Indian celebrity nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar has an unusual and easy home remedy for people who are unable to sleep at night because of aches and pains in the body. In a recent Instagram post, she announced Ghee as practically, the slayer of all aches. Well, not in these exact words. Ghee is known to have a lot of health benefits. The wonderfully fragrant Indian butter has even taken over Hollywood with several celebrities now including it in their diet. So how does it help improve our sleep?
Diwekar urges us to apply it on the soles of our feet. When it comes to sleep, she says, the application of ghee allows for the “vata to settle and reduces gas and bloating.” She adds, “this, in turn, reduces acidity and improves sleep. You do know that sleep and excretion, all of digestion, in fact, are linked. Poor digestion and assimilation are also linked with low vitamin D and B12 levels as well. Improved sleep will also lead to improved fat loss, moods and skin tone.”
In her “guidelines”, Diwekar writes, “winters are the time when most people have aches and pains in the joints and have sleepless nights. Is there a kitchen secret that helps you sleep like a baby? What if I told you there is but it isn’t a pill, it's ghee. Yes, ghee is not a panchamrit for nothing. Adding it to your meal of course helps digestion and assimilation of nutrients but did you know that application of it to the soles of your feet helps excretion?”
So how exactly can you use ghee? She says, “Keep a little dabbi of ghee on your bedside. Take a drop of it on your little finger and spread it on your feet. With the sole of your palm rub the sole of your foot till it feels warm. Repeat on the other foot. Go to a restful sleep.”
Who all can benefit from this? Diwekar says everyone can, but especially those who, “have snoring problems, have disturbed sleep, have indigestion/farting/burping, IBS and chronic constipation who need fibre or pills daily, people on daily antacids”.
