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New ways to love carbs! – Part 2

Posted in Nutrition, tagged Apricots, Artichokes, Asparagus, Barley, Black Beans, Blodd Glucose, Blood Glucose, Bran, Broccoli, Brown Rice, Buckwheat, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Cholestrol, Complex Carbohydrates, Cornmeal, Coronary heart Disease, Cucumbers, Diabetes, Eggplant, Energy, Fiber, Folote, Fruits, Garbanzo Beans, Grapefruit, Increased Vitality, Kidney Beans, Legumes, Lentils, Lettuce, Magnesium, Maize, Oatmeal, oinions, Oranges, Organic Chicken, Pears, Peas, Pinto Beans, Pizza, Plums, Pototoes, Prunes, Refined Carbohydrates, Soybeans, Spinach, Turnip Greens, Type 2 Diabetes, Vegetables, Vitamin E, Weight Loss, Wheat Germ, Whole Grain Bread, Whole Grain Pasta, Whole Grains, Wild Rice, Yams on September 15, 2011| 1 Comment »

Complex carbohydrates are rich in fiber and are not highly processed like refined carbohydrates, take longer to digest and hence provide a sustained source of energy for a longer duration. You will also feel satiated faster with lesser quantity of food and will not have that urge to snack unhealthily between meals. (more…)

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General dietary guideline for Vata predominant person

Posted in Creating Balance, Creating Health, Dosha Analysis (Mind-Body Type Analysis), tagged Animal Products, Astringent, Ayurvedic Practioner, Beans, Bitter, Dairy, Diet, Fruits, Grains, Pungent, Salty, Sour, Vata, Vegetables on December 13, 2010| 1 Comment »

Since Vata predominant people are usually talkative and have sporadic bursts of energy, they should mainly focus on a diet that calms, strengthen, grounds and nourishes. Vata usually goes in an imbalance or is aggravated in fall and early winter, hence foods that are warm,sour and salty are recommended. (more…)