‘First Food of the Day’: Importance and options

Do we choose our first meal thoughtfully? Or we actually know about First meal? Usually breakfast is considered as the first meal. Bed tea or morning team is not being counted as a meal at all. Drinking teas with an empty stomach, will not only cause gastrointestinal discomfort and anorexia, but also cause the damage of gastric mucosa, thus leading to chronic gastritis.

Studies proved that the first thing we eat and drink at the start of the day has some profound effects on our health, well-being, and cognitive performance. This is the time when the stomach is dehydrated, acidic and ready to accept and absorb nutrients. Therefore, along with drinking plenty of water in the morning, herbs/food items can be added to give remarkable health benefits. Below mentioned is a list of herbs to be taken empty stomach which can stimulate the metabolism, and help to clean the toxins from the body. All these formulas have been personally tried, tested and proved to be beneficial.

Any of the option can be opted and continued for 7 days and then switch to another one. However, closely monitor for first few days to notice its impact on body. If feel discomfort or any adverse effect, then stop using that item and switch to next. Selection may broadly depend on physiological need, individual preference and availability of food item. However, nowadays, most of these items are easily available in local markets or on online shopping platforms.

S. No.	Herbs	Quantity	How to consume	Medical Condition
1	Fenugreek Seeds	1 tsp	Chew the soaked seeds and drink water	Pre Diabatic or diabetic
2	Cinnamon Powder	½ tsp/1 tsp	Take with lukewarm water	Heart and BP related issues
3	Chia Seeds	1 – 2 tsp	Add honey/lemon juice	General Health
4	Apple Cedar Vinegar	1 – 2 tsp	Mix with one cup of water and drink	Body/nerve pains
5	Garlic clove	1 – 2 cloves	Swallow garlic pieces with lukewarm water	Blood pressure/ Heart
6	Lemon Juice+ Hot water+ Honey	1 Lemon, 1 Glass water, 1 tsp Honey	Mix all three and drink	Weight loss
7	Fresh Coriander leaves chutney	2 tsp	Take it with water	Kidney and Thyroid
8	Maringo: Dry leave powder/ tea	1 tsp	Either take powder with water or boil it in water and drink	Joint Pains/ Immunity
9	Maringo leave, Mango leave and Goolar leaves	3 – 5 leaves each	Boil all leaves in water to bring the quantity of water to half	Cancer
10	Turmeric tea with pinch of black pepper	Turmeric powder ½ tsp	Boil turmeric powder in water to half the quantity and drink it	Immunity Booster
11	Virgin Coconut Oil	1 tsp	With lukewarm water	Good for removing toxins from brain and weight loss
12	Virgin Olive oil with lemon	1 tsp oil and 2 tsp lemon juice	Add lukewarm water, Stir well and drink	Any Liver related issue
13	Cucumber, Bitter Guard and Tomato Juice	One piece each	Grind and drain to get the juice	Pre diabetes/ Immunity
14	Wheat grass juice	1 – 2 table spoon	Either prepare at home or use readymade juice	Blood purification
15	Fig	4 pieces	Eat the soaked figs and drink water	Stomach and ovary related issues
16	Green coffee beans	I tsp	Boil power in water and drink it without adding milk. Add pinch of turmeric	Weight loss