Health

Food & Gut Health

Good digestion is the foundation of good health. Making the digestive process as easy on the body as possible is the key to living well. Khitchari, a satvik ayurvedic dish, is a perfect example of a meal that is both nourishing and easy to digest.

Few universal things one can do to improve one’s gut health and increase the digestive fire.

  1. Enjoy your largest meal midday
  2. Take time to chew
  3. Avoid cold beverages, especially mealtime
  4. Eat only when hungry
  5. Add digestive spices like fennel, coriander, cumin, cardamom, and ginger in cooking for optimal digestion
  6. Add healthy fat like ghee & coconut oil to your diet
  7. Incorporate all six tastes- sweet, salty, sour, pungent, bitter, and astringent into your diet
  8. Combine foods appropriately as combining foods with incompatible energies can diminish digestive fire

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