Ayurved and Summer's Heat
Ayurved, the Indian science of life,
looks at health as a balance between three physical elements (doshas): motion
(vatta), material (kapha) and digestion (pitta). One way ayurved suggests
we maintain the correct balance is to realize that all foods fall into one
of six categories, sweet, salt, bitter, astringent, sour and pungent. Each
category either pacifies or aggravates each of the doshas. For example sour
and pungent aggravates pitta (the digestive element) which is sensitive to
heat. Sweet and bitter on the other hand pacify pitta.
Another recommendation of ayurved
is to recognize that each season aggravates or pacifies a dosha. For example
spring is wet and heavy and aggravates kapha. Winter being dry and brittle
aggravates vatta and the hot summers aggravate pitta. This is why you see
outbreaks in crimes of passion during hot summer city days.
So during the fiery dog days we should
take additional care to live and eat in a way that stops a build up of fire
(pitta-heat). One way is to reduce the intake of salty, spicy and sour foods.
Eat more astringent (lettuce, celery, spinach, asparagus, green beans, etc.)
and bitter (lentils) foods. Learn three tricks to cool the summer heat tomorrow.
Until then, may every meal bring you energy and balance.
Gary
P.S. One more way way to cool down
in the summer is to make a retreat during the hot fiery days to the cool,
cool, mountains of the Blue Ridge...see our upcoming conferences!
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