Let’s examine how the modern culture has changed our eating style. Our elders used to wash their feet before eating. Then they sat on the floor with their legs folded. Those two actions have two benefits. First, washing of feet with cold water enables a quick flow of blood upwards. The second, sitting with folded legs prevents the flow of blood downwards. So the extra blood gathers at the intestines. That means the blood that has to reach the feet moves to the stomach. Since more blood is supplied to the stomach, food is digested easily and quickly. There is yet another benefit. When you eat food sitting on the floor you are forced to bend forward. In the process a part of the stomach gets closed. So even if you eat your stomach full, once you finish eating and get up, one third of your stomach is still empty. To eat only up to two thirds of your stomach and leave one third is always good for your health. This is involuntarily done for those who sit down and eat.
