Which Tastes to Avoid for Vata, Pitta, and Kapha

This explains why it is important to have the effect of taste on the tongue when taking Ayurvedic medications. Pitta individuals should avoid sour, salty, and pungent substances, which aggravate PITTA bodily fire. However, sweet, bitter, and astringent tastes are beneficial for pittas. Kapha individuals should avoid foods containing the sweet, sour, and salty tastes, for KAPHA they increase bodily water.

Better for them are foods with pungent, bitter, and astringent tastes. Healthy and Unhealthy Eating Habits How you eat is as important as what you eat. Here are some suggestions for healthy eating, followed by a list of habits to avoid. EATING HABITS TO CULTIVATE Choose foods according to your constitution.

They will nourish you and not aggravate your doshas. Choose foods according to the season. Eat fresh, sattvic food of the best quality you can afford. Do not eat unless you feel hungry.

Do not drink unless you feel thirsty. If you are hungry and you drink instead of eating, the liquid will dissolve the digestive enzymes and reduce your gastric fire. Sit, don’t stand, to eat. When eating, eat.

That is, don’t read, watch TV, or be distracted by too much conversation. Focus on the food. Chew well, at least 32 times per mouthful. This enables the digestive enzymes in the mouth to do their work properly.