Kshara has specific medicinal applications in Ayurveda, but inappropriate use requires caution. Learn about its classical properties, the difference between Kshara and salt, and practical dietary precautions.
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Explore Ayurvedic diet and nutrition guidance, including healthy food choices, proper food combinations, meal timing, seasonal eating, digestive health, and practical dietary recommendations for overall well-being.
Black Gram: Ayurvedic Benefits, Uses and Precautions
Black Gram is a nourishing and strength-promoting pulse, but its heavy nature may not suit everyone. Learn how to use Black Gram and Black Gram Pak appropriately.
Who Should Eat Radish and Who Should Avoid It? — An Ayurvedic Perspective
Learn who can eat radish according to Ayurveda, who should avoid it, and whether raw or cooked radish is more suitable for Vata, Pitta and digestion.
How Can Ayurveda Help With Chronic Bloating and Small Intestine Problems?
Why Does the Same Food Cause Bloating in One Person but Not Another? Read this article in other languages: ગુજરાતી (Gujarati): આયુર્વેદથી લાંબા સમયથી રહેતા પેટના ફૂલાવા અને નાના આંતરડાની તકલીફમાં શું મદદ મળી શકે? हिंदी (Hindi): आयुर्वेद से लंबे समय से रहने वाले पेट के फूलाव और छोटी आंत की तकलीफ में क्या मदद …
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Harms of Holding Back Stool: What Happens When You Repeatedly Suppress the Body’s Natural Urge?
How Natural Is It to Keep Putting Off Going to the Bathroom by Saying “I’ll Go in a While”? Read this article in other languages: ગુજરાતી (Gujarati): શૌચ અટકાવી રાખવાના નુકસાન: શરીરની કુદરતી હાજતને વારંવાર રોકવાથી શું થાય છે? हिंदी (Hindi): शौच रोकने के नुकसान: शरीर की प्राकृतिक हाजत को बार-बार रोकने से क्या होता …
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What Not to Eat on an Empty Stomach: The Ayurvedic View on Morning Food
When the Stomach Is Empty, Which Foods Don’t Suit Whom? Read this article in other languages: ગુજરાતી (Gujarati): ખાલી પેટે શું ન ખાવું? આયુર્વેદની નજરે સવારના ખોરાકની સાચી સમજ हिंदी (Hindi): खाली पेट क्या न खाएं? आयुर्वेद की नज़र से सुबह के भोजन की सही समझ After waking up in the morning, the stomach is …
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Sthaulya (Obesity): Ayurvedic Diet for Weight Loss
Diet Take very little spicy, salty, or sour food. Do not eat stale food. Avoid refined-flour (maida) items — bread, biscuits, buns, and other bakery items. Avoid pickles and fermented items such as khaman, dhokla, handvo, idli, dhosa and other fermented preparations. Stop curd, buttermilk, lemon, tomatoes, tamarind, kokum and all other sour items. Do …
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Drinking Water and Ayurveda: How Much, When and What Kind to Drink
Water itself is life, and it is absolutely essential for sustaining life. But knowing how much water to drink, when to drink it, and what kind of water to drink is equally important. Do not drink too much water, nor too little. God has given us thirst precisely so that we can sense our body’s …
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Diet & Care for Sprue, Diarrhoea, IBS and Chronic Dysentery (Ayurveda)
For stomach and intestinal disorders related to the bowels — such as diarrhoea (Atisar), Grahani/Sangrahani (Sprue/malabsorption), chronic dysentery (Marfo), IBS, Colitis, Sprue and similar conditions — the following precautions should be followed. Diet: Take very little spicy, salty, or sour food. Do not eat stale food. Do not take refined-flour (maida) items — bread, biscuits, …
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Diet & Lifestyle During Pregnancy: Ayurvedic Do’s and Don’ts
During pregnancy, the following precautions and care must be observed. Diet & Lifestyle: Take very little spicy, salty, or sour food. Mainly take sweet, tasty, mind-pleasing, light and easily-digestible food. Along with meals, take milk (preferably cow’s milk), mango juice, coconut water, shiro/raab (sweet porridge), and food that is wholesome, sattvic, nutritious and quickly digested. …
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