Prabuddha Jivan 2015 11

SR No.: 526088
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Dhanvant Shah
Publisher: Mumbai Jain Yuvak Sangh
Publication Year: 2015
Total Pages: 44
Language: Gujarati
Classification: Magazine, India_Prabuddha Jivan, & India
File Size: 2 MB

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NOVEMBER 2015 PRABUDDH JEEVAN3
33 APPEAL TO HEALTH CONSCIOUS JAINS (EATING LESS-UNODARI TAP)
O Bakul Gandhi Awake !!! Reap the Spiritual benefits while putting gesting food and removing toxins, the cells have more up your efforts to be fit and trim and stay Disease time to carry-out essential repair work. This means the Free...All you need is to turn on from being subcon- skin can be protected against aging caused by free scious to conscious that your efforts for best of physi- redicals. This also works towards faster regeneration cal health are also best for soul salvation by process of new, tighter tissues and slower aging of skin. Thus, of Karma-Nirjara. Your Diet for soul salvation is also by eating less you have a greater chance towards lookDiet for Health. Is it not heartening!
ing younger for longer time. It is believed and experienced that today's young Diet to Become More Energetic generation has better intelligence quotient. They will
Eating lesser food means that your body is supplied prefer logical and scientifically proven reasoning than
with limited calorie intake. The body needs to carefully simply customary faith in religion sermons. Here is an
process every bit of morsel that you consume. The humble attempt to synthesise Science and Spiritual as
digestion is directed at maximizing nutrient absorption pect of Diet - Eatnig less - Unodari Tap.
and minimal storage of unwanted calories as fat. Thus, Diet to Stay Disease-free
along with lesser fat deposition, your entire metabolic You might not realize this but a lot of diseases are rate is raised. This is reflected in your quality of daily the result of inflammations within the body. This means life. You are bound to feel more energetic throughout they are caused without an external cause like an in- the day, be more alret, able to think clearer and have a fection. This happens when the body is unable to get renewed zeal towards completing the day's chores. rid of the toxins found in food. This kind of toxin reten- Diet to Become Smarter tion is more likely to happen when we eat more. The Medical researchers across the world have repeatdigestive system functions like a systematic process edly proven a direct relation between eating lesser and that includes passage of food through the gastrointes- improving the brain's performance. This includes the tinal tract and participation of many organs. When this cognitive abilities and overall IQ. In fact, limited dietary system is stressed, the movement of digested food is intake to sharpen the mind has been practiced in many fastened. This doesn't allow the body to properly filter- cultures that existed thousands of years ago. This conout the toxins. This is how toxins are released back cepts still holds true. It has been established that eatinto the bloodstream, inducing diseases. This is a di- ing smaller portions and at regular intervals rather than rect threat to our body's immune power and makes us having heavy meals is more likely to raise your ability more susceptible to developing diseases without any to learn and memorize with ease. discernible cause.
Scientific reasons just mechanically followed do not The Medical science advises minimum consump- give desired result. Science adds a caveat, that above tion of oils/fats, salt and sugar to keep away Heart, diet suggestions, to be effective, require mental calmBlood Pressure and Diabetic Diseases.
ness while eating. The digestive process needs sound Diet to Remain Younger
undisturbed sleep. It is here that Jain Spiritualism ex
plains means to achieve mental calmness-control. Dietary choices that include less calorie intake are beneficial for our hormones. This is particularly appli- Diet to Become Spiritual cable to eating less of fried and cholesterol-laden foods If Biological/medical science advises Eating Less that tend to impact the sexual and reproductive hor- food to reduce or remove toxification of body, Jain mones. Many of these hormones are responsible for philosophy prescribes Eating less - Partial Starvation providing us vigour and vitality, enhancing our youthful - Unodari Tapa - (one of the six External Means to appearance.
cleanse your soul of all wrong-bad deeds as spelt out With lesser energy resources directed towards di- below) to reduce or remove toxification of Soul.