diet planning
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| Our diet
is an essential factor for the formation of
our body. According to the ayurveda, there
are both positive and negative attributes
of diet. In ancient Indian scriptures food
has been compared to god, since it is the
main factor which sustains life.
Since ayurveda deals with a holistic approach
of healing, it covers the diet factor in detail.
It is clearly mentioned in ‘charak
samhita’ that consuming improper
diet in improper way is the main cause of
the diseases.
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| Personalized diet |
The old saying “one man’s
food is poison for another”, is perfectly applicable
in ayurveda because every food contains doshas
and five elements in the different proportions,
our injestions will effect our element balance
in a positive or negative way. The benefits
of personalized diet are:-
- Improved sleep and concentration.
- Better digestion, metabolism and elimination.
- Healthier skin, complexion and slowed
down aging.
- Increases intelligent.
- Healthier progeny.
- Stronger immune system.
- Weight loss or gain and better sense
control.
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| Types of Diet |
Knowing the importance
of the diet and diet planning lets explore
the different types of personalities you encounter
and its connection with the food they eat.
Ayurveda has categorized personality traits
into three different types, based on food
we eat, the Satvic or spiritual personality,
the Rajasic or active personality and Tamsic
or the material quality, depending on the
effects they exert on the mind.
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| Satvic Diet |
| Satvic food is elevating
and it keeps the body lean and agile and mind
calm and quiet. Fruits like apples, banana,
oranges, grapes; grains like basmati rice, wheat
in small quantity, diary products like milk
and clarified butter, fresh green vegetables
like spinach, green beans and green grams are
examples of satvic food. Although mild sweet
taste is considered satvic, a strong sweet taste
as in chocolates and sweets increases tamsik
quality. |
| Rajasic diet |
The activating rajasic
diet may combine with the other two qualities
to from different mental qualities in man;
spiritual active, mental active or materially
active. It consists of food recepies of spicy,
salt and sour taste. Vegatables like onions,
garlic and spicy and sour preparations like
ketchups and vinegar have rajasic quality.
Wines, pickles, meat and stimulating drinks
like coffee and tea and types of alcoholic
drinks are rajasik in nature. |
| Tamsik Diet |
| The activating rajasic diet
may combine with the other two qualities to
from different mental qualities in man; spiritual
active, mental active or materially active.
It consists of food recepies of spicy, salt
and sour taste. Vegatables like onions, garlic
and spicy and sour preparations like ketchups
and vinegar have rajasic quality. Wines, pickles,
meat and stimulating drinks like coffee and
tea and types of alcoholic drinks are rajasik
in nature. |
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