DHAARRII (ധാരി)

 

Sleep and water intake

                                   Water intake

·         Ayurveda emphasizes on importance, quantity and quality of water

·         Water is compared to elixor  of life when taken appropriately

·         Avoid mixing and consuming  hot and cold water, boiled and raw water   

·         Water intake during meals- before: reduces weight, with meals: maintains weight, after meals: increases weight.

·         Drinking water to suppress hunger is not recommended, one should refrain from drinking water first when at most hungry.

·         Never Skip water intake while feeling thirsty, or in other words never supress thirst

·         Apart from consequences of dehydration, hearing impairment is attributed to thirst suppression. .

·         Avoid Drinking cold water soon after coming from hot atmosphere and vice versa

Remain hydrated during   travelling, preferably warm water.

·         Left 1/3^rd of stomach for water after having meals.

·         Consume only colourless, and odourless potable water,

·         Refrain from drinking water which has been boiled and kept overnight

·         Drink boiled water in early morning as a daily routine

·         Before sleep, water can be consumed along with light dinner three hours prior to retiring to bed ,warm milk is ideal for sleep

                                                 Sleep

Night Time period including dusk is to recharge, the body after the wear tear activities of day time. Hence all activities are directing towards, pacifying, conserving energy and least energy consuming.

·         Consume light meal, easily digestible food in early hours of night, preferably three hours going to bed

·         Curd is not recommended to take at night.

·         Having dinner just before sleep   is strictly prohibited.

·         Late night sleep is highly discouraged, late night dinner, late night heavy dinner  too are prohibited.

·         Avoid Day sleep, sleeping especially after meal is undesirable practice

·         In order to compensate lack of night sleep ,one can sleep in day empty stomach .duration of such compensatory sleep is intended for a period of  half of lost night sleep  hours

·         Voiding bladder and bowel before going to bed is recommended

·         Prefer to sleep left lateral position , on a comfortable bed in safe surroundings. Avoid too low or too high pillow as well