Is it possible to eat immoderately, even wholesome food? Overeating, no matter what the quality of the food, clogs your living machine, and thus hinders its work. Eating more than the stomach can hold adequately is very common. When too much food is eaten at one time the entire system is burdened. The stomach is so stuffed that it cannot mix the digestive juices properly with the food. The surplus food that is put into the stomach makes it hard for your system to do its work.
Surplus food calls too much blood to the stomach, causing the arms and legs to chill quickly. Unpleasant symptoms are felt and your ‘living machinery’ becomes thoroughly exhausted. The stomach is saying: “Give me rest.” Some call this ‘all-gone’ feeling ‘hunger’, but it is caused by the overworked condition of your digestive organs.
What does your system do with the excess? It makes desperate efforts to dispose of it, and this extra work causes a tired, weary feeling. Also the brain is clouded, thoughts are sluggish, and you fail to accomplish as much as you might have. Life and energy are called from the brain to work the mill which grinds the material you have placed in your stomach. In this we do our bodies no favors. Do you know the feeling of just wanting to lie down and sleep after a meal?
I have heard it said that the hardest exercise is pushing away from the table. Well after you have accomplished this push-away task then the next best thing to do after a meal is to go for a good brisk walk or do some light exercise outdoors.
A point to remember is: we live not on what we eat but on what we digest. Let us not be caught digging our graves with our teeth.
Author: Unknown to me
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