What are the advantages of eating with your Hands?

According to Ayurveda tradition eating food should involve all the senses.  Our 5 fingers represent five fundamental constituents of food, 

The touch of food on the fingers and the feeling of its texture can trigger the nerve endings of your fingers. And these stimulations are known to activate in the release of the digestive juices.  

Our 5 fingers represent five fundamental constituents of food, 

Thumb –  Aakash or aether,

Index finger – air or Vayu, 

Middle finger – represents a fire or Agni 

Ring finger – water or Jal

Little finger – earth or Prithvi, 

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So don’t be embarrassed while eating with your fingers make sure that you hygienically keep your hand clean. So relish your food the right way, the Indian way.

Modern-day utensils meant manners and having food with our hands did not. Luckily, as I got older I understood there are many fair methods of giving up the old knife and fork. 

For example, tacos, and other tasty items off our handhelds food. But let’s discuss a little more extra regarding where this all originated from. 

These beliefs are beginning to become more popular throughout the United States because there is the belief that eating with hands holds many shocking benefits. 

kamayan

The culture of having food with the hands is called kamayan. Kamayan is an old-fashioned tradition in various regions of the Middle East because there is the notion that eating with hands rather than spoons and forks has its benefits. 

Our digestion is also improved while eating with our hands.

This is assumed because of the ingestion of “Normal Flora” that befalls. Normal Flora is bacteria observed on the palms and fingers that guard the skin and body against damaging bacteria in the environment. 

Eating with the hands can also limit over-eating. 

Before eating, ensure your hands are clean by washing with a mild antibacterial soap.