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Ayurvedic cooking is a plant-based diet that incorporates whole, fresh, seasonal and regional foods. Ayurvedic cooking is a preventative style of cooking used by the ancient sages to prevent disease. Ayurvedic cuisine utilizes a range of spice blends to promote detoxification via sweating. It is a cooling and cleansing diet that related to the five elements, namely earth, fire, water, air and ether. People can be a combination of these elements and are categorized under doshas. The three main doshas are Vata, Pitta and Kapha, with further combinations. A person’s constitutional dosha is considered when meal planning.

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Ayurvedic Cooking

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

Ayurveda is an ancient Indian system of health, developed over 5,000 years ago. Similar the TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine), it utilizes the art of balance to achieve optimal health in ones body, mind, emotions and soul. Ayurveda believes that each one of us has a different degree of these elements in us. Whether they be [...]

Yellow Mung Dal Soup

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Yellow mung is sweet and cooling, and mainly calms vata and pitta. It is very easy to digest and promotes strength. The seasonings here help to balance the drying, light and astringent qualities of this soup that could aggravate vata.