The condition of our prakruti changes due to incorrect diet, emotional imbalances, too much stress, and incorrect exercise. With these disturbances the balance of the doshas in our body and mind system becomes imbalanced.
If you want to keep Kapha Dosha in balance you better stock on a few needed ingredients in your kitchen.
1.Vegetables: almost all (hot, astringent and bitter) like asparagus, broccoli, red or white cabbage, cauliflower, beets, brussel sprouts, celery, aubergines, garlic, green leafy vegetables, potatoes, fennel, turnip, parsley, all kinds of lettuce, onion, green chilis, corn, horseradish, artichoke, green peas, spinach, zucchini, leeks, ladyfingers, cilantro
2. Fruit: all astringent fruits like apples, pears, pomegranate, currants, dried fruits (raisins, plums, figs), apricots, raspberries, blueberries, cherries, lemons (moderately), peaches, strawberries and pineapple.
3. Grains: barley, buckwheat, corn, millet, rye, granola, polenta, quinoa (moderately), Basmati rice moderately, parboiled rice moderately, seitan (wheat meat) and sprouted wheat bread
4.Legumes: soy products, white and red kidney beans, adzuki beans, green peas, Garbanzo, red and brown lentils, Lima beans, Mung beans, Mung dal, soy milk, dried split yellow peas, tempeh, tofu
5. Nuts and seeds: sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, linseeds moderately
6. Spices: almost all kinds of spices except salt. Hot spices are recommended: aniseed, asafetida, basil, bay leaf, pepper, cardamom, hot paprika, cayenne pepper, cloves, cinnamon, garlic, ginger, coriander, cumin, curry leaves, dill, nutmeg, oregano, mint, orange zest, marjoram, parsley, rosemary, thyme, turmeric
7. Meat and eggs: Turkey, game meat and yolk
8. Oils and fats: ghee, almond butter, corn oil, canola, sunflower oil
Graduated Ayurvedic Nutrition School in London and with 15 years of experience in Ayurvedic healthy and healing nutrition. Lilia is a content consultant for media, owned by a big pharmaceutical company.
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