Eat with your hands: Acharya Balkrishna on how a simple habit may lower disease risk

Long before forks and spoons, a meal began with clean hands and a quiet seat. Acharya Balkrishna says that simple act holds more than tradition, and each finger carries a meaning of its own. Here is a closer look at an old habit that may still have something to teach us.
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