In Autumn, have you noticed that your digestion can be off? That you are likely to experience “vishmagni” – sometimes high sometimes low agni or appetite? In other terms, you may feel hungry but then you take a bite and you lose your appetite; or conversely, you have not eaten all day and you know you should feel hungry and yet you don’t! This can be caused by many factors, but at the end of Summer and beginning of Autumn, this can be a common situation. If you don’t correct it, it can result in additional imbalances, weight gain, mood swings, and other conditions. And no, it is not possible to correct this through fasting! Specially not in Autumn. While fasting may be recommended for specific body types under specific conditions, fasting in the Fall is the last thing you should do, as your vata will get further imbalanced making you feel tired, spacy, foggy, give you dry skin and dry mouth, lack of sleep, etc. There are full protocols for helping with “vishmagni,” however, there are simple easy things you can also do. First off: don’t skip or delay meals. NO MATTER WHAT. Eat nourishing light meals in the following manner:
1) Wake up with sunrise and stew and apple/pear with 2 cloves.
2) One and a half hour later – around 8:30am, have some cooked grains – oats, millet, amaranth, etc. Cook with a cardamom pod or Madhur Masala.
3) Around 10:30am, if you are hungry, have 5-8 soaked almonds or some soaked walnuts, or a pear;
4) Lunch between 12-1:30pm will be ideal – 1 protein, 2 vegetables, a side of grains, and a chutney or salsa;
5) 3-4pm: have a fruit or a handful of soaked nuts with raisins, or a date;
6) 7-8pm: dinner consisting of a light protein with one vegetable and some grain on the side;
7) warm calming tea or milk – around 9am before bed.
A regular nourishing dietary routine like this is your best bet for keeping vata dosha in check and your digestive fire on in the Fall. However, there are other things you can also do. In terms of diet.
There are many specific fruits and vegetables that Ayurveda recommends for this season to pacify vata, but none stands out as much as Garcinia indica. Also known as Garcinia cambogia (“vrikshamla” in Sanskrit) is mentioned in the ayurvedic “nighantu”-s (or glossaries) as a vata and kapha dosha pacifying dravya or food ingredient. When we consume it with vegetables (zucchini, leafy greens, etc) and grains (rice, millet, etc) , it also pacifies pitta dosha. It is known to enhance absorption of nutrients due to its thermogenic potency; to sharpen the taste buds, clears away ama or toxic build-up in the oral cavity; and makes body lighter because it carries the following 3 rasa-s or tastes: amla (sour), katu (pungent) and kashai (astringent). These 3 rasa-s enhance metabolism in general. More specifically, the amla rasa or sour taste also enhances and supports protein metabolism because it enhances agni in the mamsa dhatu or muscle tissue. In addition, the 3 rasa-s together help clear and unclog the channels too.
Garcinia’s first property is “amla” or sour, and we know that the sour taste is “agneya” or thermogenic. Due to this property, it pacifies kapha in all the 7 “dhatu”-s or tissues. But it also pacifies thirst because it pacifies vata in the stomach, samana vata, as well as in the chest or udana vata. In general, it is a wonderful fruit that balances the entire stomach and all the dosha-s in the stomach, enhancing coordination amongst them all: samana vata, pachak pitta, and kledak kapha – the 3 principles which support digestion: a) movement of space and air in the stomach; b) enzymatic levels; c) lubrication levels. When the stomach dosha-s are balanced, so many aspects of overall health also follow suit.
Vaidya’s SVA lineage always recommends that nutritional items be consumed as food, not as capsules with active ingredients isolated – for example consume turmeric as part of your meal, not as a capsule. And the same applies to Garcinia. To achieve the purpose of optimal health or even just weight loss, you need to have a total program including diet and lifestyle.
In this spirit, here are some delicious protein paddies made with Garcinia Chutney or masala/spice mix. Protein is necessary for overall health, yet can be hard to digest. Even if it is paneer or lentil protein. Garcinia helps break down the molecules and enhances their absorption, thus pacifying all 3 doshas. Plus it tastes a-m-a-z-i-n-g!!! Enjoy!
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