![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Spring - Mid-February - Mid May The spring is a watery season of warming temperatures. Snow melts making the rivers full and muddy. Warm temperatures encourage tender young sprouts and sweet sap to run in the vasculature of maple... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() All summer long, air conditioning blasts frigid air on you in supermarkets, the car, and nearly any establishment you walk into. Although the blast may seem like a welcome relief from the heat, the cold air can create some nasty side-effects. For one, art 36 likes Astringent foods make the mouth feel rough or dry. Astringent taste cleanses the mouth, but causes difficulty swallowing. Leafy greens, green bananas, and cranberries are astringent. Astringent taste makes an apple crunchy. It makes len ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There is no right or wrong answer to the raw versus cooked debate. The real answer to the debate depends on the digestive strength of the individual. Raw food offers nutritional benefits but is more difficult to digest, causing gas and bloating in those w ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() What is Pitta? Pitta is easily overheated and has the qualities of a metabolic fire. Pit ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Healthy hunger comes from deep down in your bones. Healthy hunger is when you "know" a particular food or behavior is right for you. This kind of hunger is called cellular hunger, because it is the hunger from each and every one of the cells in your body. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() No matter how much you love digestive enzymes for saving you from embarrassing gas or tummy discomfort, digestive enzymes could magnify 24 likes Clear food has the ability to either clear the (1) digestive tract, (2) blood and lymphatic system, (3) mind, or (4) mucus or fluid stagnation in any organ. Clear foods reduce fluids. They help metabolize or purge toxic buildup (ama) fr 20 likes Click here for examples of greens. Greens are the most common taste in nature. Sweet taste was rare before farms and grocery stores. What 54 likes Evolution & Taste Buds Taste buds are important for maintaining our health. These days, many people distrust their taste buds. Processed foods like bread, cheese, and corn syrup bypass and trick our taste buds into eating food that ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ayurveda seems to exude a certain ease, as if it were second nature. In a complex world, there's something simple and very personal about Ayurveda's approach to healing. You might even wonder where this ease of Ayurveda comes from. The answer is fu 20 likes Light & Many Meanings In the body, lightness creates agility and swiftness. It is the opposite of heartiness. Lightness of mind is associated with clarity and alertness. Lightness is inspiring: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bitters & Digestion Ayurveda suggests that a healthy gut will eliminate food six hours after eating it. The holy grail of six hour elimination exists today in indigenous societies with higher consumption of bitte 19 likes Liquefied substances thin fluids (reduce viscosity). These may thin fluids by 1) direct pharmacological effect such as blood thinners, 2) heating fluids, or 3) increasing secretions in the tissues, breaking up dense masses there. In gen 38 likes By the magic of digestion, when you eat an apple it becomes a part of your body. And whether the apple is hot or cold, acidic or basic, sugary or bitter, the body still has to transform the apple into the building blocks of living human flesh. The most pr ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Musical Fruit Beans could make your evening impolite. They are known as the "musical fruit" because they cause gas. A properly cooked bean, however, is easy to digest and less gaseous. Beans offer many nutritional and ![]() AYURVEDIC FACE ASSESSMENT
Learn how to assess constitution by a person's face.
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