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In
no other healing tradition is diet considered so
crucial to well-being as in ayurveda. Ayurvedic
healers contend that if the food you eat is not
suited to your constitution or needs for balance,
all the medicines in the world cannot keep you well.
And if your diet is wholesome and suited to your
unique needs, you will probably not need medicine
at all.
Although diet is an important healing modality in
ayurveda, there are no one-size-fits-all rules.
You are unique in your constitutional make-up (prakriti)
and your current needs for balance (vikriti); thus,
your dietary needs are unique too. You won't find
pre-set body weights by age and gender or calorie
counting instructions in ayurvedic dietary theory.
What you will find are recommendations to really
listen to what your physiology is telling you about
what, where, when and how you eat. You'll find instructions
to include the six different tastes--sweet, sour,
salty, bitter, pungent and astringent--at every
meal, favoring those tastes that are suited to your
current needs and incorporating lesser amounts of
the rest. Including different tastes at each meal
reduces cravings and balances appetite and digestion
naturally.
The ayurvedic way of cooking is about bringing together
a harmonious collection of fresh wholesome ingredients
into a feast for all your senses. In a well-prepared
ayurvedic meal, a medley of tastes, textures, colors,
aromas and flavors blend together to restore balance
to your body, mind, spirit, senses and emotions.
Here are some ayurvedic recipes for you to try.
We add recipes to this section regularly, so check
back often!
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