Should You Drink Water While Eating?
22 Jun 2024 · 1 min

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In this Hindi monologue, Samaira Banga explains the Ayurvedic principle of jathar agni — the digestive fire that breaks down food. She argues that drinking water together with a meal, or immediately before or after it, weakens this fire and impairs digestion. To protect the digestive fire, she advises drinking water about one hour before a meal and again about one hour after a meal. If one must sip water during a meal, only one to two very tiny sips (a quick “squash”) are permissible. The overall message is that proper timing and minimal quantity of water around meals support optimal digestion according to Ayurveda.










