Dates have been a staple food and cultivated in the Middle East for thousands of years. Their cultivation has been documented in Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt and as far back as 6000BC in Arabia.
We note that yams are a useful alternative to sweet potato, a mild diuretic that can aggravate Vata. Yams contains phytoestrogens helpful for tonifying Vata in the female...
Tofu is heavy, cold, estrogenic, and moderately difficult to digest. It is made by curdling soy milk and pressing the curds into blocks. It was invented in China over 2000 years ago.
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Founder of Joyful Belly Ayurveda, John Immel, answers the question ‘What is Ayurveda?’
