Ayurveda
The Three Gunas are qualities in food (and all material things for that matter) which affect the mind and body. The Three Gunas are: Sattva, Rajas and Tamas, ordered from “best” to “worst“. Ayurveda is always striving to boost Sattva. Foods are in one of those states…
From these elementary beginnings, the experience of taste initiates a complex cascade of influences that touches every aspect of the mind-body organism. For each substance, that mosaic includes its: Rasa, or taste (a single taste or a combination of different tastes) Aggravating or pacifying effect on each…
The dhatus are the basic varieties of tissues which compose the human body. The word “dhatu” comes from a Sanskrit word which means “that which enters into the formation of the body“; the root Daa (dha) means “support, that which bears“. The primary Dhatus are seven in…
