Is It OK to Eat Small Meals Frequently? | Sadhguru Answers

Sadhguru looks at how several small meals in a day impacts our body, and explains the most sensible frequency at which one should have meals.
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[@amit.singla]

this one line that empty stomach is not a hungry stomach has changed my life so significantly. I just followed that and it turns out that I don't need to eat more than two times per day, specially no munching. Thank you for your wisdom!

[@Valley_Girl]

Same for me. That one line changed my entire thought process about food. Now I welcome an empty stomach, because I know I'm not actually hungry.

[@marksgao7947]

👍Why "no munching"? I'm curious.

[@Valley_Girl]

@@marksgao7947 Because your stomach needs to rest completely from one meal to the next.

[@naomimay82]

Makes sense! I feel my best eating only two meals per day. I eat my first meal around 10:30am-12pm. Then I don’t eat anything until 6pm. I drink a lot of water. I go to bed around 10-11pm.

[@sumnchandra]

Me tooo

[@OYELALA-47]

Us

[@gikaradi8793]

great!!!!!!!!

[@enigma369org]

Today, science is also catching up and now MANY cases of "Intermittent Fasting" are being researched into. The result is LIFE changing!! I've been having 1 meal a day between 6-9PM. I sleep around 1AM. Mental clarity, emotional control... everything is so effortless and less lethargic, literally!

[@vikramssctelugu6148]

🙏🙏🙏... yogis always saying this for centuries.. but modern science until recently suggested us to eat in small quantities but they changed it recently

[@percymq]

As an Internist, listening to this is so fascinating…there’s so much modern medicine physiological correlation to what Sadhguru is saying…interesting

[@piyushchavan3608]

Just noticed 10M subscribers, been following since it wasn't even a million. May good things grow and reach every human. Har Har Mahadev 🙏🌸

[@bumblebee7597]

That is so cool! Wow!

[@raymondtendau2749]

Stomach empty,only one problem. Stomach full, Hundred problems. -Sadhguru

[@vikitheviki]

My body functions at it's best when I eat one meal a day at 5-6 in the afternoon.

[@agrawaltanushree]

Dont u take tea or coffee in bet.?

[@naturalnewbie98]

@kaxitaski @tanushree agrawal Same. I do drink tea or water in morning and afternoon. Sometimes only eat an apple for lunch. I always have a very large mean between 5 and 7 pm.

[@JaySriRam963]

Whenever you feel hungry, eat good foods. Walk after every meal. Avoid sugar and fast foods. Fast foods are garbage. Practice fasting at least once a month. Jay SriRam 💥🕉🔥🚩🙏🏽

[@MrsNancy1297]

Noo, I feel light hunger as soon as my stomach is empty. I need to ignore my hunger until it passes to feel my best

[@regisk7]

He just said to sit down after a meal. Did you watch the video?

[@tatsavitar7281]

Once a week fasting is must.

[@yashujoshi4553]

No it's not like that, only hunger won't work, you have to give sufficient pause atleast 8 hours gap between the meals.

[@navdeepakchowdary4634]

@@MrsNancy1297 ........., to do....

[@ayeshaclassesgk]

Sadhguru ji❤️I'm so proud of you the dedication determination & motivation you have to constantly post is everything and entertain your audience at the same time ! I love the positivity and kindness in the videos and the effort put in them. Glad to watch ❤️

[@ayansharma5772]

🙇🏻‍♂️

[@fredcongress1967]

Works for me. 1 substantial meal around 5 or 6 o'clock. The right food. 1 substantial bowel movement in the am shortly after rising.

[@naturalnewbie98]

Perfect. I do the same. It really is so much better than 3 meals a day and constant snacking

[@NishilS]

Food at the right time is important

[@chengkradai6605]

I love you Sadhguru ❤️

[@Bobsbigbuoy]

Thanks for this! I enjoyed your Inner Engineering book... one nagging question that if you or anyone can please clarify for me: in the book you refer to the subconscious as being "memory." Is that all that it is, do you think? Thanks!! Just two of your videos on some diet changes have changed my life a lot for the better, and I appreciate them all.

[@Kinder_m.b.a]

Well if not memory then what.. the first basic thing is memory.. if there is no memory even the conscious mind can't function.. it will take data from the senses which will again be stored i.e. brain 🧠 will again store memory then only it will function

[@Bobsbigbuoy]

@@Kinder_m.b.a I believe the subconscious contains memory, but much more than just that! It is the realm of instilled habits, patterns, aspects of the personality. The seed thoughts and desires fuelled by strong emotion are brought about mostly subconsciously; it is extremely powerful... for example what or who is beating the heart, consciously? If not the subconscious, then that would mean that the heart beats based on our personal memory, consciously, wouldn't it? Unless he means collective memory of humanity or a superconscious will in line with the subconscious (yoga basically).

[@kothurikavitha578]

Hey hello friend could u suggest the other 2 videos on diet ? Thank you😊

[@Bobsbigbuoy]

@@kothurikavitha578 One is on the "Incredible benefits of honey." Doctors had zero idea what caused my anemia, and honey was the solution! Also, the video where he talks about turmeric and neem in the morning... that combination is really good.

[@innerreality9388]

Best for you to avoid what anyone "thinks" about it. Experience it for yourself

[@Faisal.h7]

Tow meals a day and maybe fruits and nuts between 👍

[@user-vo5bd7lp4s]

I use to eat only one meal everyday and I am following this from the age of 19 and my body is very aesthetic.

[@anish_6966]

really bro how did you do

[@Scorpwind]

This is so true in my experience.

[@Abc-hj4cn]

🙏🏼Thank you, Sadhguru! 🌼

[@heyhi0262]

When do we eat? If we eat in the morning then sluggish during work. Eat at lunch then sluggish at work in the afternoon. Eat in the night Sadhguru says it is not good for sleeping. so when? Thank you -Someone who works 12hr shifts

[@emmasue4181]

Good questions.

[@christinesch7309]

This is amazing to hear. For years, I cannot eat a “regular” breakfast or lunch because I will get tired. The past decade I eat raw almonds & vegan jerky as a “snack”, & I save my regular meal for nighttime shortly before bed. I’m not diabetic & have no known health issues, not overweight, etc. I will incorporate fasting once per month. I don’t have issues eating a large meal before bed or I heard it’s wrong after 8p, but it works for me.

[@Jungletraveler00_12]

Even this interview from 2014 makes you wonder how many times people interviewed Sadhguru over the years 😅

[@MrsNancy1297]

He’s talking to people, giving interviews almost everyday 🤯 he is showing us all how productive, active our bodies can be, it’s truly incredibly

[@dbbias1760]

Thank you for sharing your wisdom Sadhguru, since I have been watching and listening to your videos I honestly truly feel so much better about myself and things around me. It's not by chance that I found your Channel, Thank You ❤🙏🙏🙏

[@kasturikshirsagar5683]

Can you please share an ideal diet in a day? Most dieticians suggest 3 meals- breakfast, lunch , dinner...and two small snacks- mid morning n early evening. I personally find it quite inconvenient to eat 5 times in a day.. as i have breakfast at 8 and dinner by sunset. Can you please share what is the best number of meals as well their timings & content in a day?

[@lakshyagoswami8459]

It depends on body to body some people function well on one meal some on two and many more etc you have to experiment and find out yourself

[@innerreality9388]

Depends most heavily on how "in the body" someone is and how physical they are daily. Also, yogic culture says the ideal time between meals 8 hours. Sadhguru says "at least 5 hours (bare minimum)" for those that aren't willing to wait for 8, but it is not the same quality of experience, in most cases.

[@ma30k45]

Don't snack, skip breakfast and have big meal for lunch and dinner

[@Shashank-uq7yz]

I think it's best to do what is done at the ashram - which is 2 meals a day, 10am and 7pm. That is what works for me as well. Initially I use to have 5-6 meals a day, but my body was able to adjust rather quickly to just the 2 meals. Benefits of this are plenty too. Also I always start my meal with fruits, and try to keep 30-50% of my meal raw and uncooked. Works well, many thanks to Sadhguru 🙏🙏

[@chauyukkwan499]

I used to struggle with the same question as you because I am really fascinated with a healthy lifestyle. But then I realised there is no such answer to an IDEAL diet. Here I'm going to tell you why. Body mechanism is complicated, and many hormones affect us like insulin, and cortisol. I tried fasting, calorie deficit diet, vegan diet, cheat day on weekend. The consequence is that I'm so confused, sometimes craving snacks, chocolate, sweets, and pizza. But I wont allow myself to eat them so I just spend a lot of time watching people eating on youtube like "what i eat in a week', food vlog. I even give up dinner with family and hang out with friend just because i am doing intermittent fasting. I want to tell you that the best answer is to listen to your body what eating pattern you feel most comfortable, both mentally and physically. To take myself as an example, two meals a day is not suitable for me most of the time, since i wake up early and love making breakfast to start my day like oatmeal, sourdough, yogurt or leftovers som. Also i can't go to bed with empty stomach so i eat dinner around 7pm as well. The key is to eat less processed food, more whole food. I am not saying completing give up on them because I do eat them sometimes with i hang out with friends because the memory we spend is precious. The reason why there is so many obesity, DM, eating disorder in recent year is because many high-processed food introduced to us due to the economic factors. People earn so much by selling it. and turns out many of us have chronic illness. Some keto diet, low calorie snacks, sugar-free coke were introduced to us. After all this, I just maintain the 8/2 rule. 80% whole food (mostly cooked by myself) and 20% processed food to satisfy my craving. My diet is the not best but it is what my body feels most comfortable with. Every body is different, your age and what you eat affect your metabolism, fruit in different origin have different calorie and nutrients. . I hope it helps!

[@jarvesejoschandanaparamban2274]

VERY TRUE. I normally eat 1 big meal at lunch most days and I feel better those days and my excretion is also the best. Eating 3 or 4 times isnt necessary. If I eat after lunch it will be small quantities.

[@hiteshsant4945]

great piece of information. thanks

[@MyRicky121]

Respect and love.🙏🙏🙏

[@kavithabarathi903]

Thank you Sadhguru ❤

[@waqaskhan2165]

this is tested , i used to feel lethargic now i have changes my routine i take break fast at morning and dinner at 7 only in between no snacking , sometimes I take few pieces of fruits only , and then i felt magic , most of the problems gone , sleep pattern become fine , i used to keep awake till 3 am or 4 am now I can sleep around 11 to 12 at night and get up ar morning , my productivity increased

[@patrickfreischlag9524]

Thank you very much 🙏😊☀

[@kimhoffman433]

thank you Sadhguru #savesoil

[@iti_koookie9678]

It's true my family doctor(vaidya) always asks about clean gut.

[@pn3893]

Insightful!!!

[@JoseRamosPiszon]

Thank you Bigger Sadhguru

[@ajcates9136]

We love you thanks

[@kaiz3n389]

Great video

[@AjitSingh-APS]

This is like my own story, exactly same, with chronic ailment, which makes it more serious

[@zex450]

I eat 4 meals a day, and poop every 2-3 days. I'm skinny, 57 kg at 180 cm. I need to eat more meals a day because if I don't eat frequently, I lose weight. But sometimes I can't eat more when I should.

[@singhsahabnikhil]

आप मेरे लिए प्रेरणा के एक स्तंभ हैं 🙏

[@FYIjjjbvfzXsseeruijj]

You can be active by eating moderatily twice or thrice

[@yeahyeahyeahyeahwhatever]

1:35

[@ak4unow]

Namaskaram sadhguru🙏

[@miti.energy]

I am from U.S. and I want to go to school to study and practice Vedas , Ayurveda, Indian classical music any pointers? namaste 🙏🏼🕉️

[@sagargart]

It depends mate. If you want to learn one after another or just want to learn everything at one place.

[@tiffhamill567]

The Daniel fast. That Bible has advice I didn’t realize until “I “ read it not just a pastor

[@FBEE]

I just read ur book sir and I'm literally in love with you well maybe not in that way but u know ❤

[@soulsearching4405]

great

[@akash70204]

Love from Mumbai, i always watch Sadhguru video , after watching the video I feel bit convenience in English language

[@ginagabriel2613]

Thanks Sadhguru. 🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏💕

[@ignouhelp2001]

Sadhguru 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@SHRUTIGUPTA-hc2tc]

Nice

[@SuriyaKsr]

2:25 😲 🎉 Sadhguru ji is a polymath . Engineer, doctor ,etc . He will live 200 years !

[@FYIjjjbvfzXsseeruijj]

You can experiment this just skip 1 day evening meal..see results next morning

[@g.d.243]

How to purge?

[@harshathakur6730]

Namaskaram Sadhguru..I m already underweight how will i be able to follow this routine of 8 hrs gap.. I'll lose more..if I'll not eat..m confused now...pls... give some solution

[@srpintu01]

Namaskaram 🙏🏻

[@gypsyaspen1297]

Oh you're saying it shuts down because you can't take in and release at the same time🤔

[@brunogiusti]

Obrigado

[@pineapple9644]

I feel anxious when my stomach is empty but when I eat loads of food then I feel like my brain is getting some juice in it it's like some nice feeling in the head... But i am always hungry within an hour... I have never had a bad stomach bad food is exception... My metabolism. Is like if haven't eaten for a day you can see it on my face... And yes I don't get fat dunno why😑 i have tried staying hungry but on those day m just lethargic

[@Kinder_m.b.a]

That means before you fix your body you must nurture your brain..

[@gopalkr137]

Sadhguru suggests atleast minimum 8 hours gap between two meals. In Isha yoga centre, daily two meals only, morning 10AM and evening 7 PM. Sadhguru eats only once in a day.

[@lakshyagoswami8459]

Eat if you need it why are you listening to a man who has a different metabolism and genes than you

[@pineapple9644]

@@gopalkr137 no they have a kullu Dal soup in the afternoon it has like 29 GM's of protein in that stuff

[@innerreality9388]

Too much in your head; mental instability

[@sunilsachi3741]

Thx

[@sobiaasif8257]

Good one

[@memechannel3345]

Pranam Sadhguru

[@vanihansen2136]

I used to eat 1 meal a day when I ate meat. I now eat breakfast and dinner being vegan. Good to know eating too many meals isn't good.

[@5hanesBoard]

I hope so! I've been snacking on chocolates and other treats since Christmas eve.

[@heinrich25]

everyone should eat what he/she likes to eat no matter how old you get. just enjoy food and life FREE ! WITHOUT HAVING THE ELÍTE GROUP IN MIND LOL

[@JAMESPUTHIYARA]

❤❤

[@kihusudethro]

Sanskrit saying along with translation. EKA BHUKTHE YOGI. Yogi eats once. DWI BHUKTHE BHOGI. Pleasure seeker eats twice. THRI BHUKTHE ROGI. Unhealthy person eats thrice.

[@mangatinanda]

Keeping the colon clean for most of the time has been a big challenge for me. Working on it.

[@jamesanthony8234]

i agree with this video but what about people with acid problems? gerd or acid reflux?

[@amdu6613]

Go to gastroenterologist

[@naturalnewbie98]

Does this method this work and benefit children as well? Will growing kids feel intense hunger pains if they eat only one meal a day?

[@ujjwalarya1186]

Kids should eat more as they are growing, afults dont need that much food😊

[@Manu-hc8ff]

Sadhguru 🙏💖🔱💐🌹😇

[@prakashkhorwal8266]

Sadhguru make a apeech on acharya prashant 🙏🙏

[@sagargart]

There's nothing much significant about the man. There's a massive difference between reading books and knowing life through realisation (inner experience). In the end you will find that he will have great deal of followers which are not transformed at all. You can see his voice getting louder and he is almost getting frustrated as people don't seem to get what he is saying. Irritation is visible.

[@gypsyaspen1297]

Heard some people admit that a lot of people had me Reflex to go to sleep after eating

[@explorerFukrey]

🙏

[@maggot1111666]

Eat once a day…follow mahavira 🙏🙏🙏

[@missepicmandy]

When I don't eat I'm focused and feeling good however 😌 I feel hunger

[@freelineinafreeworld5980]

What I admit I also realized that when I eat not right bevore going to bed but maby 3 or 4 hours bevore I feel better at the next morning 🤔

[@s.chandra.zenithshikshalay9385]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@niteshgour9440]

Minimum 8hr gap is best between two meals👍

[@aspurnalakshimi]

Pl tell how to cure my auto immunity with natural food sathguru

[@navyap9573]

Follow Dr berg the only solution to cure he explained

[@aspurnalakshimi]

@@navyap9573 thank you

[@stargeezer57]

When I eat, it's not much. If I don't eat again in a few hours, I will get dizzy and confused. My stomach must be empty by then because it is growling.

[@erikahuxley]

Well I don't know your specific health profile. But speaking in general dizzy can be blood sugar instability issue. So low blood sugar. You should try to eat meal with adequate protein and healthy fats (olive oil, coconut oil, butter). If you eat a high carbohydrate meal only it will keep you feeling hungry and having unstable blood sugar.

[@ayushmanbhardwaj9884]

I am in my mid 20's and i need to eat more in order to build muscle so i am eating 5 meals a day approx. 2 and a 1/2 hrs gap. Is it good?

[@sagargart]

There's different logic to every system. In gym they will tell you one thing. Ayurveda people will tell another m yoga will tell another. One thing I can't tell you is that yogic system is much more wholesome, profound and rewarding . More you see life more will you realise that fitness that we talk about and health is different. That sense of inner peace and harmony is more important than you having 6 pac abs. You have to choose if you want to look great or feel great.

[@jeanpaulkubersky]

Now my problem is I'm so toxic .i get very sick when attempting to clean.en when nausea comes i get panic attacks because I have extreme emetophobia. I dont know how to get past this ,this has been keeping me in prison for a decade and more . Any advise on how i can brake this phobia curse ?

[@sagargart]

As someone who has gone through depression and anxiety but I am also not an expert. What worked for me was yoga and meditation. Because approach is spiritual. We are working on body , mind and energies at once. And over the period of time you will not only get out of your prison you will find yourself above what common people generally struggle with.

[@jaguarholly7156]

He says "purge" but i dont know what "purge" is. Is it just fasting? is it vomiting? is it a colonic? Can someone please explain what "purging" is.

[@mrajyalakshmi5145]

Purging out food through intestines

[@sagargart]

Find an ayurvedic doctor. There are various methods. You will feel very light and energetic after it.

[@nerdbamarich2063]

🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@Prashant_Tadepalli]

How to purge my stomach or colon?

[@tejubhaskar662]

Okay 😎....1st comment ❤️🎉

[@userNotdefined]

My is first ✌🏻🥳

[@LifestylebyChintan]

If sadhguruji is taking one meal a day , then how do his belly NOT flat ?

[@TheAthleticyogi]

How could you not believe a guy aligned with the Cosmos and who has the word guru inside his name

[@Vivek-mq1gf]

🙇🌺✌️🌟

[@zyxwvu2511]

What about pregnant women?

[@spitfirered]

❤❤💯💯✔✔

[@fineartsandartforlife]

This is a great approach. Just one entirelydifferent question: Why is Putin in the right corner? Please anyone explain the joke, I am missing the point there....

[@sadh5521]

This is a 2014 interview of Sadhguru by Hindustan Times, a newspaper company in India, probably at their location.

[@fineartsandartforlife]

@@sadh5521 ah ok, thank you for clarifying :)!

[@shatabdic8761]

What about khali pet dimag nahi chalta?

[@ShubhamKumar-nl2ii]

Distinguish between empty stomach vs hungry explained here

[@mandarjangam7667]

🌸🙏🕉️

[@Krskrskrs]

‼️‼️‼️ Sadhguru ate 8 meals everyday and in 50 days he got xoxo’d ‼️‼️‼️

[@GopalSingh-uq1jk]

Jai maha kal

[@TheHannibalTV]

👽

[@grkr7842]

💐🙏🏻🇮🇳❤😍

[@userNotdefined]

Peter the Great & Putin are standing right next to Sadhguru 🧐

[@PascaleSigura]

Yes. 😏😏😏 This has been recorded in 2014... 🤷‍♀️

[@emmasue4181]

Was it recorded in Russia?

[@svetlana.beshtein]

I think it is Peter the Great, not Alexander

[@userNotdefined]

@@svetlana.beshtein thanxs for the correction 😄

[@sofjen]

This is why i eat 2 meals a day.

[@TheWanderingSoul7]

Is this the same of under 10 year old kids , they always tend to eat.

[@Anglo_Browza]

What does he know