Article - Ayurveda and Healthy Eating
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Food combining
Foods have different tastes, heating or cooling qualities, moistening or drying qualities and building or cleansing effects. If foods with different energetic qualities are combined then they can cause incompatibilities which can upset digestion leading to indigestion, gas, diarrhoea, constipation and ama.
This ultimately leads to food intolerances and other health imbalances such as sinus congestion, lowered immunity and skin problems.
Incompatible foods |
* blue foods are the most important incompatibles |
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Food type |
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Exceptions |
Fruit |
Other food. It should be eaten at least 2 hours away from other foods |
dates and milk are ok |
Milk |
bananas, bread, yoghurt, fish, meat, melons, cherries, sour foods |
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Yoghurt |
Fruit, milk, meat, solanacea family, eggs, fish. |
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Eggs |
milk, fruit, yoghurt, cheese, fish, meat |
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Grains |
fruit |
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Beans |
fruit, cheese, eggs, yoghurt, milk, fish, meat |
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Lemon |
milk, yoghurt, tomatoes, cucumbers |
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Honey |
ghee (by weight) 1tsp honey = 3tsp ghee. Honey should not be heated. |
Adding honey to a warm drink is ok |
Radishes |
bananas, raisins, milk |
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Melons |
any other food |
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Raw food |
Cooked food |
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Fresh food |
Left overs |
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Food |
Antidotes |
Effect |
Dairy |
black pepper |
reduces mucus. |
Coffee |
cardamom |
reduces vata aggravating effect of caffeine. |
Potatoes |
ginger or black pepper |
makes them easier to digest and less heavy. |
Potatoes |
ghee, olive oil |
makes less dry and reduces vata aggravating effects. |
Cucumber |
black pepper |
makes less cold and easier to digest. |
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