ayurveda ayurvedic medicine cooking diet doshas fall imbalances recipes seasons vata wellness
Fall is here along with the cool and crisp air, beautiful colors in the leaves, and a harvest of delicious vegetables. These are all delightful changes the season brings. But along with those changes come the shorter, colder, and drier days of vata season. In Ayurveda, the vata dosha is therefore provoked as autumn progresses. Vata is related to wind, which is the principle of movement and governed by the either/space and air elements. You may have heard the saying, the winds are always changing . . . and just as the wind is subtle and changeable, the energy of vata...
ayurveda cooking foods healing health recipes summer yogurt
The cucumbers in this recipe are good for counteracting the heavy properties of yogurt, breads, and even pastas. In Ayurveda, the summer season is a time for fresh, cooling, sweet fruits and fresh flowers! Cucumbers are a good summer food and they are also thirst-relieving. Ayurveda finds cucumber to be sweet, astringent, and cool. It balances Pitta and Vata but increases Kapha. For Kapha folks, you can eat this with extra hing and mustard seeds. It is a diuretic and good for urinary tract infections. This yogurt dip, called cucumber raita, is considered tri-doshic, versatile and can be used as a...
ayurveda ayurvedic medicine cooking diet doshas fall imbalances recipes seasons vata wellness
Fall is here along with the cool and crisp air, beautiful colors in the leaves, and a harvest of delicious vegetables. These are all delightful changes the season brings. But along with those changes come the shorter, colder, and drier days of vata season. In Ayurveda, the vata dosha is therefore provoked as autumn progresses. Vata is related to wind, which is the principle of movement and governed by the either and air elements. You may have heard the saying, the winds are always changing and just as the wind is subtle and changeable, the energy of vata means the body...
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