New Delhi, December 25 (IANS). Taking milk in winter is considered beneficial for people of all ages. During winter season, jaggery, dates and saffron are also consumed along with milk.
However, there is more focus on feeding milk to children than to adults, because the age of children increases rapidly and in the growing phase, milk becomes essential to strengthen the muscles and bones, but should every child drink milk and is it right to drink milk every day?
Every child is different. The digestive power of children may vary. Therefore, do not force them to feed milk, first understand their digestion. Ayurveda says that drinking the right milk, in the right quantity, at the right time provides true nutrition. First let us understand why milk is essential.
In the growing stage, milk is necessary to strengthen the muscles of children, to strengthen their bones, to increase height and to strengthen their teeth, but every day is not the same for children. The digestive power of children gets affected very quickly, hence it is not necessary to feed milk to children daily.
Now the question arises that when milk should not be given to children. Children should not be given milk if they have frequent cough, flatulence, gas formation, upset stomach, and lack of appetite. These symptoms indicate that children are having trouble digesting milk. The digestive power of children is weaker than that of adults and the stomach has to work twice as hard to digest milk. It takes at least 2-3 hours to digest milk. Do not give milk to children in such a situation.
Now it is also important to know in which way it is right to give milk to children. First, always give hot milk to children. Consuming hot milk reduces the problem of gas and flatulence and also keeps the body warm in winter. Second, do not give milk to children at night. The body is unable to do any activity at night, due to which children may have trouble digesting milk. Third, do not give empty milk to children. Mix saffron, turmeric or dry ginger in milk. This will help children digest milk.
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