I know many of you might be looking in the mirror and saying to yourself, “I look healthy but I don’t think I should be on a diet program.” The truth is that, although health is usually seen from the outside, most of what happens is inside our body.
Many people in North America consider digestive problems to be a nuisance. Ayurveda sees these problems as the being of all health conditions in his life. You run to the pharmacy for antacids, pills to relieve constipation and diarrhea. Pain relief is as close as new Advil! The body tells you your story! Something is wrong and you should listen, but we don’t listen until we’re sick.
Here are signs that your body is letting you know something is wrong.
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You are beginning to be overweight. Foods loaded with sweet and salty flavors are earth-promoting foods and can add extra weight to your body. Sweet is also the taste of satisfaction, in Ayurveda sweet foods can be included in the diet to help with satisfaction.
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You have a coating on the tongue. When you wake up in the morning, take a look at your tongue. If there is a white, yellow or brown coating on the tongue, the food is not being digested properly and this is the first sign of things to come.
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Constipation, gas and bloating as something common in your life. This is often seen as an imbalance of vata with agni manda. Many people use laxatives and gas pills to alleviate the problem. Ayurveda says that digestion and vata must be balanced. Many vata types love green smoothies and salads—two of the worst things a vata person can do to their digestion. They need to eat more cooked food and less salad. The salad is cold and has too much air for the vata constitution.
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Frequent diarrhea. This can be a condition that many people live with and do not understand that the fire element is out of balance. Diarrhea can be the body’s way of getting rid of something harmful. It is a good idea to let the diarrhea continue for a few days and clear up on its own, but if the diarrhea may be something that happens regularly, you should look into your diet for foods that irritate the digestive system or balance the fire element in the body. . Many times diarrhea can deplete the body of the water element, creating dehydration and there is no efficient assimilation of food and people are malnourished. Stress is one of the world’s silent killers. Stress will lead to a lot of diseases and one of them is heart disease. It is a disorder of the blood vessels of the heart that can lead to a heart attack. Other cardiovascular diseases include stroke, high blood pressure, angina (chest pain), and rheumatic heart disease.
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You often feel depressed or anxious. Ayurveda states that food has an effect on our thoughts, emotions, and consciousness. Anxiety and depression can be the result of ama (food that has not been properly digested)
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Joint pain-signs of ama
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Chronic inflamation
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Heaviness and fatigue after eating
So what are some of the things you can do?
1. No more drinking cold water
2. Just 1/2 cup of warm water with your meal
3. No more shakes in the morning. For many people, this promotes weight gain and loves.
4. No coffee first thing in the morning on an empty stomach
5. Eat fruit alone
6. Sit down to eat your meals
7. Eat your largest meal at noon