ILLNESS AND DIET Three sips of water before meals will cool down the heat in the esophagus and stomach. The ill effects of the heat in the food and the pungency of spices will also subside. The mental state in which we eat affects our thinking also. While eating, our thoughts should be pious and satvik. The food we eat shapes our mind. Every man has in him a bio-clock which plays an important role in controlling his physical activities. That is how we have a cycle of eating, sleeping and waking up. These days man has alienated himself from natue.human body has a built in mechanism to keep itself healthy but the man’s alienation form nature has a damaging effect on this mechanism. A disease cannot be totally cured with the help of medicines. But those who exercise and restraint in matters of food do not fall sick. If you have wrong food habits no treatment can keep you fit....