DETOX - Ayurvedic fasting

Fasting is the conscious renunciation of food and stimulants for a limited time.

The body is given the chance to purify, detoxify and cleanse itself. The goal is to set self-healing processes in motion and to strengthen the body's own defense system. However, fasting does not mean starving, the body should recover. Those who fast properly have a good performance without feeling hungry.

Ayurveda is a holistic healing science and means "science of long life". It is a health teaching that deals with the various influences on human life.

Ayurveda encompasses more than just "medicine". It teaches methods for a healthy lifestyle, the healing of diseases in the sense of holistic medicine, as well as the achievement of a long life. The goal is to maintain or restore the balance between body, mind and spirit.

Nutrition and digestion play an important role in this. If the body has too little digestive fire "Agni", too much metabolic waste products are produced and the food can therefore not be digested properly. So it is not only important what you eat, but also whether the body can process the food. If the digestive fire works weakly, the body cannot process the food completely. One feels tired and listless, gains weight easily and the immune system is weakened.

Ayurvedic fasting involves eating less, but not nothing at all.

The most important part of this method of fasting is the knowledge of the secrets of spices. They are used in Ayurveda as a therapeutic agent. In Ayurvedically prepared dishes, spices are used specifically to ignite the digestive fire and stimulate the metabolism. Through the art of preparation and seasoning, foods can thus become remedies.

During the fasting cure, only hot drinks, such as spiced teas and ginger water, and warming oil massages and baths have a supporting effect.

Ayurvedic Kitchari with vegetables - a cleansing & detoxifying dish

Kitchari is a dish with healing and detoxifying properties. You can actually eat it at any time of the day, but it is best eaten for breakfast or lunch. Because of its beneficial and detoxifying effect, it is also very popular for fasting cures. During an Ayurvedic cure, Kitchari is often eaten three times a day. The spices contained in it stimulate the digestive fire and thus the whole metabolism, which is the detox effect of kitchari.

The classic kitchari recipe consists of basmati rice and green mung beans, but peeled and halved mung beans can also be used. The peeled mung bean does not need to be soaked overnight, making it perfect for a quick kitchari. Classic kitchari spices are cumin, coriander, turmeric and fresh ginger.

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