Cooling Drink -Sharbat

According to Ayurveda the summer period is when Kapha dosha is reduced and vata dosha is increased. Due to the severe heat we tend to get dehydrated so it is important to have lots to fluids ...sweet drinks like sharbat are traditionally drank in India to cool the body...

Sharbat is a popular Indian "juice" that is prepared from fruits or flower petals. It is sweet and served chilled. It can be in concentrate form and eaten with a spoon or mixed with water to create the drink. Sharbats enrich our blood with enzymes, minerals and vitamins. Today, when we put great stress on being fit, the old traditional sharbat is well suited to cater to the fast lifestyle.

Recipes for Lemon Sharbat is as easy as mixing Fresh lemons , sugar and chill water. You can do the same for Passionfruit Sharbat just add passionfruit juice and seeds with sugar and water....so easy and so good

	MANGO PEACH GINGER (makes about 2 cups) ½ in fresh ginger root, peeled and sliced 1 large mango, peeled and pitted 2 peaches, peeled and pitted 8 -10 ice cubes	Process all the ingredients in a blender until smooth.

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Summer Meals

During Summer when our body feels hot we want to cool it down. We can do this by drinking cool water, taking a cool shower, a swim in the pool, and by eating seasonal fruits and salads.

How many vegetables should we eat a day? At least 5, a variety of colours and tastes, for the different nutrients found in each.

How much fruit should we eat? The general rule is 2-3 pieces per day, preferably eating a variety of colours, so that we can absorb the variety of vitamins and minerals that come in each type of fruit. Eating fruit before 4pm is best.

Which salads are best? The ones with not only a variety of vegetables, but that also contain ample oils and great flavours to help stimulate our appetite and our digestive system so that all the food will be broken down adequately and all the nutrients will be absorbed.

Oils to use include: olive, flaxseed, grape seed, avocado, sunflower, safflower.

Herbs to use include: coriander, basil, dill, fennel, rosemary, thyme, sage, oregano, tarragon, chervil, chives, garlic, pepper etc.

HOLIDAY GIFTS

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Ayur Quotes

Anyone who believes that anything can be suited to everyone is a great fool, because medicine is practiced not on mankind in general, but on every individual in particular. ~Henri de Mondeville

When diet is wrong medicine is of no use.
When diet is correct medicine is of no need.
~Ayurvedic Proverb

The doctor of the future will give no medication, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, diet and in the cause and prevention of disease. ~Thomas Edison

Love and Peace
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Spice for skin

Spices for detoxifying:
Spices in cooking are great for the detoxifying process because they aid digestion, which helps overall health and is especially helpful in nourishing the skin. Turmeric is probably the best friend of the skin, because it purifies the deeper layers and also is a potent antioxidant. Cumin, fenugreek, black pepper and turmeric purify the blood and fat tissue. Black pepper and turmeric also cleanse the nutrient fluid and the sweat (the waste product of fat tissue).

Skin-Nourishing Spice Mixture
3 parts turmeric
6 parts coriander
6 parts fennel
1 part black pepper

You can sprinkle this mixture when cooking curries, dhals, or spicy rice dishes.

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