Ayurveda -1.1

Namaste Everyone! I hope you guys are doing well and staying healthy. Let’s take a deeper dive into Ayurveda. There are six tastes defined in Ayurveda and each dosha is affected by a certain taste. Each taste can either catalyze the effect of the dosha or pacify it. 

It is of utmost importance to know our body type and decide our food habits accordingly.

Hence, it is highly recommended that everyone has the following chart pasted at some prominent location in the kitchen so that it is easier to plan out diets specific to every member of the family.

Taste		Doshas
	Vata - Air	Pitta - Fire	Kapha - Water
Salty	Decreases	Enhances	Enhances
Sweet	Decreases	Decreases	Enhances
Sour	Decreases	Enhances	Enhances
Bitter	Enhances	Decreases	Decreases
Pungent	Enhances	Decreases	Decreases
Astringent	Enhances	Enhances	Decreases

Stay tuned for the list of food recommendations as per the body types.