India, Aug. 17 -- Maintaining a calming state of mind is important when you sit down to eat. Yet it's a rarity nowadays, with officegoers scarfing down meals at their desks or coming home to eat in front of the TV or laptop, or scrolling through their social media feed in a daze. Point being, there's always some kind of stimulation at mealtime, predominantly screens. This creates anxiety, making mealtimes feel overwhelming. To address this situation, how one eats also matters in improving mental wellbeing.

Nidhi Bhanshali Pandya, NAMA-certified Ayurvedic Doctor (A.D.) shared with HT Lifestyle how anxiety, from an Ayurvedic point of view, is commonly caused by the 'Vata' imbalance and overstimulation of the mind.

She explained this and s...