{"id":21469,"date":"2017-12-13T08:00:56","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T08:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=21469"},"modified":"2017-12-13T08:00:56","modified_gmt":"2017-12-13T08:00:56","slug":"food-multitasking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/food-multitasking\/","title":{"rendered":"Food and multitasking, is it healthy and productive?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some of us love having a screen in our faces while eating, whether it is at work on your desk, or at home watching TV.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ayurvedic therapist Niti Nayee, told the Voice of London that we should eat with the TV off. In fact, all screens off.<\/p>\n

She also says that we eat the meal with a lot more mindfulness and consciousness, as it is about the energy that goes into the process of eating food.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is ayurvedic therapy?<\/p>\n

This is the oldest holistic medical system in the world. Originated in India, it promotes herbal medicine and very precise diets. Practitioners take the mind, body and soul into account.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cI would rather eat a banana cake that I made – which may not be the most nutritious choice from a diet point of view, rather than a store-bought, raw, vegan banana cake. When I know what I am cooking, and make the food with love and positive energy, then I know that those same emotions are going to fill my body as I eat the food. Cooking with attention and good intention is going to have a positive impact on my body.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Credit: Dipali Limbachia<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cPositive energy you put into the food also acts positive inside your body. Ayurvedic nutrition is not just about what you eat it\u2019s also about how you eat.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMultitasking makes us stress. A study by Japanese scientist, Masaru Emoto\u00a0<\/a><\/span>suggested that snow crystals were more beautiful when he played calming music with positive words. Whereas the crystals formed with aggressive music and harsh words, were not so beautiful.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Credit: Masaru Emoto<\/p>\n

Judging from the freezing of the water and how the crystals turned out, it would be very unhealthy to watch TV while eating.<\/p>\n

Although it would be productive to have the tv or a computer screen on, it would be better to take time out of our busy lives and eat with “attention and good intention,” as Niti Nayee says.<\/p>\n

It probably is not a good idea to eat while we’re watching TV, although some say it is quicker.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZGH6Q5hXN4c<\/p>\n

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Words and video: Dipali Limbachia | Subbing: Chingiz Turdaliev and Tooba Haq<\/p>\n

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