We've made eating very complicated.

Animals seem to balance their nutritional needs quite well without the statistics on fats, proteins and carbohydrates. And yet, we count calories incessantly, and measure grams of fat...... only to find out about the latest study which tells us the rules of eating have changed -  again!

You'll be glad to know, in Ayurveda the rules remain constant. As the seasons change and different foods are harvested, we change the foods we eat.

Eating With The Seasons

In winter, we see the squirrels eat nuts - a good source of protein and fat. This is a perfect food to help fight the cold dry weather in the winter months (Vata season). Grains which are harvested in the fall and cooked in the winter are also a perfect winter food. Cooked grains provide a warm heavy nutritional base that helps you adapt to the lower temperatures.

In spring, after eating all the heavy nuts and grains during the long sedentary winter, nature again provides the perfect food. Light leafy green veggies and berries are the first foods harvested in the spring (Kapha season) and are the natural antidote for the allergy season.

In summer, as the days get warmer nature provides cooling fruits and vegetables to balance the higher temperatures (Pitta season).

Follow the Cycles

Ayurveda understands the cycles of nature, and that these cycles provide what you need for overall well-being. These cycles provide a rhythm of life that brings lasting joy.

This is so different from a society that constantly demands that you rush, push and shove your way through life in order to get ahead. The biggest social violation of the natural law, however, revolves around what you eat. How often have you raced through your meals or  skipped meals all together?

Ayurveda recommends that the main meal should be at midday, and this meal should be eaten slowly and calmly. Crashing through your day, racing through lunch, and coming home to eat your biggest meal of the day at 7:00 PM (when digestion is the weakest) could not be more against the powerful grain of  nature.

Living in harmony with nature’s cycles is true Lifestyle Therapy. The health benefits of a seasonally balanced lifestyle will help you heal not just a chronic digestive or nervous system disease, not just an inflammation, but your entire life. Consider that!

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