Diet for each Dosha
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. This is why in Ayurveda food is so important. It makes a big difference how many times we eat per day, how much we eat per meal, how we combine our food and what we eat according to our original constitution Prakrti and our current aggravations (if any) Vikrti. In the next sections you will find some useful advices to improve your way of eating according to your Doshas.
By following this guide you will notice some long term as well as short term General Benefits, such as:
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. This is why in Ayurveda food is so important. It makes a big difference how many times we eat per day, how much we eat per meal, how we combine our food and what we eat according to our original constitution Prakrti and our current aggravations (if any) Vikrti. In the next sections you will find some useful advices to improve your way of eating according to your Doshas.
By following this guide you will notice some long term as well as short term General Benefits, such as:
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Respect yourself and keep you happy and satisfied. We know that to follow all these advices may be difficult, do not start from the end! We invite you to take a breath, remember what you usually eat in a normal week, and little by little try to incorporate these tips in your life, rather than radically change your whole lifestyle for a week and then explode because of the food cravings.
Dietary recommendations for doshas :
Vata
Vata is cold and dry, this is the reason why Vata predominant people tends to have cracking joints and constipation: without lubrication the body becomes rough [Read more...] |
Pitta
Pitta is intrinsically hot and slightly oily among others. This helps us to understand what type of food we should avoid and prefer in order to [Read more...] |
Kapha
The perfect diet for Kapha predominant people is dry and warm food. In regards of carbohydrates, they should prefer fresh vegetables instead [Read more...] |