Dietary Changes - Ayurvedic Medicine - Dr. Erika Helene, Bad Neuenahr, Germany

Dietary Changes

The first step to regain balance and health is usually started with a change in diet that fits the individual’s digestive strength. Everybody has a constitutionally different digestive strength and a need to eat accordingly.

Many chronic diseases start on the physical level with indigestion. When the digestion is functioning poorly or we eat the wrong food or maybe at the wrong time, then toxic waste material, “Ama”, is produced in the GI tract. From there, these toxins begin circulating only to localize in a target tissue resulting in disease, (e.g. liver, kidney or heart disease, etc.). On the other hand, if we eat the proper quantity and quality, for our digestive strength, “Ojas” is created. Ojas is the finest end-product of excellent digestion - it’s the material that keeps the body’s inner intelligence lively and functioning efficiently. The more ojas we produce, the greater our health, immunity and happiness. Please check the “General Healthy Eating Habits” and “Factors that change or disturb your digestive strength” under the category Health Tips.