to be packed of nutrients. These are low in calories and high in fiber.

However according to Ayurveda, it is not a good idea to have raw vegetables after sunset because it has more water content which might cause cough and cold if eating in regular basis. It may also ruin your immune system in long term.

 Having boiled or steamed vegetables or vegetable soups in dinner rather than raw vegetables is better options indeed.

Eating low fat butter

The market is filled with low fat butter. People are eating them thinking that they are eating healthy.  Whereas so called low fat butter is loaded with trans fat. It also has high sodium content and it is full of sugar and many other synthetic fats. Replace low fat butter with homemade white butter.

Include homemade white butter in your diet to get its numerous benefits. It has vitamin A, D, E and K which helps in boosting immunity and is good for bone health. Even homemade white butter contains good calories which are essential for weight loss.

Skip carbs

We often think that we should have more protein and less carbs in our diet. It can be a good practice for weight loss but when we talk about keeping healthy ourselves, we should have a balanced diet. Carbs are equally important for our health. Don’t eat more dal or less roti and vise versa. Remember to be a healthy person you don’t need to be a lean person. 

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Eating chapati without ghee

There is a trend now to avoid desi ghee in the name of weight loss. People eat roti without ghee thinking that they would not get many calories. But we cannot avoid ghee when we talk about the healthy fats. If you one of those who restrict ghee from their diet, you are deprived yourself from the healthiest fat which is essential for your health. Desi ghee is rich source of vitamins, antioxidants and healthy fats. Cooking food in ghee helping you absorb more nutrients. Have ghee in moderation and get its numerous advantages.

Have muesli or cornflakes in breakfast

People avoid homemade Indian breakfast like paratha and cheela and eat muesli or cornflakes in breakfast thinking that they are having very nutritious breakfast.  Cereal is overrated as a healthy food. These types of food are called ‘Camouflaged Junk Foods’. We think that they are full of nutrition whereas they carry junk material. These are full of sugar and low in protein. Thus these healthy options of breakfast are actually unhealthy.

Consumption of Energy drink

There are so many energy drinks are flooded in market which claim as a healthy beverage especially for children. They are intended to boost alertness, energy and concentration but the ingredients of these energy drinks can cause adverse health effects. They have large amount of sugar and caffeine. Regular consumption of energy drinks can lead to weight gain and put you at risk for diabetes.

Usage of low calorie sugar

The usage of low calorie sweeteners is increasing day by day in the name of healthy substitute of regular white sugar. Though the consumption of white sugar is also not good for health, it doesn’t mean that low calorie sugar may aid weight loss.

Too much consumption of low calorie sugar also can lead to health problems. If you want to replace your regular white sugar with low calorie sugar, use it in moderation. Keep one thing in your mind that moderation is the key. It also not offers the same health benefits as fruits and vegetables.

Having brown bread

People replace white bread with brown bread thinking it is healthier option and if some seeds sprinkled on it, people think that they are consuming healthy, multigrains bread. Thanks to marketing gimmicks. But don’t fall for them. In fact manufactures provide you the same white bread with some variations to make it look healthy.

Read the ingredients carefully before buying it and ensure that ‘whole wheat flour’ is mentioned in the ingredients list.

Consumption of digestive biscuits

If we have two types of biscuits on a plate in front of us, one is cream biscuit and one is so called sugar free, fat free, made with oats  digestive biscuits, we will definitely go for digestive biscuits thinking that we are consuming a healthy option. But there is nothing like sugar free or fat free biscuits. A low calorie biscuit is a big false. Beware of sugar free biscuits and don’t fall for them. Bind Yourself to their Limited Consumption. 

These are some habits, which I think, are not as healthy as it seems. What do you think about these habits, tell me in the comments section below.

Disclaimer:  The information provided in this blog is not given by a health care professional. Though each and every tip shared in this blog has been tried by me, each and everyone is different and might react differently to them. Always consult a specialist or your doctor for more information.