Ayurvedic Recipes for September (2024)

FAQs

What should vata eat in the fall? ›

Favor sweet and salty tastes and cooked foods as much as possible. Other vata-pacifying foods to include in your fall diet include most grains and cooked oats, cooked root vegetables like sweet potato and carrots, butternut squash and pumpkin, soaked seeds, dates, mung beans, red lentils, milk, yogurt, and ghee.

Ideally, breakfast is to be consumed between 7 am and 9 am. Lunch between 12 pm and 2 pm. And dinner between 6 pm and 8 pm, with no snacking in between meals, if possible. These are approximate windows based on the assumption that you need three meals a day.

Fall: The Vata Season

Vata season is whatever time of year most embodies the attributes that characterize vata dosha: dry, light, cold, rough, subtle, mobile, and clear (or empty). Autumn is the classic vata season.

Drinking a cup of warm milk before bedtime is good in autumn and winter together with a pinch of cardamom, ginger or nutmeg. One should ideally be in bed by 10 pm. Ritucharya for late Winter and Spring. Diet : a Kapha pacifying diet should be followed with an emphasis on food that is lighter, drier and less oily.

Vata season qualities include

The light, rough, cold and dry qualities are depleting to the system, lowering our immunity and resistance to illness. This is why the onset of fall and winter can trigger many seasonal imbalances, such as allergies, colds, fatigue and digestive sensitivities.

MORNING BROTH WITH GHEE, LIME, SALT & SPICES

An oily, sour, and salty drink to pacify Vata.

Warm cooked foods are preferred as breakfast items over cold cereal, cold milk and cold juice, all of which are harder on the waking digestive fire. For a mid-morning snack, choose fresh fruit—an apple for Kapha, a sweet orange for Pitta and a mango for Vata. Fruit is best eaten in the morning, and on its own.

First thing in the morning, boil some water and add a squeeze of fresh organic lemon. Drinking warm water in the morning provides a gentle flush for the whole system while also stimulating peristalsis.

When it comes to that one drink that suits everyone, water is the best answer and according to Ayurveda, one should always consume warm water as the first drink. Hence, it is the universal morning drink that anyone can have without thinking much about its side effects.

Causes of Khalitya Roga-

individual of pitta prakriti starts hair fall and greying of hair earlier than individuals of other dosha prakriti.

Where does vata accumulate? ›

The imbalance typically begins in the digestive tract, where vata has accumulated as a result of a vata-aggravating diet or lifestyle. This might involve eating foods that are dry, rough, or difficult to digest.

Since Fire and Water are naturally antagonistic elements, they must work together to create balance in the season of Pitta. The hot and active Summer months from June to August are when Pitta predominates and we have to take extra precaution to keep ourselves cool and balanced.

Lifestyle Adjustments. Try to make time for a regular abhyanga (self-massage) with Vata Massage Oil or sesame oil, gentle exercise in the morning or evening, deep breaths throughout the day, and self-reflection or meditation on a daily basis.

Sattvic spices and herbs: coriander, basil, nutmeg, cumin, fenugreek, turmeric, ginger, etc. Sweeteners: honey and raw cane sugar or jaggery.

Ayurvedic Cleansing: Three Phases

The full panchakarma cleanse typically lasts three to four weeks, but you can customize to suit your needs. Each of the three phases is vital to the overall cleanse, so aim to keep each phase the same length of days.

A Vata-balancing diet will go a long way toward providing the warmth, grounding, and nourishment that Vata needs to stay balanced. Aim to eat three meals at the same times each day: morning, noon, and evening—and try not to skip meals (which can disrupt Vata's delicate digestive fire).

The digestive fire is strongest at mid-day, from about 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is therefore the best time to eat our main meal—especially for vata-types, who tend toward irregular digestion already.

Vata is the dosha ruled by air and space, and Vata season begins during fall and lasts until mid-winter. This season can bring along dry, cold, and flighty qualities that may create imbalances for those who already have Vata as a prominent part of their constitution.

Take in healthy oils and a lot of moisture through foods and beverages. Some ideal vata-balancing foods include olives, dairy products, avocado, nuts, seeds and wheat. Also, choose salty, sweet and sour tastes like fruit, yogurt and kimchi instead of bitter, pungent and astringent ones like radishes, kale and legumes.