Il cibo, più che materia, è nutrimento.
Knowing which foods to consume and how they relate to each other and choose foods according to the constitutional characteristics is essential to maintaining a good state of health. In Ayurveda
good health can be maintained by supporting and arming the viable tissue (dhatu) when they need it, through a healthy diet and an appropriate regime or by cleaning and removing all obstacles to cleanse the system operation,
The kitchen Ayurveda is based on cereals, legumes and vegetables, enriched by the use of spices in accordance with the requirements of each type of constitution.
Aromas, in fact, have never approached at random, but according to their special properties: digestive, tonic, disinfectants, therapeutics. Ayurveda teaches that each individual has the power to heal itself. In this way gives everyone the opportunity to regain health by understanding your body and its needs.
Ayurveda teaches that food, once absorbed, is transformed during the process metabolism in seven stages, making the order: Rasa (lymph), Rakta (blood) Mams (flesh), Meda (fat) Asthi (bones), Majjia (bone marrow), Shukra (reproductive cells).
The sap is the nourishment of the glands that make up our endocrine system, so depending on the quality of the food we will introduce our glands receive a more or less adequate nutrition. As we know
gland secretions of our emotions determine our long-term, our personality, so if our glands receive good nutrition, positive secrete hormones that put your mind in a state of serenity and peace.
addition, our physical body is maintained and continuously regenerated by the food, and even our physical health is determined by the diet that we lead.
Food can be divided into three categories:
Food sattvic (sentient), which is good for both mind and body.
Food rajasic (mutative or active) that can be beneficial for the body but not mind.
Food Tamas (static inert) which is harmful to both body and mind.
Food sattvic:
Fruit, dried vegetables, Legumes and cereals seaweed rice, pasta, bread, milk and dairy Spices read seeds, salt, sugar, honey The herbal, homeopathic herbal remedies and natural products.
Food rajasic:
Spices strong coffee and tea drinks carbonated blacks Chocolate allopathic medicine
Food Tamas:
Meat, fish and derivatives of these eggs, garlic, onions, mushrooms alcohol, tobacco , drugs Cheese Hot Food is not fresh or decaying
The food can become rajasic sattvic in those places where the temperature drops below zero, while the food becomes sattvic tamasic if swallowed the wrong way or too quantity.
a certain diet or a specific drug will not be effective if taken reluctantly by the individual ...
will be effective only when the person gets the feeling that taking them will be able to maintain their health routine or to break free from the disease he suffers.
(Susruta-Charaka)
Some tips for healthy eating and living:
Food should be fresh and of the highest possible quality, tasty and pleasing to the eye. The food prepared by a chef quiet and peaceful, in a pleasant environment will be better Eating influence in a peaceful and joyful state of mind always being comfortably seated.
During meals do not work, read or watch television and avoid eating if you are agitated. Avoid talking while you are chewing and try to be even in the regular meal times. Avoid eating between meals, not until the previous meal has been digested.
Avoid drinking beverages with meals because the liquid dilute the gastric juices, making digestion more difficult. Do not eat too many different types of food in the same meal to be easy on the digestion. For a meal in the diet include all six tastes (sweet, salty, sour, bitter, astringent, pungent) through the use of spices.
In accordance with the constitution of the individual or the season of the year can be considered as specific recommendations of Ayurvedic physicians. Check that the right nostril is open during and after the meal because it is linked to physical activity and metabolism.
After lunch, sit quietly or lie on the left side for a few minutes to keep open the right nostril. After dinner, preferring a short walk to open. The food and iced drinks should be avoided because the digestive action is hot. Introducing cold foods will inhibit the digestion phase.
minimize raw food, food cooked (preferably well-cooked) is much easier to digest. Power should be set by an expert in Ayurvedic Medicine (vaidya) according to the constitution of the individual and the period of the year.
illustration: Chutney peas
.
0 comments:
Post a Comment