Nutrition through an Ayurvedic lens is quite different from the conventional view. The conventional view is we eat for personal preference, by habit, for body image and because of emotions. Calories are taken into consideration along with different food groups. The saying 'You are what you eat' comes to mind. Through the Ayurvedic lens we view food as life sustaining, with focus on the panca mahabutas (the five elements) and how the body processes what we eat, or agni (digestion). It's based on our individual constitution (prakriti) and the sadrasatmaka ahara (the six tastes). Food is considered Ahara, or anything we take in to nourish our body and mind. This includes food, water, breath and perceptions/senses/emotions. The saying is 'You are what you digest'. No food is bad, but it depends on the context and the need to understand yourself and your digestion. Ayurveda's interesting approach to include the mind, senses and breath is like nothing we'v...
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