Let's talk about Ayurveda for a moment.... What is Ayurveda, anyway?
Ayurveda means “knowledge of life” and is the ancient study and science of digestion. Ayurveda considers food to be your medicine. Everything that you put into your body, or digest, whether it is food, air, water, environment, or thought-- all of these things affect the wholeness of your being, or your health. Ayurveda accounts for your dosha (body type) when determining what types of foods and activities are best for you.
In Ayurveda, the idea is that the easier it is to digest your food, the more energy you may have to heal your own body. Almost 60% of your energy goes to the digestion of your meals each day. Ayurveda recommends consuming foods and liquids that are easy to digest and refraining from putting a lot of toxins into the body like caffeine and nicotine which are difficult to process.What if you could use less energy processing food and eliminating toxins...leaving more energy for your body to use for healing?
Makes sense to me!
Eat Taste Heal is the new cookbook I have just ordered that is bursting with Ayurveda recipes and information on how to heal yourself through your food. I am so excited to add this book to my culinary library and try out some new recipes! Don't worry I'll give you the scoop!
Until we meet again....happy eating!
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