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According to Ayurveda, every
food has its own taste (rasa), quality (guna), a heating or cooling
energy (virya) and post-digestive effect (vipaka).
When two or more foods are combined with different rasa, guna, virya and vipaka, Agni (digestive enzymes) can become overwhelmed, which result in production of toxins.
Careful food combining will improve our overall health.
When two or more foods are combined with different rasa, guna, virya and vipaka, Agni (digestive enzymes) can become overwhelmed, which result in production of toxins.
Careful food combining will improve our overall health.
Do Not Combine Together:
Bananas + Milk
This combination weakens Agni, changes
bacterial mix in the intestines, produce toxins and causes sinus
congestion, allergies and cough.
Their vipaka (post-digestive effect) is different. Milk is sweet and bananas are sour.
Their vipaka (post-digestive effect) is different. Milk is sweet and bananas are sour.
Milk + Melons
They both have cooling
virya (energy), but they are not compatible. Milk is laxative and requires
more time to digest. Melon is diuretic.
When milk is digested with melon (or any other sour food) it curdles and it can cause spasm in throat, anemia, edema, acid gastritis, fever, rhinitis and genetic disorders.
Always eat melons alone because their high water content requires strong Agni to digest them.
When milk is digested with melon (or any other sour food) it curdles and it can cause spasm in throat, anemia, edema, acid gastritis, fever, rhinitis and genetic disorders.
Always eat melons alone because their high water content requires strong Agni to digest them.
Drinking milk after eating
garlic, basil or radish
It may cause skin disorders.
Fruits + Yogurt
It causes phlegm, congestion, low energy.
Fruits are simple to digest.
When mixed with other foods, fruit start to move through the
digestive tract too slowly. Raw fruits are best eaten alone or with
other fruits of same taste.
Read more: Why Smoothies Are Not Healthy
Yogurt + Leafy greens
Yogurt is acidic and leafy
greens alkaline. It leads to hyper acidic stomach.
Cooked honey
Honey should never be
cooked. If heated, the molecules become a non-homogenized glue that
adheres to mucous membranes and clogs subtle channels, producing
toxins.
Uncooked honey is nectar, cooked honey is poison.
Uncooked honey is nectar, cooked honey is poison.
Honey + Ghee
Combination of equal parts
by weight of honey and ghee (e.g. 1 ts honey + 3 ts ghee) is toxic.
Read more: How To Make Real Ghee
Beans + Cheese
Beans taste astringent or
sweet, and have pungent vipaka (post-digestive effect). Cheese tastes sour and has sour
vipaka.
Foods with different vipaka tends to confuse Agni (digestive fire), resulting in poor digestion and the accumulation of toxins.
Foods with different vipaka tends to confuse Agni (digestive fire), resulting in poor digestion and the accumulation of toxins.
Read more: The Concept Of Agni
Cucumber + Lemon
Cucumber has cooling virya (energy) and lemon has heating virya.
Nightshades + Dairy
Most common nightshades are tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants and peppers.
Nightshades combined with dairy are too heavy to digest.
Nightshades should be avoided by anyone with inflammatory condition.
Nightshades combined with dairy are too heavy to digest.
Nightshades should be avoided by anyone with inflammatory condition.
These same foods if eaten
separately will be digested more quickly and even help to eliminate toxins.
Read more: Formation Of Toxins In Ayurvedic Medicine
Author: Ayurveda Tutorials
Read more: Formation Of Toxins In Ayurvedic Medicine
Author: Ayurveda Tutorials
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