In Ayurveda, there are six tastes. These tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter and astringent. It’s important to include all six tastes with every meal. This is because each taste corresponds to different elements. Ayurveda is focused on balancing the 5 elements. Each taste has properties of ether, air, fire, water and earth. Our …
Benefits of Pranayama: Yogic Breathing
Pranayama is Yogic breathing. Pranayama means Life force. Prana means " Life" and Yama " Force." Stress Less Yogic breathing can enhance parasympathetic nervous system activity. Parasympathetic nervous system is in charge of helping you keep calm. Slow, steady yogic breathing relaxes the body and decreases the heart rate. It reduces the activity in the …
Dirty Dozen & Clean Fifteen
Everything you eat, everything you buy is a political action. Every time you buy something, you’re actually voting. Every time you buy something local or organic, you’re telling that grocery store that there is a consumer demand for those items and similar items. Every time you buy processed junk, you tell that grocery store that …
More Reasons to Eat Seasonally!
For State and Month specific produce, Check out:https://www.seasonalfoodguide.org Seasonal Food is Better for your Health!Seasonal Food is more nutritious. Produce that has to sit in a shipping container loses nutrients. Produce picked to be shipped across the country or the ocean are generally picked before ripened. Studies overwhelmingly show that produce contain more nutrients when …
Summer: The Pitta Season.
Ayurveda is the Sister Science of Yoga. It sets a foundation on how to live holistically. One of the major principles is eating seasonally.In Ayurveda, there are 3 seasons: Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Summer is the season of Pitta. For State and Month specific produce, Check out: https://www.seasonalfoodguide.org Though it's important to eat according to …
