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Dinner: Ayurveda recommendations and recipes. How indoor plants affect us

Ecology of health: Our body is a well-oiled mechanism, synchronized with the time rhythms of nature. If we learn the laws by which these rhythms work, we will be able to more easily control our body and maintain its health for a long time. Based on the laws of nature, Ayurveda encourages us to approach our food intake wisely. What are the features of evening meals, according to Ayurveda?

Our body is a well-oiled mechanism, synchronized with the time rhythms of nature. If we learn the laws by which these rhythms work, we will be able to more easily control our body and maintain its health for a long time.

Based on the laws of nature, Ayurveda encourages us to approach our food intake wisely. What are the features of evening meals, according to Ayurveda?

In terms of calorie content (as well as its volume), dinner should be average between lunch and breakfast.

The main criterion for the digestion and assimilation of food is digestive fire (Ágni), that is, our physiological ability to “cope” with this or that food. The strength of the digestive fire is a variable value, changing throughout the day.
For example, in the early morning Agni is still weak, since after sleep some physiological processes are just beginning to start. At noon, the fire flares up and reaches its peak, so at this time our digestive ability is at its strongest. By evening, the digestive fire subsides again, so it is more difficult for the body to digest and assimilate “heavy” foods. This means that it is better to move all the most high-calorie foods in your diet to lunch, and leave everything that is easier to digest for dinner and breakfast.

What foods and dishes are suitable for dinner?: stewed vegetables (carrots, potatoes, zucchini, zucchini, beets, cauliflower, broccoli, celery, bell peppers, herbs, onions - to choose from), buckwheat, barley, vegetable soups, stews, mung dal or red lentil soup , durum wheat.

What is not recommended to eat in the evening: bananas, melons, avocados, sweets, cottage cheese, sour cream, cheese, nuts. Although these foods make you feel full quickly, they are difficult to digest and will clog the lymphatic channels, leading to mucus accumulation in the body and unhealthy weight—Kapha imbalances.

Also, contrary to popular belief about “diet” nutrition, products such as kefir, yogurt, fermented baked milk(including low fat) should not be used at night, because they are mucus-forming foods containing Kapha energy, therefore, consumed in the evening, they will create the likelihood of a runny nose, nasal congestion, and accumulation of mucus in the nasopharynx.

Raw vegetables and fruits at night are generally not recommended by Ayurveda, as they often have a cooling effect on the body, which can also adversely affect the balance of the doshas.

Amount eaten no food is important too, since overeating leads to the same consequences as eating heavy foods. The serving size should be determined individually: if you feel heaviness in your stomach, drowsiness, apathy, or overcrowding, this means that that amount of food was excessive for you.

The correct dinner time is from 18:00 to 19:30.

The average time to digest food is 3 hours. During this time, in our body, food goes through all stages of “processing”: from coarse grinding to fine chemical breakdown, then comes the stage of nutrient delivery - when the resulting elements are delivered to all levels of tissue. For this reason, you need to give the food a chance to digest. If we go to bed on a full stomach, then our digestive fire dies out (metabolic processes slow down), and as a result, the food eaten turns into waste products (toxins), without having time to move into the tissue nutrition phase. Therefore, to get the most nutrients from dinner, you need to eat 3 (or more) hours before bedtime.

An exception may be light food, which can be consumed in small quantities later (an hour before bedtime): dried fruits, milk tea with spices, natural honey.

Milk tea with spices is the most beneficial food for the night. If in the evening before going to bed you have a strong feeling of hunger, which is difficult to cope with, then this tea is best suited to satisfy it. This tea satisfies hunger, soothes, gives a feeling of security, improves sleep, and nourishes tissues. Tea has a mild diuretic effect - this should be taken into account and drunk no later than 1 hour before bedtime.

Note: If there is an imbalance of Kapha in the body, such tea should be temporarily avoided (until relief from the corresponding symptoms).

Spiced milk tea recipe:

    Cardamom – ¼ tsp.

    Ginger – ¼ tsp. dry powder or a small piece of fresh root.

    Carnation - 2 inflorescences

    Cinnamon – ¼ tsp.

    Nutmeg – a pinch.

    Cane or palm sugar – 1 tsp.

    Water ¾ cup.

    Milk ¼ cup.

1. Crush large spices in a mortar.

2. Pour water into the saucepan. Add milk. Add spices. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat and simmer the mixture for another 2-3 minutes. Pour into a mug through calico, adding sugar. Drink warm.

For people with milk protein intolerance, the milk in this recipe can be replaced with 1 tbsp. coconut milk powder (available in Indian spice stores). Before use, it must be dissolved in 1/4 cup of water.

Night hunger. How not to overeat at night.

Many people worry about the feeling of hunger that increases as night approaches. This trend is natural, because according to the daily rhythms of Ayurveda, the period from 22:00 to 2:00 am is the time when Pitta dominates - the energy responsible for hunger and digestion. Therefore, you can solve the problem of night hunger by simply starting maintain a sleep schedule.

This means that if you go to bed around 10 pm (according to the recommendations of Ayurveda), the body will be set to its natural program of going to bed, thus it will not have the desire to “refuel” for the night. This seemingly simple recommendation solves many problems related to health and well-being.

Sometimes insomnia prevents you from falling asleep on time, so Ayurveda gives simple recommendations that will help improve sleep:

    It is recommended to change bed linen more often. Over time, underwear tends to accumulate old, unnecessary energy, which affects our condition, increasing anxiety and anxiety. Clean linen gives a pleasant feeling of lightness, calmness, and helps you sleep in a comfortable state.

    Before going to bed, wash your face and feet with warm water.. This ablution relieves tension and cleanses the heavy energy accumulated during the day. Taking a full shower just before bed is not recommended, as it overcools the body and can lead to Kapha dosha disorders.

    After bathing, apply a small amount of warm ghee to clean feet and forehead., heated to a comfortable temperature. Give a gentle foot massage. This is great for improving sleep and calming the mind.

    For Vata people who suffer from sleep problems more often than others, It is favorable to choose soft mattresses, as well as heavy but soft blankets, which will give them a feeling of relaxation and comfort, and improve sleep.

    In the late afternoon, you can brew a soothing Ayurvedic tea: cardamom, fennel, rose petals. This tea helps with overexcited conditions.

We offer recipe options for dinner:

1) Barley porridge with vegetables:

    Barley ¾ cup,

    Carrot 1/2,

    Zucchini 1/5-1/4,

    Bow 1/2,

    Spices: asafoetida, turmeric, dry fenugreek (or other to choose from), salt,

    Hot water 1.5-2 cups,

    Ghee butter.

1. Prepare the vegetables, cut the zucchini into small cubes, grate the carrots on a coarse grater, finely chop the onion.

2. Heat ghee in a saucepan. Add asafoetida and turmeric and fry for half a minute.

3. Add onion to the pan and fry for 1 minute. Add carrots and zucchini, salt the vegetables, fry for 1-2 minutes.

4. Add the washed barley to the pan with the vegetables, fry the mixture for 1-2 minutes.

5. Pour hot water, adding a pinch of salt.

6. Leave to simmer over low heat for about 10-15 minutes, adding hot water if necessary (so that the porridge does not become too thick). 2 minutes before readiness, add dried herbs.

2) Thick vegetable soup:

    Young potatoes 1-2 pcs.,

    Carrots 1/2-1 pcs.,

    Celery root - a small piece (30-40 g),

    Bell pepper 1/2,

    Rice 1-2 tbsp. spoons,

    Barley groats 1-2 tbsp. spoons,

    Spices: turmeric, cumin, coriander, dried dill,

    Hot water 1.5-2 l,

    Salt,

    Ghee butter.

1. Peel the potatoes well, without cutting off the skin, cut into large cubes. Cut the carrots into slices. Cut the celery into strips. Cut the pepper into cubes.

2. Heat oil in a saucepan, fry spices (turmeric, cumin, coriander) in it for 1 minute.

3. Add vegetables to the pan in the following order, at intervals, adding a little salt each time and stirring occasionally: celery, potatoes, carrots, bell peppers.

4. Pour in hot water, add washed barley, rice, and a pinch of salt. Turn up the heat.

5. When the soup boils, turn the heat to low. Cook for another 10 minutes.

6. At the end, turn off the heat, add 1 tsp to the soup. dried dill, stir and close the lid, let it brew for 5 minutes.

3) Buckwheat with soy meat:

    Buckwheat 1 glass,

    Small onion 1 pc.,

    Small carrots 1 pc.,

    Dry soy meat 1/3-1/2 cup,

    Spices: curry mixture, asafoetida (optional),

    Water for boiling buckwheat,

    Salt,

    Ghee or sesame oil.

1. Pour hot salted water over the soy meat. Leave to soak for 20-30 minutes.

2. Boil the buckwheat until half cooked. Drain the water. Cover the pan tightly with a lid and let the buckwheat steep for 5 minutes.

3. Heat oil in a frying pan, add spices, fry for 1 minute.

4. Drain the water from the soy meat and squeeze well. Add to the pan with spices. Fry for 5 minutes.

5. Cut the onion into strips, grate the carrots on a coarse grater.

6. Add vegetables to the pan. Add salt. Fry, stirring for 5-10 minutes.

7. Place buckwheat in a frying pan. Fry, stirring for another 5-10 minutes. published

Gray complexion, extra pounds, dull hair, rashes on the face, constant fatigue... These symptoms mean that our body is filled with various unnecessary substances - waste and toxins.

The best option today for cleansing the body of poisons, toxins and waste is the Ayurvedic course of “Panchakarma”. To feel 30 years old at 50, and 50 at 80, you need to regularly, at least once a year, repeat a 3-week course of Ayurvedic medicine, and, of course, do this in India (Kerala) - the homeland of Ayurveda.

But what to do if in your native Uryupinsk there is neither Ayurveda nor the money to go to India? Traditional medicine found a way to solve the problem in ancient times. The most common cereals will help us get rid of toxic substances.

Let's find out in more detail why porridge is beneficial for the body.

Cereals are primarily fiber, with a high content of organic substances. Pesticides, heavy metals and other substances negative for our body attract organic substances. Therefore, porridge is especially useful for those who work for a long time in harmful conditions, for elderly people, and is indispensable in the diet of expectant mothers.

To one degree or another, all types of cereals are beneficial to the body. Except for rare medical contraindications. Each type of cereal affects our body differently. The effect of a particular porridge on our body depends on the composition of the acids contained in the porridge. As well as their ability to bind harmful substances.

BUCKWHEAT
The benefits of buckwheat porridge to the body are difficult to overestimate.
Buckwheat improves digestion as it contains pectins. It is very beneficial for the pancreas and liver, it contains a lot of iron. Buckwheat porridge is quickly digestible and contains a low amount of calories, so it is very good for dinner. It is best not to cook buckwheat, but to steam it. To do this, pour boiling water over the cereal, wrap it and put it in a warm place. With this method of cooking, the porridge will be crumbly and will provide greater usefulness of buckwheat in cleansing the body of the harmful excess of heavy metals.

RICE
The most useful type of rice is considered to be brown, wild, long Central Asian rice. People whose jobs involve the risk of lead or arsenic poisoning are especially advised to eat rice porridge. By the way, the rice diet is very effective for weight loss. Before cooking rice, rinse the grain thoroughly. Since water washes the starch and speeds up the cooking process.

OATMEAL, SIR
Oatmeal is a champion in health benefits for the female body. It reduces the risk of cancer, helps the gastrointestinal tract, and prevents stomach ulcers and gastritis. Oatmeal is healthy with vegetable proteins and fats. It contains: magnesium, potassium, calcium, iron, sodium, phosphorus, zinc, vitamins B1, B2, E, PP. This wealth of nutrients improves immunity and helps overcome depression. Oatmeal helps strengthen bones and maintain blood pressure, which is especially important for older women. This porridge is recommended if you are prone to dermatitis. This porridge has a very beneficial effect on the condition of women's skin.

MILLET PORRIDGE
Millet porridge gives additional strength to the body. It contains elements that can strengthen tissue. For example, copper, which gives tissues additional elasticity, silicon, which helps the formation of bones and teeth. For a healthy complexion and normal blood circulation, millet provides the female body with iron. It also contains fluorine, which is responsible for dental health, magnesium, necessary for workaholics, and manganese, which promotes normal metabolism.

SEMOLINA
Semolina contains the least amount of vitamins. It is recommended for people with sick intestines or stomach, as it is digested very easily due to the lack of fiber. Semolina itself is prepared from peeled wheat grains. The shell contains the most vitamins, so semolina is not very rich in them. But the remaining vitamins are well preserved after cooking, since they do not have time to be destroyed due to rapid cooking.

PEARL BARLEY
Pearl barley porridge has almost twice the phosphorus content of other cereals. Phosphorus helps increase the speed and power of muscle contractions, so it is extremely necessary for athletes and people engaged in physical labor. Therefore, when visiting a fitness club, be sure to include it in your diet. Barley porridge is necessary for normal brain function and balanced metabolism. It takes a long time to prepare pearl barley porridge, up to an hour and a half. If you soak it for 2-3 hours, you can save time on cooking. Barley should be eaten immediately after cooking, as after cooling it becomes hard and tasteless.

CORN
An excellent solution for cleansing the body of toxic fluorine and chlorine compounds is corn porridge. This porridge contains vitamins A, B, E, PP, silicon and iron. Corn porridge is also a low-allergenic food product. It is recommended for intestinal and cardiovascular diseases. Corn porridge helps get rid of organic mercury, which is contained in the substance with which the grain is processed.

There are no strict restrictions for cereal-based diets. Any porridge goes well with mushrooms, nuts, sauerkraut, olives, and eggplants. Goes well with soft and sheep cheese, feta cheese, and milk. Products such as dried apricots, raisins, dried fruits, apples, and honey perfectly complement any porridge. As you can see, the benefits of porridge for the body are obvious. Therefore, you should not refuse them just because you are on a diet, or you do not like their taste, or it is not fashionable to eat porridge. Let's stick to the philosophy that a beautiful woman is a healthy woman!

In nature, all living things strive for harmony. Harmony of matter, harmony of consciousness. For a person, being in a harmonious state is bringing vital energy into an optimal flow, a balanced flow. Achieving energy balance is facilitated not only by spiritual and physical practices, but also by appropriate food.

Nutrition is initially the satisfaction of hunger - one of the most basic human needs. And at the same time, food, like nothing else, can turn into an addiction. Its most malicious manifestations: the appearance of excess body weight, health problems, in particular with the digestive system, poor general health and mood.

All this happens because we do not just saturate the body with nutrients. We become hostages of food: we cease to distinguish the natural taste of products, to hear the true needs of the body for certain substances, and we clutter the body with products that we do not need. But it's not that scary. The body is a simpler substance than consciousness, it is easy to cleanse it - you just need to follow the exact recommendations for cleansing, fasting, and diet.

Passion, laziness and goodness: a combination of states

How to cleanse consciousness and energy? Can this be done with proper nutrition?

Ancient life science - Ayurveda believes that any entity, be it body, mind or spirit, can exist in three states. They are called gunas.

Sattva guna- this is the most blissful state, it is peace and tranquility, wisdom and knowledge, inner silence, patience.

Rajas guna- this is the highest activity, passion, desire to overcome obstacles.

Tamas guna- this is a stop, inertia, sleep.

It cannot be said that any of these conditions are absolutely positive or completely unacceptable. Although the sattvic state is considered ideal, there is not a single living being or substance where all three gunas are found in different concentrations. Each guna has its own advantages and disadvantages. In the state of sattva, we cannot experience wild delight or enjoy colorful dreams, but without it we will not make sound, vital decisions. In a state of rajas, we are ready to do crazy things, but without a spark inside, we will not move towards the goal as quickly as we would sometimes like. Tamas allows us to stop in time, gives deep relaxation to our muscles and thoughts, but with its excess we seem to plunge into a viscous swamp.

Food products also have these three states, and due to the advantage of one or another guna in them, it is customary to divide food into tamasic, rajasic and sattvic.

Tamasic products

In its negative aspect, tamas in food is everything that is stale, overcooked, spoiled, consumed long after cooking (reheated). Such food brings heaviness to the body and mind, and increases the tendency to depression. In addition, tamasic foods that may well be included in a healthy diet, but in very small quantities, include:

Eggs;

Fish;

Mushrooms;

Some fruits (avocados, apricots, watermelons, plums);

Brown rice

Rajasic foods

Rajasic foods include fresh foods, but they can also cause painful conditions. This is all very bitter, too salty and too hot food, in a word, everything that kindles the digestive fire. From fresh vegetables and fruits: those that contain sharp and pronounced hot and sour tastes. They can be used when there is a lack of digestive tone in the body, with an abundant accumulation of ama (toxins and wastes), but they have an aggressive effect when there is already an increased rajas of the digestive system and the body as a whole.

Rajasic foods are:

Salty cheese;

Chocolate;

Some vegetables (onions, garlic, tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, potatoes, cucumbers, radishes, cauliflower, corn);

Buckwheat;

Tea and coffee;

White sugar;

All products of animal origin;

Some fruits (oranges, lemons, apples, bananas, grapefruits);

White poultry meat;

Shrimps;

Almost all spices and herbs.

Sattvic foods

Food that increases sattva is nutritious, fresh, contains oils, and tastes good. Such food improves physical condition, clears the mind, makes you happy, and smells delicious.

The following are considered truly sattvic foods:

Cow's milk (with a caveat - milk in Ayurveda is taken as a medicine, hot, at the right time, with a certain dosage for a particular type of constitution, seasoned with spices, adding ghee, etc.);

Ghee (ghee);

Honey;

Cereals, nuts, seeds, legumes;

Fruits (dates, peaches, coconuts, pears, pomegranates, mangoes);

Vegetables (lettuce, sweet potatoes, zucchini);

Greens (parsley, cilantro);

Dried fruits;

Fresh juices;

Lassi (yogurt with water);

Some spices (ginger, cumin, cardamom, coriander, cinnamon, fennel, basil, turmeric).

Food that matches the climate of the area where the person consuming this food lives is also considered sattvic. So, in cold countries, food should warm, and in the tropics it should cool the body.

You need to be in the right mood for proper nutrition

Famous Vedic doctor O. G. Torsunov, who pays significant attention to healthy eating and nutrition according to Ayurveda, recommends eating in accordance with the state in which a person is at the time of the onset of hunger. Often the predominant guna overshadows the true needs of the body and does not allow a person to feel what his body actually lacks. A lazy person will crave sweets, a hot-tempered and touchy person will prefer spicy and sour dishes, greedy and cruel people love meat.

In order for the body to understand its natural needs for certain nutrients, you need to cleanse it and try not to drown out the body’s requests for the products it needs. You should only eat when you are hungry and in a calm mood; you should not eat while falling asleep while walking, or, conversely, when you are too excited or nervous.

Before each meal, you should be silent for a while, tune in, and smell the dish you are about to eat. There is no need to read, watch TV, or talk during dinner. Saturation must be conscious.

Sattvic nutrition involves eating only those dishes that are prepared immediately before the meal.

Cooking with love and prayer

The cooking process is also important. While cooking, you should not be overwhelmed by any emotions. If you are irritated, upset, offended, depressed, all food will somehow absorb your energy and either burn, or be undercooked, or simply be tasteless. Even if you follow all the points in the recipe, you will still not be pleased with the result. Among other things, the ancient Vedas advise not to talk to anyone while cooking, it is better to turn on calm music without words and tune in to love the one for whom you are going to prepare your culinary masterpiece, even if it is yourself.

Think only about the cooking process, imagine how each component of your dish gives away all that is most healthy and nutritious, and you are grateful to it and nature for this gift.

You should tune in to a blissful mood, calm your mind and heart. Bless your food, thank you for the fact that you now have the opportunity to take for yourself all its properties, allowing you to satisfy your hunger and heal your body.

In some ancient traditions, before eating, people rub their palms together, as if igniting the digestive fire. Pious Catholics read a prayer. In practice, Sahaja Yogis perform bandhan - ritual hand gestures that allow them to release problems and negative emotions into the space of the Universe in order to dissolve them there and become imbued with a general state of harmony.

It doesn’t matter what ritual you perform before food - simple or more sophisticated, the main thing is to understand what you eat and why you eat.

Combining Huns and Doshas

Harmonious nutrition involves not just eating sattvic foods, you also need to take into account the level of gunas in the body at the time of the meal and eat in accordance with the dosha.

People with Vata dosha can increase sattva by eliminating onions, garlic, eggs, meat and fish from the diet. You need to be careful with spices such as mustard, black and red pepper, asafoetida, and limit the amount of salt when preparing food.

Pitta Those most prone to rajas should exclude beans (except mung beans and tofu), radishes, turnips and animal products. Do not overindulge in sweets and be careful with sharp and bitter tastes.

Kapha type most often goes into tamas, so you should include hot spices, whole grains in your diet, limit legumes, meat and animal products.

We don’t live to eat, but...

It seems impossible to keep all the nutritional recommendations in your head all the time. But this is not necessary. There is a simpler and more natural way to achieve harmonious nutrition. You need to cleanse your body and listen carefully to its needs.

The great sage Osho divided products into “singing” and “alluring”. That is, the food that the body really needs at the moment itself “sings” to it about it. And food that only causes a passionate appetite simply lures and contributes to the slow poisoning of the body.

Body practices (yoga, qi gong) help you find the way to your body, learn to listen to its voice, choose food not according to books and ancient treatises, but in a simple natural way. Having come to this, you can be very surprised when you suddenly begin to get enough of simple products, most often without heat treatment.

Our time is the age of complex, commercial food, fast carbohydrates, which make it possible to throw a bundle of firewood into the furnace of passion, which the digestive fire burns superficially, releasing acrid smoke of toxins and leaving unburnable deposits in the form of toxins.

Many of us, hearing or reading about proper nutrition, immediately forget about it, build a complex sandwich and eat it in front of the TV screen while watching another portion of negative news. But this is just an individual choice of everyone, conscious or (most often) unconscious.

We are what we eat. And we ourselves are free to choose our essence, our health, to choose the energy with which we want to fill ourselves.

Food can be equal parts poison and medicine.

Eat to live. No more, no less.

Nutritionist Alena Tuktarova told A&Y which products, according to Ayurveda, you need to take a closer look at.

Alena Tuktarova, who has been working professionally on healthy eating issues for a long time, told A&Y which simple and healthy products, according to Ayurveda, you need to take a closer look at.

Legumes

Green mung bean (moong dal)

Taste: sweet

Action: cools, balances doshas

Green mung beans are very common in Indian cuisine. Which is not surprising. This is a very valuable product in its nutritional properties, which provides the body with protein, fiber, as well as a whole range of essential vitamins and minerals, such as magnesium, phosphorus, folic acid, vitamins A, E, C.

Unlike many legumes, mung bean is perfectly digestible and even improves digestion, so it is well suited for people with gastrointestinal problems, the frail and the elderly.

Mung beans, like all legumes, require long soaking. Turmeric, cumin, dill and cilantro will help to highlight the taste and enhance the balancing effect of mung bean.

Red lentils


Taste: sweet, astringent

Action: cools

Soft, tender red lentils. Contains large amounts of high-quality vegetable protein, dietary fiber, fatty acids, folic acid and a large amount of minerals. Red lentils contain twice as much iron as other legumes.

It boils easily, but does not lose its shape, and is very good as a side dish. Along with mung bean, red lentils are an easy to digest product.

Red lentil sprouts have a wonderful spicy taste and are suitable for salads and pureed soups.

Chickpeas (chickpeas)


Taste: sweet

Action: cools

A very healthy product, superior in nutritional value to all types of grains and legumes. Contains up to 30% protein, which in composition is very close to ideal for human nutrition. Contains selenium and magnesium, it slows down the aging process, normalizes blood pressure and protects blood vessels and heart muscle. Chickpeas are also a good source of lecithin, B vitamins, and choline.

Chickpeas are quite a difficult product to digest. But this can be easily corrected by steaming it after a long soak.

Cereals

Rice. Red, white, basmati

Taste: sweet

Action: cools

You can choose it to your taste. Rice contains essential amino acids, fiber, iron, phosphorus, calcium, potassium, iodine and B vitamins. In Ayurvedic practice, it is considered a nutritious, clean product, easy for digestion and nourishing tissue. Suitable for people of all ages, weakened. Helps with cardiovascular diseases.

Rice and mung bean together make a great balanced protein combination. The popular Ayurvedic dish Kichari is prepared on their basis.

Oats. Oatmeal

Taste: sweet

Action: cools

Oats are a storehouse of vitamins, minerals and trace elements. Contains vitamins E and A, all B vitamins, calcium and phosphorus. Oats have the advantage of having a small amount of starch in their composition against the background of a high content of proteins and healthy fats. Oatmeal porridge helps regulate metabolism and remove toxins, and is effective for blood and heart diseases.

Oats can increase the amount of mucus. To avoid this, add a little turmeric, cumin and cloves to your oatmeal.

Millet, Millet groats. Millet

Taste: sweet

Action: warms

A product that “strengthens the body and gives strength.” Millet is distinguished from other cereals by its high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids, as well as a large amount of microelements: iron, magnesium, fluorine, calcium, copper.

Millet cereal has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system, liver and hematopoiesis, and prevents fat deposition.

Millet goes well with ginger and cloves.

Buckwheat


Taste: astringent

Action: warms

Buckwheat, especially green buckwheat, is one of the healthiest foods for humans. It is easily digestible, has a pleasant taste and a full range of essential vitamins, minerals and amino acids.

Regular consumption of buckwheat helps strengthen blood vessels and tissues, increase hemoglobin, improve the functioning of the cardiovascular system, stimulate metabolism and reduce cholesterol.

There is no doubt that almost any buckwheat is an environmentally friendly product. Since buckwheat grain is very strong, no chemicals or fertilizers are required during cultivation.

Spices

Ginger


Taste: spicy

Ginger root is one of the most popular and used spices in Ayurveda and world cooking. Contains a large amount of essential oils, vitamins, microelements and amino acids.

Improves digestion. Ginger is used in the treatment of the gastrointestinal tract, helps with indigestion, nausea, and cramps.

Ginger relieves heaviness in the stomach and body, poor appetite, and bad breath.

A piece of fresh ginger with a pinch of salt before meals increases the digestive fire, and ginger tea is an excellent remedy for colds.

Cardamom


Taste: sweet

Action: mild, improves digestion

A very popular spice in eastern countries, it belongs to the ginger family. Contains a large amount of essential oils, calcium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, a large amount of natural zinc, acetic and formic acids, vitamins B1 and C.

Cardamom helps remove mucus from the body and is effective for respiratory problems, colds, coughs, bronchitis and even asthma.

In eastern countries, it is customary to add cardamom to coffee, because this wonderful spice can smooth out the effects of harmful acids on the body, being a kind of antidote.

Carnation


Taste: spicy

Action: light, oily, warming

Clove oil is an excellent remedy for toothache; its anesthetic effect is confirmed by the American Dental Association.

Miscellaneous


Taste: sweet

Action: warms, reduces mucus

Honey contains about 300 different beneficial substances and treats countless diseases. Stimulates digestion, reduces the acidity of gastric juice, treats intestinal ulcers. Helps with skin diseases, colds, bronchitis. It has a positive effect on the autonomic and central nervous system, relieving stress and calming. Honey is food for the intellect.

Contraindications: individual intolerance.

Old honey is better than fresh. Ripe, aged honey has a full range of beneficial properties and is better absorbed by the body.

Sweet potatoes (yams, yams)



Taste: sweet

Action: cools

Sweet potato is a staple food crop in many tropical countries. But sweet potatoes are also very suitable for us. It is as satiating as the usual white potatoes, but is much easier to digest, has a calming effect on the intestines, and improves peristalsis.

Just 50 grams of sweet potato contains almost two daily values ​​of beta-carotene, a large amount of potassium and folic acid, which makes it beneficial for the immune and nervous system, vision and respiratory system.

Sweet potatoes cooked with sesame oil are a great way to keep you warm, calm and grounded during windy winter weather.

Avocado

Taste: astringent

Action: cools

A wonderful, valuable fruit with hints of nutty flavor, which is beneficial for absolutely all energies. Per 100 grams of fruit pulp there are about 14 grams of healthy fats, it contains folic acid, sodium, calcium, iron, magnesium, copper, vitamins A, E, B, K and C.

Avocado is useful for diseases of the heart and blood vessels, anemia. According to some studies, the combination of oleic acid, vitamin E and beta-carotene can stop the growth of pathogenic cells and protect a person from cancer.

Avocado oil is a universal cosmetic product, suitable for all skin types.

Pumpkin

Taste: sweet, spicy

Action: warms

Pumpkin is a food that is good for all energies and balances all doshas. It contains a large amount of nutrients and is a true natural multivitamin, so it is useful for loss of strength and exhaustion. The combination of potassium, calcium, vitamins C and B makes it indispensable in the treatment of diseases of bones and joints and the cardiovascular system.

In addition, pumpkin is an excellent way to nourish brain tissue and strengthen memory. Helps with diseases of the nervous system and insomnia.

Pumpkin pulp can be used externally to treat skin diseases.

Alena Tuktarova, nutritionist, specialist in the Ayurvedic Medicine program at the Institute of Oriental Medicine of the People's Friendship University of Russia

Millet has a lipotropic effect (prevents fat deposition) and has a positive effect on the functioning of the cardiovascular system, liver and hematopoiesis. In folk medicine, millet is valued as a product that gives strength and “strengthens the body.” Millet dishes prepared with milk, cottage cheese, liver, pumpkin and other products are very tasty and nutritious.

Millet groats are produced in the form of dranets, polished and crushed millet.

Millet cereal differs from other cereals in its high fat content, which is rich in highly unsaturated fatty acids (this is why the cereal quickly turns bitter and cannot be stored in a warm place).

Millet is a very healthy product. It contains large quantities of B vitamins: B1 (fights fatigue, irritability, depression and improves memory), B2 (helps cope with dandruff, say goodbye to acne and makes hair thick and strong) and B5 (relieves problems with posture and stabilizes blood pressure), as well as vitamin PP (responsible for the good condition of the skin and mucous membranes, improves appetite).

In addition, millet is very rich in microelements: iron, which is necessary for normal blood circulation and a healthy complexion, fluorine, without which it is impossible to maintain healthy teeth, magnesium - an essential trace element for athletes, manganese - which is responsible for normal metabolism, calcium - a substance from which all living beings “build” bones and teeth and which is necessary for strong nails, hair and clear skin, with copper, which gives tissues additional elasticity and reduces wrinkles.

Millet porridge It is useful for people suffering from various heart diseases, because one hundred grams of it contains 211 mg of potassium, which is so necessary for any cardiac disorders.

Hearties need to cook millet porridge as follows:
Heat one third of a glass of cereal in a frying pan, then rinse thoroughly, add about a glass of water and cook over low heat. You can add salt and sweeten it in minimal quantities. Eat the resulting portion of porridge within 24 hours.

Millet also has a positive effect on the hematopoietic system and liver.

It is not for nothing that millet is believed to be a product that strengthens the body and gives strength.

The lipotropic effect of millet has also been noticed - millet porridge does not contribute to fat deposition. Moreover, it prevents its deposition; it also removes fat from the body, which makes it possible to consume millet porridge while losing weight.

Millet can also remove toxins and antibiotics from the body.

And with a prolonged severe runny nose, millet can help. Place warm, thick boiled millet porridge in a linen bag. And apply this bag to the nasal maxillary sinuses until the porridge cools down. This procedure several times a day can significantly alleviate the condition.

In case of atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, liver diseases, millet porridge must be present in the diet. If the pancreas is inflamed, you can help it by eating a bowl of millet porridge for three weeks.
In 100 grams of millet product:
Proteins - 11.5 g
Fat - 3.3 g
Carbohydrates - 66.5 g
Calorie content - 342 kcal
Vitamins
Vitamin PP - 1.55 mg
Vitamin E - 2.6 mg
Beta-carotene - 0.2 mg
Vitamin A (VE) - 33 mcg
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) - 0.62 mg
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) - 0.04 mg
Vitamin B5 (pantothenic) - 0.35 mg
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) - 0.25 mg
Vitamin B9 (folic) - 19 mcg
Vitamin E (TE) - 0.7 mg
Vitamin H (biotin) - 6.6 mcg
Vitamin PP (Niacin Equivalent) - 2.1 mg

Microelements
Potassium 211 mg
Calcium 27 mg
Phosphorus 233 mg
Magnesium 83 mg
Sodium 10 mg
Iron 2.7 mg
Zinc 0.5 mg
Copper 210 mcg
Manganese 0.4 mg
Chromium 22.7 mcg
Molybdenum 11.6 mcg
Boron 215 mcg
Cobalt 4.5 mcg
Aluminum 29 mcg
Nickel 23.4 mcg
Tin 19.6 µg
Titanium 27 mcg
Fluoride 28 mcg