As per the season, the bodily humors either aggravate or decrease. So one has to follow the diet regimen given in scriptures of ayurveda. As the food has capacity to bring doshas up and down, perfect diet would provide the health in all the seasons. Here are the diet instructions as per the seasons…

HEMANT – EARLY WINTER

DO’s:

• Unctuous, sour and salty food can be consumed.
• Flesh of the animals in aanup desh and fish found in wells as they increase Kapha and shukra dhatu (the semen).
• Various preparations of sugarcane, meat soup, new crops, milk products can be taken.
• Lukewarm water should be consumed.
• As the digestive capacity is good, alcohol can be consumed but in little quantity.

DONT’s:

• Dry, cold, light, food in excess is to be avoided.
• Foodstuffs with tastes pungent, bitter and astringent in excess.
• Daytime sleep is strongly contraindicated in all season except greeshma ritu (summer) especially after meals.

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