Ayurveda’s three doshas—vata, pitta and kapha—are made of a combination of the five elements—air, ether, earth, fire and water. And, the fire element (or, tejos in Sanskrit, but also called agnis in the body) is the source of the Pitta Dosha. This is the second installment of three in the Ayurveda Nutrition Series, so if you missed Vata Dosha (Part …
Getting Back to Nutrition Basics
Food: What the Heck Should I Eat?, by best-selling author Mark Hyman, MD, opens with an important point that underscores most of our discussion of food: everyone’s confused or misinformed about what to eat on an ongoing basis. Scientists publish studies. Unsubstantiated “studies” are published by people who make drastic changes and capitalize (literally, for profit) on their exceptional results. …