Sabudana Kitchari (Spiced Sago / Tapioca)

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Sabudana Kitchari (Spiced Sago / Tapioca)

Another quick one pot dish that is ‘sattvic’ by nature and a traditional Indian dish prepared on auspicious days and often eaten as the meal if fasting is being observed. This delicious gluten-free, vegan, savoury kitchari alternative made with tapioca or sago pearls is super easy to prepare.

Spring is kapha season so adding a little extra kick and spice it up with some chillies to burn off those accumulated winer toxins. For me this dish is a perfect option for breakfast, lunch or dinner I recommend eating it as soon as its freshly off the heat.

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Milk – to boil or not to boil

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Milk – to boil or not to boil

With so much questioning around the subject of milk, whether it’s good for you, if the alternatives are more digestible, are most people lactose intolerant etc etc. There is no doubt there is confusion. Here is the Ayurvedic perspective. Cows milk is considered to be the best and a complete food, providing unique nutrition with ‘saatvic’ qualities when it is digested properly, nourishing the body tissues, balancing the doshas and promoting emotional balance and ojas (a refined substance providing strength, immunity and contentment). With such nourishing properties why would we want to exclude milk from our diet?

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The Ayurvedic Perspective of Gastritis

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The Ayurvedic Perspective of Gastritis

Gastritis, otherwise known as urdhvaga amlapitta in ayurveda is an inflammatory condition of the mucous membrane and glands of the stomach. Pitta types are more prone to this conditions and it is a vitiation of the pitta dosha where stomach acids such as Hydrochloric acid and other digestive enzymes secreted by the stomach become inflamed and results in the increase of these liquid secretions leading to indigestion and symptoms such as, loss of appetite, nausea, headaches, dizziness, vomiting, abdominal pain, heartburn coated tongue, foul breath, increased salivation, sour belching, irritable bowels.

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A Sattvic Diet – cleaner, fresher, purer, energetic food choices

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A Sattvic Diet – cleaner, fresher, purer, energetic food choices

What is Sattvic Diet?

Ayurveda is the ancient science of life dating back over 5000 years and within this science, food choices and eating habits were outlined to benefit all humans according to their constitution (body type). According to ayurveda, a sattvic diet is the most conducive diet for living a naturally balanced life and to keep our minds clear, happy and peaceful and of course free from diseases.

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