Body Intelligence Tips

1. Eat in a settled atmosphere.
2. Never eat when you are upset.
3. Always sit down to eat.
4. Eat only when you feel hungry.
5. Reduce ice-cold food and drink.
6. Don't talk while chewing your food.
7. Eat at a moderate pace, neither too fast nor too slow.
8. Wait until one meal is digested before eating the next(2-4 hours for light meals and 4-6 hours for full meals).
9. Sip war water with your meal.
10. Eat freshly cooked meals whenever possible.
11. Minimize raw foods - cooked food is much easier to digest.
12. Do not cook with honey - heated honey is considered toproduce ama.
13. Drink milk separately from meals, either alone or withother sweet foods.
14. Experience all six tastes at every meal.
15. Leave 1/3 to 1/4 of your stomach empty to aid digestion.
16. Sit quietly for a few minutes after your meal.

Source: Perfect Health by Deepak Chopra. Three Rivers Press. NY 2000. pp310-311.