Calm the Chaos: When You Eat Matters
Life gets busy before we know it. The morning slips by on coffee alone, lunch is whatever you can grab between meetings or drop offs/pick ups, and before you know it, dinner is a glass of wine and whatever’s left in the fridge. Sound familiar?
The problem is, your body isn’t built to thrive on snacks and skipped meals. Autumn, ruled by Vata, amplifies the airy, light, and mobile qualities in your system. These make your energy feel scattered, digestion sluggish, and stress easier to accumulate. Without grounding rituals, it’s easy to feel drained, frazzled, and off-center.
In Ayurveda, routine is medicine. Eating meals at regular times creates stability not just for your digestion, but for your mind, energy, and mood. And now, modern science backs this up.
What we know:
Your body runs on a clock: Our digestive system follows circadian rhythms, peaking in the middle of the day. When you eat regularly, especially when your main meal is around lunchtime, you align with your body’s natural energy cycle.
Irregular eating scrambles your energy: Studies show that eating at unpredictable times is linked to fatigue, higher stress hormones, and even metabolic issues like insulin resistance. Translation: when your body doesn’t know when the next meal is coming, it can’t manage energy effectively.
Spacing matters: Leaving 3–5 hours between meals allows your gastrointestinal system to finish its work. It’s like giving your body time to ‘do the dishes’ before the next round. Without that break, food lingers making digestion difficult, and you end up with sluggishness, bloating, or brain fog.
Your Ritual:
Pick one meal time (breakfast, lunch, or dinner) and guard it like a date with an old dear friend you miss. Protect that space. Give your body the predictability it craves. Notice how your energy steadies, your focus sharpens, and those mid-afternoon crashes start to ease. Once you’ve solidly incorporated that mealtime, bring in another, and then another. And give yourself grace when it doesn’t work out; the simple act of awareness is healing, too.
Wellness isn’t indulgence. It’s a right. And something as simple as eating in a continual, daily rhythm can be one of the most powerful ways to reclaim your inherent strength.
With warmth & wellness,
Renee Meera | Bloom Ayurveda
P.S. Want to know how your meal rhythm shifts based on your unique body type and season of life? Book your free consultation to find out.