Food is Medicine
According to Ayurveda food is medicine and medicine is food. Eating correctly is the most important aspect of Ayurvedic life-style in both the short term and the long term. What is so-called ‘correct’ or ‘compatible’ depends on the individual and as the saying goes ‘one man’s meat is another man’s poison’. Different foods suit different [...]
Vata Pacifying Dietetics (correct food for Vata Dosha)
“Food is Medicine and Medicine is Food” The primary consideration in Ayurveda when selecting food and herbs is in recognising taste. There are six tastes; three of which reduce a Dosha, and three of which increase that same Dosha. Tastes which increase Vata are astringent, bitter, and pungent (spicy and oily). Tastes which reduce Vata [...]
Pitta Pacifying Dietetics (correct food for Pitta Dosha)
“Food is Medicine and Medicine is Food” The primary consideration in Ayurveda when selecting food and herbs is in recognising taste. There are six tastes; three of which reduce a Dosha, and three of which increase that same Dosha. Tastes that increase Pitta are pungent (spicy and oily), salty, and sour. The tastes that reduce [...]
Kapha Pacifying Dietetics (correct food for Kapha Dosha)
“Food is Medicine and Medicine is Food” The primary consideration in Ayurveda when selecting food and herbs is in recognising taste. There are six tastes; three of which reduce a Dosha, and three of which increase that same Dosha. Tastes which increase Kapha are sweet, salty, and sour. Tastes which reduce Kapha are pungent (spicy), [...]
