What are the types of diets and foods that are being recommended?
Since diet, along with daily habits, is crucial to the health of an individual, it must be made clear at the outset that there is no standard ideal diet for all people in general as everybody has a different body structure and digestive system. Ayurveda encourages the use of herbs and aromatic spices, which are also considered medicinal substances, to create a balanced mix of all tastes. Toxins that accumulate from improperly digested food can also be greatly reduced by slowly introducing these spices into the diet. Ayurveda knows that the action of any medicinal substance starts in the tongue, so let your food be your medicine! Please give us specific examples of traditional diets that promote good health. For instance, there is much confusion over the use of ghee. Most modern physicians would not recommend it, but in Ayurveda the view is different. One of the things that Ayurveda promotes is eating food of diverse taste. There are six tastes basically and each food can be classified
