Fresh fruits and vegetables
Ayurveda, a traditional form of healing originating in India, touches all aspects of life to ultimately keep the physiology balanced and in optimal health. Food is one of these vital aspects and can be divided into three categories: rajasic, or stimulating; tamasic, or impure; and sattvic, or pure. The latter, originally developed to aid in raising consciousness, calms the mind and increases alertness and clarity. Sattvic food is filled with prana and vital energy and can be easily digested. Consequently, selecting and incorporating this type of food into your diet is a thoughtful process.
Instructions
1. Visit your local farmer's market to ensure your food was grown organically in soil replete with nutrients. Produce at these markets often does not travel a long distance and is therefore closer to its natural and fresh state. If this is not possible, wash organic fruits and vegetables from your local grocery store to get rid of any chemical residue that may remain from pesticides. Also, avoid canned food, which has preservatives that render it less nutritious and further from its natural state.
2. Fill your diet with foods that come from the ground and essentially have grown in the sun. These foods are high in nutrients and are filled with energy from the sun. Consequently, the digestive and nervous systems work at optimal levels with this type of fuel.
3. Incorporate as much raw food into your diet as possible. Raw food, like sprouted whole grains, has the most amount of prana and can slowly be incorporated in the diet. Nuts and natural sweeteners, like honey, can be easily substituted for many of the refined products commonly used today. Try to keep half of the food on your plate lightly cooked and the other half raw.
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