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10 Things To Remember Before Dinner

Dinner is also an important factor to determine your health and well being. It is said to have a light dinner so that you avoid putting on weight. As it the time of sleep so the calories we consume can easily be stored as fat.

There are some healthy habits after eating dinner that we will share with you today.

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A healthy and light dinner is important for a better, sound and restful sleep. You must have fruit and vegetable salad before your dinner. You can have vegetable and chicken soup also. Avoid desserts in dinner.

Today, Boldsky will share with you some healthy habits after eating dinner. Have a look at few important things to do after dinner.

Do Not Sleep Immediately

Do Not Sleep Immediately

Sleeping immediately after dinner slows down the process of digestion leading to bloating as gases. You must wait for two hours after having dinner and then go to your bed. This is one of the important health tips after dinner.

Take a Short Walk

Take a Short Walk

After having dinner you must go for a short walk. You can walk for 15 to 20 minutes in your garden.
This helps in digestion and prevents from bloating. This is one of the important things to do after dinner to lose weight.

Avoid Heavy Exercise

Avoid Heavy Exercise

This may raise your blood pressure and body temperature. It may also interfere with your sleep. It may also lead to stomach pain and cramps.

Brush Your Teeth

Brush Your Teeth

You must brush your teeth 30 minutes after having dinner. This will also neutralise the medium of your stomach and prevent tooth decay. This is one of the healthy habits after eating dinner.

Do Not Smoke

Do Not Smoke

Although smoking is not good at any time but it is more harmful after having dinner. Smoking may cause acidity and heart burn after having dinner

Avoid Taking a Shower

Avoid Taking a Shower

Bathing after dinner slows down the process of digestion. It slows the blood flow towards the stomach and decrease in body temperature. Both of these can slow the process of digestion.

Wear Loose Clothes

Wear Loose Clothes

Tight-fitting clothes put pressure on your abdomen causing heartburn. It will also help you sleep better.
Wearing tight clothing at bedtime increases your body temperature that disturbs your sleep.

Do Not Loosen Your Belt

Do Not Loosen Your Belt

This may loosen your abdomen muscles causing a bigger tummy that bulges out. After having heavy meal, we always feel to loosen the belt and this should be avoided.

Say No To Fruits

Say No To Fruits

You can have fruits before breakfast and having them after dinner leads to indigestion. Our stomach can not digest fruits immediately after dinner. It may also interfere with your sleep.

Avoid Caffeinated Drinks

Avoid Caffeinated Drinks

Avoid coffee immediately after dinner as it may increase the risk of acidity and heart burn. It may also interfere with your sleep thus keeping you awake.

Story first published: Thursday, April 2, 2015, 17:29 [IST]
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