4 habits of ancient yogis while eating food that need to make a comeback
Published on: March 8, 2026, 3:42 p.m. | Source: Times of India
Someone has wisely said that you are not what you eat, you are what you digest. Hence, from Ayurveda to medical science, the stress has been everywhere on the right way of cooking and the right way of eating, with the ultimate goal of digesting the food correctly. There are ancient eating practices that yogis used to follow and without any workout or dieting, they lived a healthier life. It is said that if we also stick to those basic yogic principles our whole live may see a humongous change. We all know that food is the most essential part of our being and yet we treat the act of eating like a task, just sensory satisfaction or merely filling our stomach. Ancient practices state that you become what you eat and how you eat. The key to a disease-free body is to eat right at the right time and in the right quantity. Here are the four traditional practices ancient yogis followed while eating and why they need to make a comeback.
