Nowadays we have forgotten many ancient rules for living which have greatly helped us being healthy and have a sense of fulfillment in our hearts. Forgetting these ancient rules of life are the cause of many issues such as lifestyle diseases, stress, anxiety, and emotional challenges such as feeling lonely, isolated, feeling disconnected, and so on. So let’s look at five such rules which used to keep people happy, healthy in the ancient times.
Change your life is earthing
Our ancestors slept on ground, walked barefooted, and cultivated earth with their hands. Throughout the day they touched earth with their hands, feet, and body. But today we have increasingly disconnected with earth with our modern lifestyle, sleeping in bed and staying indoors. Studies show that when our bare feet or skin come in contact with the earth, our body absorbs free electrons.
These electrons act as antioxidants that may help neutralize damaging caused by excess free radicals. Free radicals are particles in our body that lead to inflammation and disease in our body such as cancer. Earthing also fosters mental connection between you and earth which according to various mindfulness practices can reduce feelings of loneliness, isolation, and stress. So practice earthing or grounding for around five to ten minutes every day and see your mental and emotional state improves leaps and bounds.
Change your life is to eat dinner early
Nowadays many of us eat our dinner very late which is the root of many conditions such as diabetes, blood pressure issues, cholesterol, thyroid problems, fatty liver, and so on. If you remember your grandparents or great-grandparents, they would insist on having dinner along with setting sun. That’s because they knew the ancient rule of eating dinner did wonders for your digestion. My personal advice to you all would be that you should all finish your dinner by 8 p.m.
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Ayurveda says that later you eat, the lesser the amount of digestive enzymes that are available to digest your food. Additionally, if you go to sleep immediately after eating, then a lot of body’s energy is used up in sleeping rather than digesting your food properly. Eating at the right time also converts food into energy and not fat. To see the wonders of these ancient rules, practice it now to give yourself the valuable gift of healthy metabolism and good digestion.
Change your life would be remembering the value of Homemade
Nowadays our habit is that we want something and we must have it instantly. This instant gratification makes us order food online or repeatedly we order anything we want instantly. See, this steals the joy of making something with our own hands from us.
This steals from us the opportunity to show our love and care by creating things with our own effort, our own time and care. In ancient times, a lot of emphasis was laid on making things at home, be it food, clothes or even household goods, etc. That created a sense of value and connection and a lot of bonding among the family members.
Nowadays, though everything is available easily, the value and the emotional connection is lost. We candle these invaluable emotions by going back to homemade. Start small by perhaps baking all the dishes for a festival at home. See the amount of joy and connection a simple act will bring to your home.
Being with Nature
Nowadays we spend majority of time indoors, whether at work or at home. We have very little direct connection or interaction with nature. This is a direct cause for a low mood, increased stress and worries and overthinking patterns. If you look at ancient times, everything in our daily routine was connected with nature.
We woke up with the rising sun, worked the land with our hands, had fresh water from rivers and ponds. Our houses were surrounded by trees, kettles and these kettles were cared as though they are part of our family. They are our family members. All this ensured that our entire life was naturally connected.
This prevented a lot of health problems and also helps us avoiding anxiety and stress. I have been consistently going for a walk in nature as a discipline for many decades. Modern research has repeatedly shown that spending time in nature reduces anxiety, depression, confusion, stress and increased vigor. What we need to do is to interact with nature every single day.
If you can take a walk in a park every day for at least 15 minutes, if you are too busy at that time, look at sun which is rising in the morning or the sky and birds at least for five minutes in the morning. This will work wonders for you.
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Change your life is competing through Dharma
Nowadays we compete recklessly for each and everything. This creates unnecessary stress and tension in our life. Competition is an integral act of our human life. There is nothing wrong in competing or being ambitious but in the ancient days people knew that the right way to compete is through the sense of Dharma.
That is, never compete for the wrong reason or because you want something that is not really yours. Have the ability to know right from wrong as you compete. This is a very important ancient rule and including this in all the aspects of your professional life will guarantee your success and prosperity. When I say Dharma, it doesn’t mean religion at all.
So adapt these five ancient practices into your modern lifestyle and see the relief and happiness they bring and that too almost instantly. Try them out today. You stand to gain immensely from our ancient wisdom.