Diet And Lifestyle Modifications (Aahar And Vihar)

Ayurvedic management of Ajirna aims to follow a simple diet and lifestyle changes along with herbs to bring back the balance in dosha and thereby strengthen the digestion process.

Aahar

The main diet recommendations are:

• Include herbs such as ginger, coriander seeds, pepper, ajwain, Saunf in the diet. .
• Avoid foods that trigger indigestion such as oily and spicy foods.
• Take small, nutritious meals such as mung daal for khichdi.
• Give five or six small meals per day for children instead of three large meals.
• Increase amounts of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and healthy snacks in your diet.
• Reduce or eliminate caffeine-containing fizzy drinks.
• Avoid black gram, chickpeas.
• Consume Warm Lime Water mixed with a few drops of ginger juice.

Lifestyle changes that may be helpful to stop indigestion are:

• The diet should be light and easily digestible.
• Regular Use of Ghee improves the digestive system. Avoid intense oily food, heavy, spicy, hot, and salty foods.
• Must use Digestive and carminative spices like cumin, pepper, ginger, asafoetida, etc in your diet.
• Avoid smoking and alcohol consumption.
• It is not good to use curd regularly in your diet.
• Food should be taken only after one feels hungry.
• Sipping hot water at intervals helps in increasing digestion.
• Avoid excessive cold beverages and food.
• Foods that are old or refrigerated should not be consumed.
• Avoid day sleep.
• A regular and mild exercise helps to increase digestion.
• Practicing yoga regularly helps to regulate digestion and bowel movements.