Nutrition in Ayurveda
What is the relation among the food that we eat, our doshas and the diseases the we may
manifest through out our life ?
How the type of food that we eat determine the structure and the functions of our body ?
What is the best type of food for me if I am a Vata type of person ? And what is more suitable for me if I am a Pitta-Kapha Prakrti ?
Did you know that some combinations of food may have a poisonous effect within your body ?
manifest through out our life ?
How the type of food that we eat determine the structure and the functions of our body ?
What is the best type of food for me if I am a Vata type of person ? And what is more suitable for me if I am a Pitta-Kapha Prakrti ?
Did you know that some combinations of food may have a poisonous effect within your body ?
Through this section in our website discover what Ayurveda has to say about nutrition and your wellness.
What does Ayurveda say about Nutrition ?
Diet plays a very important role in the doshas. Through an adequate diet it is possible to decrease the aggravated doshas and also to increase the diminished doshas. In other words, it is possible to increase and keep the health in ourselves through what we eat [Read more...] |
The ancient Indian medicine, Ayurveda, makes a huge emphasis on prevention of diseases. There is a whole daily routine and certain nutritional advices in order to increase and keep our bodies and minds healthy. Every single element in this world has the potential of being a medicine if it is used in a proper way. And food specially has a huge impact in our bodies. Our body needs to be rebuilt constantly, and in order to achieve this regeneration it has to obtain different materials: That is where we can consciously intervene!
We are the ones who feed our whole body [Read more...] |
Recommendations for healthy eating 1. Natural food. Prefer organic, free from pesticides, wholemeal food. Avoid processed, refined, bleached, preservatives, artificial flavors and colors, frozen and canned food. 2. Fresh food. Avoid leftovers (specially out of the fridge) [Read more...] |
General Guidance for All Doshas
In Ayurveda is believed that a low Agni (digestive fire) leads to indigestion, and indigestion is the mother of all diseases. It is possible to improve the Agni by following the advices of the following list: [Read more...] |
Virudhahara– Incompatible Food
Food combining is an important subject in Ayurvedic nutrition. According to the classical text Ashtanga Hrdayam, there are several combinations of food that produce toxins that later are accumulated in the body. [Read more...] |