Healing through Ayurveda.
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Go back to nature with Ayurveda. Ayurveda, the ‘Science of Life’ is one of the most ancient medical/holistic healing systems of preventative healthcare from India with extensive history dating back over 3,000 years. According to these ancient teachings and philosophy Ayurveda offers guidelines to bring body and mind into balance and optimal health through the use of natural resources.
Simple Preventative Health Tips for Winter Blues
At the change of seasons come into winter accompanying changes in diet and lifestyle prevent Dosha imbalances that would otherwise bring about illness. Make time for these variations to banish the blues as we do not automatically make changes to protect ourselves from the cold. We have carefully sourced this Immune Package to boost immunity during the flu and cold season. More
According to Ayurveda the change of season has a direct effect on our Doshas, based on the principle that our body type and the environment have a close connection.
In winter we increase our appetite and warming moist foods like soups and heating spices like cinnamon and ginger are soothing and nourishing. Minimise dry snacking, uncooked foods, cold salads and sandwiches.
Observing these behavioural patterns are the basic principles of Ayurveda and ward off the winter blues.
Seasonal Transitions
As with the seasons there are seasonal junctions. The change of temperature needs to be accommodated as during these junctions small amounts of unsuitable food, drink or activity will be sufficient enough to trigger a disease.
Lifestyle changes, diet modification, suitable exercise and purification techniques eliminate accumulated Doshas or body humours to prevent chances of any disease occurring during the transition of seasonal changes. We need warmer clothes and a warmer lifestyle in winter. This can be done easily.
Adjust Cooking to Ward off the Blues
Our activities and bodily needs change with the seasons and so too should our cooking. It makes sense we eat well to prepare ourselves for good living and being in harmony with our environment.
Cooking changes the quality of our food by using qualities of heat, time, salt and sometimes pressure. In this way food becomes the most acceptable form to nourish our blood and build tissues in the body.
Cooking is the beginning of digestion. Cooking time should be longer in colder months, cut vegetables thicker and use energising and digestive herbs and spices like ginger, cumin, cardamom, long pepper, basil, turmeric, sesame seeds in your cooking.
Pacifying Vata Dosha in Colder Months
This is the time of year for the air element or Vata. Vata can be sensed through qualities of movement which increase during this time. Try these tips to pacify this element.
- Create warm, pleasant, colourful and engaging environment
- Nourish Vata with warming soups, sauces and hot drinks
- Drink tea made with cumin, coriander, fennel seeds, ginger tea
- Massage black sesame oil in daily routine
- Minimise meat, refined flour products, caffeine and alcohol
- Set up daily routine, eat meals regularly and stay calm and relaxed
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