The Ayurveda Lifestyle,

Energizing your body and living the right lifestyle for YOUR Body

I discovered a simple way to eat a balanced healthy diet without trying to count the number of vegetables I consume each day. Western science thought they made nutrition guidelines simple by giving us the number of daily servings we need to stay healthy. However, do you find measuring a serving as awkward as I do?

5,000 years ago, residents of the Indian subcontinent began developing what today is called Ayurvedic medicine. I prefer to call it an Ayurveda lifestyle because it is much more than medicine. “Veda” means life and “Ayur” means science or knowledge.  The Ayurveda lifestyle cares for more than the physical body.  It is the combination of the body, sense organs, mind and soul. It includes living a life relating to or leading to physical, mental, social and spiritual harmony.

Over this period, scientists discovered three ways that a body assimilates food. While all bodies use the three ways, the proportions vary according to the body type, or constitution. This is called Dosha.

As I stated, the Ayurveda lifestyle teaches the importance of the body, mind and spirit interaction. What is important here though is how Ayurveda medicine looks at our food and nutritional consumption. This becomes the Ayurveda lifestyle because if we do not eat correctly for our body type, exercise and meditation become ineffective. The three Doshas and main characteristics are:

VATA or movement body needs sweet, sour and salty foods. Their body is very dry and cold. They need to eat frequently and the mind learns quickly and forgets just as fast. PITTA, or processing, body needs sweet, astringent and bitter foods. Their body is hot and moist. They also need to eat frequently. KAPHA, or storage, body needs pungent, astringent and bitter foods. Their body is cool and moist. They would eat continuously, if allowed.

Ayurveda is as simple or as complex as you choose. My choice is simple. I do not count calories, nor do I count the number of servings.

 If I need a complex interpretation, I will call upon an Ayurveda Physician.

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