The Doshas
Vata NOW
Vata NOW
Vata NOW
Vata reflects the qualities of air. Its characteristics are light, cold, dry, rough, and energetic. It is balanced by sweet, sour and salty tastes. Begins October 1 through Feb 1.
Pitta
Vata NOW
Vata NOW
Pitta reflects the qualities of fire. Its characteristics are hot, oily, liquid, sharp, and intense. It is balanced by sweet, bitter, and astringent tastes. Begins June 1 through Oct 1.
Kapha
Vata NOW
Kapha
Kapha reflects the qualities of earth. Its characteristics are slow, dense, soft, smooth, and heavy. It is balanced by astringent, bitter and pungent tastes. Begins Feb 1 - June 1.
Welcome to the season of EARTH AND WATER - KAPHA
KAPHA SEASON IS FROM FEB 1 - JUNE 1
Time of day: 7 PM - 11 PM (When we change the clocks it will be 6 PM - 10 PM)
and 7 AM - 11 AM (time change 6 AM - 10 AM)
As this Season develops the quality of it will become more heavy, wet, cold, sticky and soft. Thus, the foods we eat should be of opposite qualities. Soon you can go back to those salads which we avoid during Vata season. And start to consider Detox programs.
Kapha consists of the elements of water and earth the energy of structure and lubrication.
Water is chemical energy (the universal solvent) associated with taste. Water is plasma, cytoplasm, serum, saliva, nasal secretion, cerebral spinal fluid, Lymph, urine and sweat. Responsible for love and compassion.
Kapha promotes anabolism, the process of building up the body, cell repair and growth. Governs the cartilage, nails, teeth, hair, mucous secretions, all connective tissue, and all physical aspects of the body.
As the earth and water elements increase it can cause Stomach issues, sluggish digestion, sluggish elimination, excess mucus, sinus related problems, allergies, asthma, Lung congestion, poor circulation, weight gain, sluggishness, lethargy, nausea, heaviness in the body, and water retention/edema. Emotionally: de-motivation. depression, attachment, possessiveness, and greed.
The body’s ability to detoxify itself and eliminate undigested food particles that clog and restrict the flow of energy and proper circulation dictates how healthy one can be.
During Kapha season we have two choices: A) clog our systems more, or B) encourage digestion and stimulating activity to enhance our longevity potential.
Here are a few ideas, which are safe and can help all of us: enhance the drainage and detoxification process. You should increase your consumption of foods that will help improve digestion; pungent foods like ginger, spicy food, curries and cumin. If Vata is not too high start to increase astringent and bitter foods such as Turmeric, lentils, mung beans, pomegranates and bitter green leafy vegetables (Arugula and dandelion greens). These are great for this up-and-coming season. Juicing is also favorable this time of year and Drink plenty of warm or hot water throughout the day.
The lack of Circulation this time of year has more to do with BLOCKAGES from: AMA (undigested food), Toxic accumultaion endogenous and exogenous.
With over 240,000 chemicals in our food and environment we have to always support our bodies DRAINAGE/DETOX process. Also, the NEW obstacle we ARE ALL facing is the issues around COVID, SUCH AS: spike protein, plasmids, resurfacing of old symptoms becasue of the impact on our immune systems from COVID variants and for those who have had the shots, the continual replification of SPIKE proteins.
This season we can do more intense Detox programs and ongoing fasting. Especially Parasite Cleanse and Liver purges.
OTHER HELPFUL THERAPIES:
InfraRed Sauna, Foot baths, Salt caves, Photobiomodulation, Sound and Light therapy, Purva Karma/Pancha Karma (full process or day treatments), supporting Digestion and daily elimination.
PRANA, Breath is our Life force.
Prana is the flow of awareness and is synonymous with life. It is the vital life force (Breath). Located in the brain and represents the functional unit of sensory and motor organs, mind, intellect and consciousness. Moves through the respiratory tract and governs respiration and cardiac activity. It gives life to all tissues, cells and organs by supplying nutrients, water, and oxygen.
Do you have a Pranayama practice?
DIGESTION IS KEY EVERY SEASON
AMA (undigested food)
Avoid Ama-producing foods Ama is the product of incomplete digestion — it represents sticky toxic matter that can clog the channels of your body that carry nutrients to the cells and waste out of the body. Since cleansing is done to clear ama out of the body, you'll want to stay away from foods that build more ama in the body.
From the Ayurvedic perspective, leftovers, and "dead" foods such as processed, packaged, canned and frozen foods all create ama because they are very hard for your body to digest. Non-organic foods; genetically modified foods; foods grown with chemicals, pesticides and chemical fertilizers; and foods with chemical additives also introduce toxins into your body and are confusing for the natural "intelligence" of your digestive system, and should therefore be avoided.
IN OFFICE treatments:
Continual Polychromatic Light treatments with Foot baths to decrease our level of toxicity.
InfraRed Saunas.
DAY PK treatments or Week long traditional Purva Karma/Pancha Karma (for those who qualify).
Incorporate NanoVi treatments to reduce oxidative stress from EMF (see more info under services). Airnergy to increase PRANA.
Incorporate Restorative PFG2Z or PFG2z programs, such as "Organ support", "Brain Healing"," Wellness Program", Complete Detox and many more to support you during this season.
ACMOS sessions (look under Patient Resources) which can address the energetic elements that often cause illness .
Magnetex treatments to keep us grounded.
COME IN FOR YOU SEASONAL CHECK-UP. OR SCHEDULE A PHONE CONSULT OR ZOOM APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR BAH RESULTS OR NES SCAN READING. 978-298-5753
Living Seasonally
Taste
It is said in Ayurveda that one can get all one needs nutritionally by consuming all 6 tastes at each meal. The six tastes are sweet, salty, sour, bitter, pungent and astringent. But with each season there are 3 tastes that should dominate in each meal.
KEEP KAPHA IN CHECK
A number of factors can increase KAPHA to the point of aggravation. One is simply eating too much SWEET, SALTY AND SOUR FOODS. Eating too many inflammatory foods, eating in a rush, AND drinking iced drinks with meals.
RULES TO KEEP WITH THE FLOW OF THE SEASON:
Eat as pure as you can. Free range, NON GMO, organic and seasonal foods.
In these crazy times find what brings you happiness, be in the moment, breath and have gratitude. You know my belief: 99% of what goes wrong in our bodies has an Emotional/Energetic origin. But we cannot avoid good Lifestyle practices.
Remember the rules:
1. Variety is the spice of life
2. Moderation is Key
3. Eat for the season. KAPHA Pacifying diet is below in a PDF file.
4. Eat when hungry, sit and relax, chew, chew, chew.
5. Do not drink cold fluids with meals.
6. Do not eat less than 3 hours before going to bed.
7. Support Digestion with herbs or KAPHA digest by Banyan (FS)
· FOCUS ON LYMPHATIC PUMPING and herbs that stimulate the lymphatic system, such as Hoxsey formulas (Alterative compound (FS), Essiac tea, Dandelion root.
· Oilate nasal passages and ears. And use a good mouth rinse daily.
· Eat warming foods, favor Bitter, Astringent, and Pungent foods.
· Proper Food combining & Kapha Diet
· Drink warm water throughout the day.
· Sun salutation, Sun bathing, exercise in the AM or early in the evening.
· Avoid excess sweets and high refined carbs
· Consider a pungent Chai, or Lemon/salt and honey drink first thing.
· Get up early
· Do not eat within 3 hours of bedtime.
AND Keep Warm
More sensitivities/allergies than normal -
Some of this is related to the secondary affect after one has Covid,called Mast cell reaction or high Histaminic reactions This usually starts to happen about 8-10 days after the flu symptoms. This is more related to the spike protein and plasmids so you may need a BAH COVID test by Dr. Linda (For the Mast cell reaction HistaQuel or BCQ is what usually comes up (our office).
Homeopathy: Allernest (my office), or Dr. Kings Regional allergy formulas (online) Nutritional: BCQ by Vital Nutrients (Fullscript), Herbal: Nettles are great for allergies. And there are many more options.
Eye issues – A beautiful Ayurvedic therapy for this is Netra Basti with plain organic ghee before bed. The modern version of doing this is purchasing an eye cup form your local pharmacy OR Swimming Goggles; melt the ghee and place in eye cup or goggles, let cool. Place cup over eye, lean back and just let the ghee soak into the eye (eyes open). Do this for a minimum of 15 min up to 40 min at least twice a week. Ghee biochemically matches the lipids contained in the eye, 50% of our eye is Lipid. Make sure you use fresh ghee for each eye.
After you are done you can rinse the eye with saline solution or better yet Triphala tea wash.
Pour boiling water over ½ teaspoon of Triphala and let steep for 10 min then let cool. The trick here is to make sure you strain it through Cheesecloth to remove any particles. In a clean eye cup add the solution and soak your eye in it for 2-3 min. You can also rinse with Goat milk. This therapy is great for both dry and wet eye issues.
Pleo MUC eye drops (MO)
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• BECAUSE THE LEVEL OF TOXICITY IN OUR COUNTRY IS SO HIGH WE SHOULD ALWAYS Support the Liver and Lymph. There are many ways to do this, Dandelion Root Tea works on both, Gemmotherapy formulas, Homeopathic Drainage remedies, and many other herbs. Do dry brushing towards the heart before shower, then apply the appropriate oil. Tongue scraping. Lymphatic Pump. Soft bounce rebounding, energizing yoga. REQUEST MY LYMPHATIC HANDOUT VIA email.
• Foot baths, Photobiomodulation and InfraRed Saunas are great therapies to support subtle drainage and detox.
MORE TO COME!!!!
• Come in for a seasonal check up to see where you need support.
Tastes to favor this season
THE FOLLOWING TASTES SHOULD PREDOMINATE THIS SEASON
BITTER, PUNGENT AND ASTRINGENT
BITTER is alterative (purifies the blood, cleansing, detoxifying, reduces all bodily tissue and increases lightness in the mind. It is antibiotic and antiseptic. In small amounts it is a digestive stimulant and helps digest sugar and fat.
Needed in small qualities for each humor. It is necessary for detoxification but can also be depleting. Pitta needs more, Kapha moderate and less for Vata.
It is needed in significant amounts, for maintaining tissue growth and development, for all the humors.
PUNGENT is stimulant, carminative, diaphoretic (promotes sweating, improves metabolism, promotes heat and digestion and counters cold sensations. It improves circulation and opens the channels, relieving nerve pain and muscle tension.
Moderate amounts are needed for maintaining metabolism and improving appetite and digestion. Kapha needs more, Vata moderate, and Pitta less.
ASTRINGENT stops bleeding and other excessive discharges (such as diarrhea and sweating) and promotes healing of the skin and mucus membranes, is expectorant and diuretic (increases urination), it tightens tissues.
Needed in moderate amounts, as a secondary food, for maintaining firmness of tissues for all humors. Pitta needs more, Kapha moderate, Vata needs less.
IT IS SAID IN AYURVEDA THAT IF ONE ALWAYS HAVE THE 6 TASTES AT EACH MEAL, YOU ARE GETTING ALL THE NUTRIENTS YOU NEED. Of course, assuming you are eating good quality foods. Make up a marsala tray and add these spices to your cooked foods. Chutneys are also a great thing to use with meals.
REMEMBER, VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE, TOO MUCH OF ANYTHING CAN BECOME A POISON TO OUR SYSTEM.
SEASONAL DIET IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE AS A PDF FILE
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
In Ayurveda we see the heart as the seat of mind and consciousness. Sound, sight, touch, taste and smell all influence cardiac activity. Positive thinking stimulates cardiac impulse, which makes the heart contract rhythmically (normalizing to blood pressure). The nature of positive thinking is expansive (encourages good circulation). Do what makes you happy!
Negative thinking affects the electrical potential of the myocardium, in other words “stresses cardiac conductivity” leading to many forms of heart disease, which just so happens to be the leading killer among Americans. The nature of negative thinking is constrictive (impedes circulation).
We have all become victims of habit when it comes to what we put importance to. Time to surrender.
Watching the news on a regular basis (90% negativity and censorship), is all about the negative, the trauma, doom and gloom over the state of our economy, post COVID and on and on. We can create such a change in our lives if we listen with moment-to-moment awareness and enjoy every moment fully and completely.
Acknowledge every moment of the day when something goes right or makes you laugh. Then all the negativity would not seem so significant.
No matter what the season, BE AWARE
EMF/5G network pollution, water/hydration, and how safe is your home from solvents and mold.
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