by Manish Chandra | Oct 27, 2021 | agni, Air, autumn, Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Healing, Ayurvedicdiet, balance, blog, body constitution, Consciousness, doshas, fallguidelines, Gut Health, guthealingprotocol, kapha, pitta, scienceoflife, seasonaldiet, six tastes, Taste, vata
The six tastes in Ayurveda are these: Sweet, sour, salty, pungent, astringent, and bitter. We have discussed these in detail before, but we wanted to do a recap now that we are in this transitional season of autumn. Each of these flavors should find its...
by Manish Chandra | Oct 30, 2020 | ayurvediccooking, Ayurvedicdiet, ayurvedicrecipes, blog
Have you ever stopped to think about how or why food tastes the way that it does? I remember watching someone eat a carrot soup puree (which was only boiled carrots, water, onion, and olive oil) and say “this tastes nothing like carrots,” and being shocked at the idea...
by Manish Chandra | Oct 30, 2020 | Ayurveda, ayurvedic, ayurvedic approach, ayurvedic herbs, Ayurvedic massage, ayurvediccooking, Ayurvedicdiet, ayurvedicrecipes, blog
What do you think of when you hear the word bitter? Usually, there’s a negative connotation: “that person is so bitter,” “I feel bitter about this situation.” What I find so interesting about bitter, though, is that it can be incredibly healing if we let. Whenever...
by Manish Chandra | Oct 28, 2020 | Ayurveda, ayurvedic, ayurvedic approach, bloating, blog
Salty is one of the six tastes in Ayurveda, best known for the way salt enhances the flavor of just about everything we sit down to eat. Just a pinch of salt is all it takes to bring out the other five flavors, and make our taste buds respond with a pleasure and...
by Manish Chandra | Oct 23, 2020 | ayurvedic, ayurvedic approach, bloating, blog
So much goes into the study of each sensory organ and how that sense interacts with the rest of the body, our emotions, and our consciousness. It’s amazing to learn about how interconnected the body is; how every part of the body (down to the tiniest thing) impacts,...
