With the monsoon season at the doorstep it’s a good time to think about rejuvenating your health and wellbeing. After the last several months of dry hot weather, the Vata element has been accumulating in our bodies; so following a vata-pacifying diet will help bring the body back into balance. According to Ayurveda, our digestion power is weaker during this time, so it’s best to eat light, easily digestible foods.
Give your body the chance to rejuvenate and revitalise itself by following these simple diet tips during this monsoon season:
Have lots of warm beverages and easily digestible foods cooked using healthy methods such as tandoori/grilled, steamed, baked, or boiled.
Use small amounts of fats like olive and sunflower oils, or ghee along with spices like garlic, ginger, pepper, turmeric, asafoetida, jeera and coriander to enhance your digestion.
Avoid eating street food and raw salads and leafy vegetables as the rains and the humidity create the perfect conditions for food borne illness and pathogenic bacteria.
When the digestion is weakened, try to avoid heavy deep fried or richly sauced meals because this will result in accumulation of ‘ama’ (or undigested toxic materials) in the body, leading to disease and poor health.
Aim to have balanced meals with all the six tastes (sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent) with a bit more emphasis on the pungent, sour, sweet tastes.
Avoid dry, cold, fermented, or heavy foods like popcorn, curd, cheese and alcohol as much as possible.
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