It was preached by Hippocrates “Thy food thy medicine and thy medicine thy food” and rightly so. Diet is the single most important aspect of your Naturopathy treatment. A nutritious diet plays a major role by providing your body much needed nutrients and thereby recuperating organs. The science of Ayurveda too emphasizes on the importance of a proper diet to cure ailments.Maintaining a proper diet can help in leading a healthy life with no supplemental medicine required. Majority of the total no. of diseases arise from faulty food habits. Food not cooked on a fire retains its enzymes, minerals and other nutrients and hence uncooked food is the best as it has the most nutritive value. To maintain a proper balance it is essential that 75% of our food intake should be uncooked and the remaining 25% of the cooked variety.
Even cooked food can be divided depending on the nutrition it provides, for eg. Unpolished cooked rice, whole wheat bread etc. The best methods of cooking are steaming, boiling and baking. Fried foods are avoided because they lose their nutritive value after being cooked at high temperatures. Also, uncooked food being more alkaline compared to cooked food reduces acidity and digestive problems.
What does a Naturopathy diet consist of?
1. Fruits, vegetables and wholesome cereals. They have a lot of fibre and help in prevention of gastritis, indigestion, cancer, diabetes etc.
2. Various fresh juices – Once of the best methods of consuming natural foods is in the form of juices. Fruit or vegetable juice are prescribed as per the patient and the illness.
What should be avoided?
Non-vegetarian foods are not part of a Naturopathy diet. Animal tissue when consumed increases the toxicity level of the body and it is low in fibre and comparatively less nutritious. Being high in calories it can lead to diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure among other ailments.
