7 Don'ts after a meal...very important
By greengal
@greengal (4286)
United States
February 22, 2007 10:59pm CST
I got this in the mail today and thought the users on myLot would benefit from it. Read on!
1. Don't smoke - Experiment from experts proves that smoking a cigarette after meal is comparable to smoking 10 cigarettes (chances of cancer is higher).
2. Don't eat fruits immediately - Immediately eating fruits after meals will cause stomach to be bloated with air. Therefore take fruit 1-2hr after meal or 1hr before meal.
3. Don't drink tea - Because tea leaves contain a high content of acid. This substance will cause the Protein content in the food we consume to be hardened thus difficult to digest.
4. Don't loosen your belt - Loosening the belt after a meal will easily cause the intestine to be twisted & blocked.
5. Don't bathe - Bathing will cause the increase of blood flow to the hands, legs & body thus the amount of blood around the stomach will therefore decrease. This will weaken the digestive system in our stomach.
6. Don't walk about - People always say that after a meal walk a hundred steps and you will live till 99. In actual fact this is not true.Walking will cause the digestive system to be unable to absorb the nutrition from the food we intake.
7. Don't sleep immediately - The food we intake will not be able to digest properly. Thus will lead to gastric & infection in our intestine.
Hmm, something to think about huh? I had no idea eating fruits immediately after a meal was a bad idea, and even taking a shower...gee, there's more to it than we know!
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27 responses
@Thomas73 (1467)
• Switzerland
23 Feb 07
You said you got this in the mail and didn't know if you should trust it or not. Well, I can tell you: this is all a lot of rubbish!
1. "Don't smoke" -- Why shouldn't you? Smoking (lungs) and digestion (stomach) have nothing to do with each other. You risk cancer as soon as you're born anyway.
2. "Don't eat fruits immediately" -- Fruit have actually been shown to help digestion.
3. "Don't drink tea" -- The stomach is naturally acid, and this is why you're able to digest. Added acidity from tea is insignificant.
4. "Don't loosen your belt" -- And I suppose braces are alright? Honestly, belt on or in your birthday suit, your digestion won't be affected either way.
5. "Don't bathe" -- I suppose this is a reference to not going into *cold* water after a meal, which can cause 'hydrocution' (although rarely). To you take cold baths? ;)
6. "Don't walk about" -- and why not "stop breathing" while you're at it? Intake of oxygen does affect your digestion, you know -- and the rest of you metabolism!
7. "Don't sleep immediately" -- actually, digesting induces a natural sleepiness. Sleeping, with the horizontal position it implies, actually increases the blood flow through the liver and help detoxifying any food that may otherwise harm the organism.
So please, get your facts straight before you believe such information. I don't what its purpose is, but it certainly is complete nonsense that all nutritionists would be appalled at.
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@Perry2007 (2229)
• Philippines
23 Feb 07
Where have you taken these? were they from the proper authority like doctors or some anatomy groups? It sound strange but could be true
@benderdadefender (103)
• Philippines
24 Feb 07
Wow! I'm probably doing 3-4 items on that list. Now I know what not to do after before after eating a meal. Thanks for your grat input!
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@carlaurens (188)
• Philippines
24 Feb 07
Nice information, thanks for the concern, even if we don't have a basis prevention is better than cure...
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@princessmelokia (513)
• Canada
23 Feb 07
wow . that's incredible. i didn't know about the fruit thing either and usually my family has some form of fruit for dessert. i guess we'll have to quit doing that
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@plumwish07 (4057)
• Indonesia
24 Feb 07
very good posting greengal. i already known some of them but now, i know it better. thank you for your sharing with us
@ygkchaitu (387)
• India
23 Feb 07
Thanks for info. Coincidentally i happen to be on the positive side with not doing many of these. As many as 6 dont's that i have been keeping away after a meal. But never thought they could affect us so much.
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@gemini_gal (179)
• China
24 Feb 07
Hahaha... i also got that email...
Ugh... most of the points you mentioned above, those all were what i did after a meal. Hukz... i still do actually. I mean... its too hard to remember it everytime having a meal. I drink tea with my meal, i take a bath after a meal -busy...got home at nite, having dinner, take a bath then go straight to bed!. Ha... 18 years late to send me the email
@ipostsometime (100)
• Gambia
24 Feb 07
Wow thats alot of information that i didnt know before. Thanks for the great post, i appreciate it.
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@sammantha (278)
• United States
24 Feb 07
I will take this to a count. I realy need to look at my self and see where the problem areas are.Thank you.
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@nehakalley4 (1918)
• United States
23 Feb 07
I didnt know about these things at all. Actually most of the things we do after meal. Well I do not sleep immediately after a meal, but eating fruits,drinking tea, looseningthe belt or taking a walk are the most common things which I do after a meal. But now I will take care that I dont do these things immediately after a meal. Thanks fo sharing it with us on mylot
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@dbeast (1495)
• India
23 Feb 07
hey buddy most of the facts here are right.i have read in several books and guides of doctors and the above said facts are really true.i have heard that it is even bad to have dessert after a meal.we need to take a break and then have dessert.the aips you have stated can really help a lot if we follow them faithfully.thanks.:-)
@retardedrugrat (4791)
• Canada
23 Feb 07
Wow. Some of these I've heard of before. The fruit thing and the tea thing surprised me very much!
I never knew that - and I like having a cup of tea with my dinner. Guess I'll have to change that habit.
It seems that even eating healthy things after dinner can cause problems lol. Whatever next?
@donluwiz (2)
• Netherlands
23 Feb 07
I think what you shared with us appears nice but lacks medical backing.Therefore i will advice that, since it concerns health, and heal is life, it will be proper to buttress it with medical evidence through quote or refernce.
Thanks.
