An Ayurvedic Diet Plan to Keep You Healthy

Ayurveda isn’t just about treating illnesses and detoxifying the body. It’s also about leading a healthy lifestyle and healing the soul.

If you’re planning to practice Ayurveda and want to implement some herbs and spices into your diet, you’ve come to the right place!

Here are a couple of things you should know and the types of herbs you should consider:

Vata-Balancing Diet to Eliminate Dryness

If you have excess Vata energy, you will likely have dry skin, produce a small, hard stool that is difficult to move, have trouble sleeping, and be prone to fidgeting, shaking or other indications of excessive movement.

A Vata-balancing diet requires us to eat foods that nourish the body, moisturize the gastrointestinal tract, and generally build strength and a sense of ground.

Foods to Include in Your Diet

Fruits (sweet fruits in particular): apricots, avocados, bananas, blackberries, cherries, fresh figs, grapefruit, grapes, lemons, mangoes, melons (but not watermelons), nectarines, oranges, papayas, peaches, pineapples, plums, raspberries, strawberriesVegetables (cooked vegetables in particular): asparagus, beets, carrots, cucumber, garlic, green beans, okra, onion, radishes, sweet potatoes, turnips, and zucchini.Grains (cooked grains in particular): oats, wheat, white basmati riceDairy: cheese (in moderation), cow's milk (whole), ghee, yogurtLegumes (in moderation): mung beans, tofuNuts and seeds (in moderation)Oils: almond oil, olive oil, sesame oilSweeteners: natural sweeteners (maple syrup, honey, molasses, jaggery)Spices: cardamom, celery seed, cinnamon, cloves, cumin, fennel, garlic, ginger, mustard seed, salt, and sesame seeds

 

Reduce Moisture with a Kapha-Balancing Diet

 

If you have excess Kapha energy, you likely suffer from respiratory congestion, asthma, and overweight or obesity, and feel lethargic and stuck. Excessive Kapha energy leads to a buildup of moisture, such as congestion in the respiratory system. When you balance Kapha energy through an appropriate diet, you will reverse heaviness in the body.

Ayurvedic Food Preparation Tips

Whether you have a specific doshic imbalance you'd like to correct or you want to eat meals based on Ayurvedic practices for the sake of improving your health, you will benefit from preparing and consuming simple meals that provide basic sustenance for your body.

 Such meals consist of several vegetables cooked with some basic spices, white basmati rice, and if appropriate for your constitution and the time of day, some legumes. If you are seeking to balance a particular dosha, favor foods for balancing that dosha.

Use these Ayurveda tips to create a healthy and balanced lifestyle!

If you want to learn more about the practice, we recommend reading Salim Rana’s book.

In his book, 'Healthy Living Lifestyle: Eradicating Illness Naturally', Salim Rahim Rana explains the principles of the ancient art of Ayurveda. It is an easy guide for all of those seeking a way to achieve a healthier lifestyle through natural means.

It seeks to convey and discover how the use of Ayurveda will allow individuals to kickstart their body's natural detoxification and self-healing process to reach the peak of true health and unlimited energy.

The book is available on Amazon and Kindle.