Ayurveda and Organic Food: The Importance of Eating Healthy

March 24th, 2007 | admin

Ayurveda is the knowledge of life in tune with nature. Ayurvedic treatment is all about helping the person gain the natural healing power of his/her body. Organic food or the food cultivated without the use of chemical fertilizers or pesticides is the healthy food according to Ayurveda and modern research findings.

Ayurveda recommends you take fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains as energy boosters. According to Ayurvedic principles such food items are rich in Chetna (the life force). These food items also flush out any accumulated toxins that cause fatigue. Whole grains like millets have high protein and mineral content. They are naturally energizing.

There are energy draining food items too. Frozen food, food with high spice content, canned food, old food, food added with chemical preservatives or additives etc are not good for body. You feel drowsy afterwards. This can be either because of digestive system trying too hard to digest the food items or due to the accumulation of toxins.

Organic food that is cultivated without the use of chemical fertilizers or pesticides naturally have the advantage of natural health. Plants can accumulate the natural minerals, proteins and carbohydrates on its fruits, leaves, stem, flower and roots when they are in its natural surroundings. Until half a century ago, there was only organic food available in India, mainly because of the relative absence of use of chemicals in farms.