{"id":83,"date":"2021-06-05T06:21:26","date_gmt":"2021-06-05T06:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nichedemosites.com\/The_Benefits_of_Ayurveda\/?p=83"},"modified":"2021-07-02T08:50:29","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T08:50:29","slug":"ayurveda-attributes-of-certain-foods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nichedemosites.com\/The_Benefits_of_Ayurveda\/ayurveda-attributes-of-certain-foods\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayurveda – Attributes of Certain Foods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Every food item contains some 20 Properties proportion of the Five basic elements (Space, Air, Fire, Water & Earth), with one or more of the elements being dominant. In turn, the three Doshas and seven tissue systems also have different proportions of the five basic elements with a dominance of certain elements in each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, according to the Ayurvedic Principle of \u2018like increases & dislike decreases\u2019, foods having the properties as a particular DOSHA and\/ or tissue systems increase those properties. And when foods have opposite properties then it results in a decrease of those properties. These \u2018properties<\/em>\u2019 (or Gunas in Sanskrit) are 20 in number and are distributed amongst the five basic Elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Ayurveda<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Ayurveda evaluates our diet based on the tastes and its effect on the doshas, as well as the following energetic qualities of the food:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Temperature: cold or warm;<\/li>
  • Weight: light or heavy; and<\/li>
  • Moisture: dry or wet.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    The ayurvedic approach treats what you are like right now, and takes it one day at a time, one season at a time. When you wish to bring balance into your digestion, look at what qualities and tastes dominate in your diet, and balance them with the opposite qualities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    AYURVEDA has a unique distinction of classifying food articles based on these 20 properties and uses food to nourish and\/ or to bring about changes in the Doshas and the tissue systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    These 20 Properties are classified in opposing pairs of 10 and are listed as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    • Heavy \u2013 Light<\/li>
    • Cold \u2013 Hot<\/li>
    • Unctuous \u2013 Dry<\/li>
    • Slow \u2013 Sharp<\/li>
    • Stable \u2013 Mobile<\/li>
    • Soft \u2013 Hard<\/li>
    • Slimy \u2013 Rough<\/li>
    • Viscous \u2013 Liquid<\/li>
    • Gross \u2013 Subtle<\/li>
    • Cloudy \u2013 Clear<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Here are some examples of how the 20 Properties exhibit themselves in various Foods:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      1. Heavy \u2013 Cream, cheese, kidney beans.<\/li>
      2. Light \u2013 Puffed rice, Popcorn.<\/li>
      3. Cold \u2013 Mint, coconut water, water melon, rice.<\/li>
      4. Hot \u2013 Peppers, nutmeg, turkey meat.<\/li>
      5. Oily \u2013 Nuts, fats and oils, black lentil.<\/li>
      6. Dry \u2013 Millet, rye, corn.<\/li>
      7. Slow \u2013 Yogurt, red meat, condensed milk.<\/li>
      8. Sharp \u2013 Onion, ginger, Garlic, Bell peppers, mustard greens.<\/li>
      9. Stable \u2013 Ghee, wheat.<\/li>
      10. Mobile \u2013 alcohol, sprouts.<\/li>
      11. Soft \u2013 Puffed rice, Tapioca, pasta.<\/li>
      12. Hard \u2013 Nuts, jack fruit.<\/li>
      13. Slimy \u2013 okra, full cream yogurt.<\/li>
      14. Rough \u2013 Most millets, broccoli, cauliflower, oats.<\/li>
      15. Dense \u2013 Cream, potatoes.<\/li>
      16. Liquid \u2013 all water based beverages, soups, milk.<\/li>
      17. Gross \u2013 Roots and tubers, Dates, minerals.<\/li>
      18. Subtle \u2013 Spices, saffron, oils<\/li>
      19. Cloudy \u2013 Mayonnaise, butter, Sea food.<\/li>
      20. Clear \u2013 Clarified butter milk, black eyed pea, bitters.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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