Brief Answer:
further recommendation

Detailed Answer:
Dear
Thanks for contacting Ayurveda with your health concern.

1. It could be simple mechanism occurring after meals [completely normal]
2. before giving advice on improving concentration/alertness make sure to exclude possibilities like blood sugar,low hemoglobin,under active thyroid, celiac disease, food intolerance, with your doctor which can make post-meal lethargy worse
3. Avoid processed/junk/oily food, eat food with low glycemic index [low carbohydrate diet]
4. Dietary Advice
. Anything you do, go low and go slow and make changes gradually, as your small changes become habit, you can continue to ADD more healthy choices.
. Eat a variety of nutrient rich food but who have some added advantage like: - - Cabbage (cholesterol lowering benefits),
- carrot (helps in liver detoxification)
- cauliflower (ideal against abdominal problems)
- dates -(best for muscle development)
- onions ( contains flavinoids which protect against cardiovascular disease)
- garlic ( has broad spectrum antibiotic properties)

i. Daily regime:Don’t skip breakfast and take your lunch between 12 -1 PM which is the peak period of Pitta (responsible for digestion) and have your dinner 2 hours before sleeping.

ii. Make sure you do not travel, do strenuous exercise, or indulge in sexual activities within one hour after meal

iii. It would be good if you cook some quick and healthy food and avoid taking junk/processed, easily available food from outside unless your job/occupation is of constant touring or mental/physical stress is more.

iv. Proper sleep with proper diet is the key to healthy living in Ayurveda.
v. Avoid smoking,alcohol,caffeine,eating late at night,stress,drink water instead of colas
vi. Practice Yoga, Meditation and go for an exercise regime..
vii. Walk a while after meal to help digestion
viii. Remember good food leads to noble thoughts with sound memory helping in mental health and social well being

5. Medicines: Ashwagandha, Brahmi, Vitamin B Complex [especially B6] increase the level of dopamine which increases alertness, along with Zinc & magnesium, manoll syrup [charak],drakshojem [bajaj] XXXXXXX kalp [baidyanath],

Dr. Munish
Naimittika

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