Be it actors like Anushka Sharma, Kareena Kapoor Khan, and Akshay Kumar, or the cricketer and the ‘NH 10’ star’s husband, Virat Kohli, celebs nowadays have been seen revealing that they enjoy an early dinner.
Anushka Sharma says eating early helps her sleep better
During a brand promotional event, Anushka shared, “I eat early dinner and I think it is doing wonders to my health…by 5:30, 6 dinner is done…So, I eat with my daughter. She has lunch around 11 or 11:30, and that’s when I eat lunch. But I feel like I rest better, I sleep better. All my sleep issues are gone. I wake up fresher; I have more energy; I think clearly. I would attribute that to eating early because that’s the only change that I have made in my life.”
Akshay Kumar shares why he eats before sunset
During the recent book launch, Akshay Kumar mentioned finishing dinner by 6:30 pm and mentioned its benefits. He said, “Early dinner is important. It is very important for your body because when we go to sleep at night, our eyes are resting, our legs are resting, our hands are resting, and every part of our body is resting. But what is not resting is your stomach because we have eaten food late.”He further mentioned how it helps in digestion, as he added, “By the time you get up, it is time for him to relax. But when we get up, we eat our breakfast, and again the poor stomach is working… I am explaining it in a very, very simple way, and you all know that the stomach, all the diseases come from there. I think the diseases will not come near you. This is what I always follow. So, it is important to eat at 6.30 pm because you get your time to digest your food, and by the time you are about to sleep, by 9, 9.30, 10 o’clock, the stomach is completely ready to rest. It is a very simple thing.”
Kareena Kapoor prefers having dinner by 6
Speaking to Nod magazine, the ‘Crew’ actress revealed her sleep and fitness routine, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. Early dinner was something that the fans found on her checklist as well. She said, “Dinner by 6 pm, lights out by 9.30 pm, morning workouts before the world wakes up,” she revealed.
Why do celebrities prefer having an early dinner ? Nutritionist weighs in
This is one simple, healthy hack that these stars have in common. Interestingly, it is not something that they are just following blindly; there is proper science behind it, and nutritionist Rashi Chowdary, in an old video, explained the same.According to her, an early dinner helps in realigning the circadian rhythm and maintaining a stable insulin level. Not just this, one enjoys better sleep, it improves hormonal balance, and much more.Elaborating on the subject, she said, “Melatonin, which is your sleep hormone, starts to get released in your bloodstream after sunset. When you have a large meal post sunset, you will also release insulin, which raises cortisol, which is your stress hormone. This is the basic metabolic response for the digestion of food.”Another point that she highlighted was how having food early helps in balancing hormones. “So, when you start eating dinner early, you give your body enough time to release melatonin to a point where, between 10 pm to 2 am, when it reaches its peak, growth hormone, repair enzymes, restorative enzymes, all of these get secreted, and that’s why you wake up feeling energetic and refreshed. When you sleep better, your prefrontal cortex, which is the part of the brain responsible for logical thinking, it’s responsible for connecting with people more compassionately. That part is lit up and you show up as a much better human being,” she concluded.
