According to Ayurveda, the diet should be selected according to individual constitution . In addition, you must take into account the taste of the food (sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter or astringent) and the ease of cooking, whether it creates heat or cold, oily, liquid or solid. Season of the year should also be considered when choosing a diet.
Product selection according to body constitution
Dry fruits, apples, melons, potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, cream, peas and lettuce increases vata
The increase pitta dosha occur from spicy foods, vegetable oil, sour fruits, bananas, papaya, tomatoes, garlic. Mango, oranges, peas, plums, sprouts, lettuce, asparagus and mushrooms beneficial for pitta constitution of people.
Bananas, melons, coconuts, figs, papayas, pineapples, along with dairy products contribute to increasing kapha . Dried fruits, pomegranates, cranberries, basmati rice, Brussels sprouts are favorable for Kapha constitution people.
In hot weather, when people are sweating heavily, pitta dominates, so should not eat hot, spicy or spicy food, because it will further increase the pitta. In autumn, when strong winds and more dryness in the atmosphere, it is necessary to avoid dried fruits, and foods that increase vata. Winter – the season of kapha, it brings cold and snow. During this period, you should avoid cold drinks, cheese or yogurt. Such foods increases kapha.
Rules meal
Food intake should be regulated by the state of agni (digestive fire). You should not eat when you feel thirsty and drink with the feeling of hunger. If you feel hungry, which means that the acts of your digestive fire, and if you drink at this time, the liquid will be dissolved digestive enzymes, and Agni will decrease.
It is very important how you eat. During the meal, you need to sit up straight and avoid distractions: watching TV, reading or talking. Your attention and mind should be focused on the taste of food. Chew with love and joy, and you will clearly feel the taste of food. Taste does not arise in the food, it occurs in the experience of the one who eats. If your agni is damaged, you will not feel the taste of food. the taste of food depends upon agni. Spices help awaken the agni, the need for purification of the body, and to enrich the taste of food. Each piece should be thoroughly masticated before it is swallowed. This practice will allow food digestive enzymes in the mouth to act correctly, and in addition, it will give your stomach time to prepare for the reception chewed food.
Znachenieimeet large amount of food eaten at one time. One-third of the stomach should be filled with food, one-third water and one third with air. Number eaten should be two handfuls, ie at a time of food It fits in the two arms). If the food is eaten more stomach will expand and require more food. Overloaded stomach expands like a balloon. As a result of overeating and create additional toxins in the intestinal tract. Food becomes poison that the body are difficult to remove. A person should eat and drink responsibly and regularly, with will feed your body, mind and consciousness, and increase life expectancy.
Water has a vital role in maintaining balance in the body. During the meal, you need to drink water in small sips. Take with food, water is nectar, helps digestion. If the water is drunk after a meal, the gastric juice will be liquefied and digestion will be hindered. Climate affects the amount of water needed by the body. If indigestion is necessary to carry out the post on the warm water. This will help cleanse and increase agni. Cold water will cool Agni, so icy water – poison for the digestive system, and warm water – nectar. Digestion works when a person drinks a lot of water. However, excessive drinking of water can cause its retention in the body and the additional body weight.
See also: ” Yoga breakfast “, ” Vata, Pitta and Kapha in the body “
