Publication Type : Journal Article
Publisher : MDPI
Source : The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Foods—“Future Foods and Food Technologies for a Sustainable World”
Url : https://doi.org/10.3390/foods2021-11006
Campus : Amritapuri
School : School of Ayurveda
Department : Rasashastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana
Year : 2021
Abstract : Food plays a crucial role in both health and disease. A healthy life starts with healthy food. One should consume food only depending on one’s digestive fire. In Ayurveda, six ritus (seasons) have been detailed, and specific dietary and lifestyle regimens are also well explained. There is a great interconnection between ahara, the gut microbiome and seasons. In Ayurveda, food supports and brings out the three qualities of mind, namely satvika (quality of purity and harmony), rajasika (quality of passion and manipulation) and thamasika (darkness, destruction). The satvik diet appears to be similar to a modern but prudent dietary pattern.
Cite this Research Publication : Sreenisha Sukesh Suni, Dhanya Soman Pillai, Vineeth Paramadam Krishnan Nair, An Ayurvedic View on Food (Ahara)—A Review, The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Foods—“Future Foods and Food Technologies for a Sustainable World”, MDPI, 2021, https://doi.org/10.3390/foods2021-11006