Things You Should Not Do After Eating

Taking care of our life and body is a good thing. The basis of a good life begins with eating. Everyone knows that what we eat affects our mental and physical strength.

The majority of people end up doing things which harm their body. This counter their good eating habits.

So to escape this vicious loop, i brought up 9 things you shouldn't do after eating:

  1. Going To Sleep

A lot of people opt to eat before sleeping or take a short nap after lunch or dinner. This often cause gas pains, bad sleep and discomfort for next 24 hours.

  2. Smoking Cigarettes

Whether you are a chronic smoker or not, most of people feels to urge to smoke after they eat. If you fails to resist, it can be very deadly. When we smoke, it reacts with our intestines.

  3. Taking A Shower

This might come as a shock, but it has a bad effect on your body. When we eat, blood from our lungs and hands move towards the digestive systems to increase the process of digestion.

  4. Eating Fruits

When we have heavy meal, our body takes time to consume it. This can be a long process and your stomach will not be able to absorb all the nutrients from fruit due to sluggish digestion system.

  5. Drinking Coffee or Tea

This is just a common routine for many, but just like fruits it impact our body. Research shows that drinking beverages after a meal prevents your body from absorbing iron from food.

  6. Walking

There is a myth that walking after a meal helps you digest a food. While the reality is a little more complex. When you eat, your stomach is filled with an acid whose task is to breakdown food. If you decide to walk immediately after eating, the acid jumps around in your belly and cause you even more harm. So, wait for 30 minutes to have a walk after a meal.

  7. Brushing Your Teeth

When we eat, enamel sticks to your teeth. If you brush just after eating, you are risking the removal of enamel, which cause a lot of issues in your mouth.

  8. Drinking Water During Or After Eating

Drinking water is an automated process that happens after or during eating. The side effect of this is that it disrupts the natural level of bases and acids in our body, which are required for proper digestion