Well, when every medical practitioner, health magazines are going ga-ga over the nutritious food, fitness, supplements etc to maintain a super health, one basic eating habit has been lost in the hype. The very definition of healthy eating habit by this site has been
What to eat?
When to eat?
How to eat?
Coming onto when to eat:
It is highly advisable to come to your dining table leaving your mind outside. Before you start interpreting it otherwise, the focus is to be free of all worries, tension, anger and any other anxieties before you start taking our food.
Food itself is lifeless material. It is powerless of itself to build flesh, blood, bones and nerves. Only a living, breathing organism can convert it into living tissue. Food is subordinate to life and to the life force which is inherent in all living creatures. When this life force is at low as in sickness, it is useless to stuff the body with food, even with right kind.
So when we are stressed, in anger, full of anxieties, the body is not in a state to accept food and digest it. The life force within is not stable and cannot accept another heavy duty like digestion. Digestion is a high energy consuming process within the body.
Any other simultaneous activity while eating forces the heart to pump more blood, slowing down digestion and leading to various ailments including indigestion.
So better wait to calm down to come to your dining. Avoid reading or studying while taking your food. Eating is a bodily requirement; invest in it and you will get worthy results as your investment.