Health is wealth

|
  • 1

Health is wealth

Tuesday, 11 May 2021 | Pioneer

Following a healthy lifestyle is important. More so, when health and overall wellbeing is at the forefront. Dipak Kumar Singh shares tips that can help

One cannot escape death, but can certainly prevent old age. The fundamental principle of a healthy, relaxed, happy and stress free life is that one must follow a self-determined routine — self-discipline in daily routine. Here are a few suggestions based upon my learning:

One, try to make the moment of getting up in the morning, your happiest moment of the day. Smile at the world when you open your eyes or even laugh loudly. This forms the base of your feelings for the whole day.

Two, water regime. Drink at least four litres of water every day. Also, drink at least three glasses of warm water, first thing in the morning. Avoid drinking cold water. It should be at least room temperature.

Three, follow a good food regime. Take three meals and nothing in between, unless you have been medically advised to take five meals or more. Breakfast should be ideally within four hours of waking up and should be the heaviest. Fruits should be consumed in the first half of the day only. Avoid fruits after mid-day. Curd should be taken with the breakfast, unless prohibited by doctor. Mattha with lunch. And no curd item in the dinner. Emphasis should be on quality of food rather than quantity. Consume those foods, which gives more energy and nutrients, in less quantity.

Four, work place regime. In case you have long sitting job: Use straight back chair, keep your back straight, aligned with the chair back, get up after every 45 minutes  and take a stroll for five minutes and stretch your neck backwards whenever you remember.

Caution: Whenever you stretch your neck backwards, keep your eyes closed.

Five, post dinner regime. Dinner should be taken ideally before 8 pm. There should be about four hours of gap between dinner and sleep. Brush your teeth after having the meal. Walk for at least 20 minutes. Take steam and gargle with salt and haldi mixed in hot water. Switch off your mobile at least half an hour before you go to bed, unless your profession demands to keep it on 24 hours.

Six, after you go to bed put two drops of mustard oil in your navel and rub it with your finger tip, 40 times clockwise and 40 times anti-clockwise. Put two drops of mustard oil in each nostril. Once on bed, close your eyes and  remember each and every event that has happened since morning. Forgive those who have hurt you in any way on that day. Ask forgiveness from those whom you have hurt in any way. This will relax your mind and you will have a sound sleep with positive thought, and will wake up smiling the next morning. Have at least seven hours of sleep in the night. Try to follow the age old maxim — early to bed and early to rise.

And last but not the least, follow a good work out regime. spend at least one hour in the morning and half an hour in the evening on your personal exercise regime. Remember  walking, jogging and breathing exercises have to be a part of your exercise regime.

The writer is Principal Secretary, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Dept, Government of Bihar

Sunday Edition

CAA PASSPORT TO FREEDOM

24 March 2024 | Kumar Chellappan | Agenda

CHENNAI EXPRESS IN GURUGRAM

24 March 2024 | Pawan Soni | Agenda

The Way of Bengal

24 March 2024 | Shobori Ganguli | Agenda

The Pizza Philosopher

24 March 2024 | Shobori Ganguli | Agenda

Astroturf | Lord Shiva calls for all-inclusiveness

24 March 2024 | Bharat Bhushan Padmadeo | Agenda

Interconnected narrative l Forest conservation l Agriculture l Food security

24 March 2024 | BKP Sinha/ Arvind K jha | Agenda