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May 5, 2025
a newspaper for residents of Malabar Hills.
As a Gut Health Coach, it’s deeply fulfilling to help clients rediscover our ancient healing wisdom — embrace circadian eating and make mindful choices that reconnect them to their best version.
Long before “intermittent fasting” trended on Instagram, our ancestors quietly followed the rhythm of the sun. In Hindu culture, food wasn’t just nourishment — it was sacred. Guided by Dinacharya, people lived and ate in harmony with nature’s clock — the Circadian Rhythm.
Mornings began with cleansing and stillness. A light, warm breakfast followed. Lunch was the main meal, eaten when the sun — and digestion — was at its strongest. Dinner was early and light, before sunset, allowing the body to rest, repair, and rebalance through the night.
No rigid rules. No calorie counting. Just deep respect for the body’s natural rhythm. Food was seasonal, freshly cooked, and full of life. Every meal was a moment of mindfulness.
This rhythm supported not just digestion, but also hormones, mood, energy, and sleep. There was no acidity, no bloating, no late-night cravings. Just rhythm. Grace. Flow.
Now contrast that with modern “quick fixes” — rushed meals, late dinners, skipping food all day then overeating at night. Even popular forms of intermittent fasting can feel disconnected — focused on time windows instead of inner wisdom.
Circadian eating isn’t a diet. It’s a return. A soft homecoming to the way we were meant to eat — with the sun, the soil and our own body’s whispers.
So if your gut is calling for peace, listen.
Eat with the sun. Heal with tradition. Come home to yourself we are here to teach you home coming to your roots .