Eat and Be Healthy
A very simple concept if you think about it. For example, now it is hot in the summer in most places of the world. So, if the temperature is hot outside, then you should be eating cooling foods that cool down your core body temperature and emotions, to prevent too much acidity/toxicity to build up in your blood and organs, as well as keeping your emotions cooled down.
Ayurveda is based on the laws of Mother Earth. She has produced certain foods during 3 seasons (Fall/Winter, Spring and Summer) to nurture, nourish, and detoxify the body/mind. For example, during the Summer season, the foods that are produced are cooling, to counterbalance the heating effects of the hot Sun. Therefore, we should be eating more cooling foods like sweet, astringent and bitter foods. Some examples are cranberries, beans, broccoli, juicy fruits, and dark leafy greens.
Stay away from salty, sour and pungent (spicy) foods because they are too heating in the summer and are better for the Fall/Winter to warm us up.
Many countries still follow the laws of nature, still eat off the land and they don't have the health issues that the we have in the West.
Same with animals that live in the wild (non-domesticated). They eat off the land which each season has produced and follow the laws of nature therefore they don't develop the diseases that humans do. They follow their innate instincts and senses which the human mind has moved away from. Because of the misuse of our "intelligent" minds and senses, we have put our health in dangers way. We do this by combining foods that are not compatible, eating food that are not seasonal, overeating, eating 5 meals a day instead of 3, snacking all day, and not exercising for optimal health.
All this information is in our minds instinctually but we choose not to follow it. For some, it takes too much work and we are programmed a certain way on how to nourish and nurture ourselves, which has been proven not to be the most effective way to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Moving forward, tap into ways that will enhance your daily life. It's all up to you, for you !!
Ayurveda is based on the laws of Mother Earth. She has produced certain foods during 3 seasons (Fall/Winter, Spring and Summer) to nurture, nourish, and detoxify the body/mind. For example, during the Summer season, the foods that are produced are cooling, to counterbalance the heating effects of the hot Sun. Therefore, we should be eating more cooling foods like sweet, astringent and bitter foods. Some examples are cranberries, beans, broccoli, juicy fruits, and dark leafy greens.
Stay away from salty, sour and pungent (spicy) foods because they are too heating in the summer and are better for the Fall/Winter to warm us up.
Many countries still follow the laws of nature, still eat off the land and they don't have the health issues that the we have in the West.
Same with animals that live in the wild (non-domesticated). They eat off the land which each season has produced and follow the laws of nature therefore they don't develop the diseases that humans do. They follow their innate instincts and senses which the human mind has moved away from. Because of the misuse of our "intelligent" minds and senses, we have put our health in dangers way. We do this by combining foods that are not compatible, eating food that are not seasonal, overeating, eating 5 meals a day instead of 3, snacking all day, and not exercising for optimal health.
All this information is in our minds instinctually but we choose not to follow it. For some, it takes too much work and we are programmed a certain way on how to nourish and nurture ourselves, which has been proven not to be the most effective way to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Moving forward, tap into ways that will enhance your daily life. It's all up to you, for you !!
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