Eat For Your Dosha

Living in Balance

Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar

BAMS, MD (Ayurveda)
 Eat For Your Dosha
(Living in Balance)
Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar BAMS MD (Ayu. India)
Director, Ayurvedic Healing Inc.
Faculty/Consultant: Chopra Center
Dean: MMI College of Ayurveda CA
Scientific Advisor: Zrii, NutriiVeda, Accell, Purify
www.AyurvedicHealing.net
www.DrSuhas.Com
Eat Right, Be Bright
 Aahar/Diet: A Definition
Ahara: Anything we take
in to nourish our body and
mind.

– Air
– Water
– Food
– Emotions
– Information
– Thoughts
 Ayurvedic Nutrition: East & West
Conventional Ayurvedic
Subject
Nutrition Nutrition
Personal preference, habit,
Why We Eat To take in Prana to live
body image, emotions, etc.
Nutritional
Calories Panchamahabhuta
Element
Counting calories from
Focus Agni, digestion
different food groups

Importance Caloric value Individual Constitution

Depending on the taste and

Dietary Advice Depends on food groups
quality of the food

Goal You are what you eat You are what you digest
 Super Foods
• Made in Nature and Made by Nature
• Power-Packed with Nutrients, Bioflavonoids,
Fiber and Antioxidants, High in ORAC Value
& ANDI score
• Greater Bio-Availability, Recyclable
• Intelligent Foods, Organic, Non-GMO
• Seasonal Variations for Seasonal Needs
• Locavore
• Lively, Vibrant; Prana, Mana & Qi Foods
Prana Foods
 15 Super Foods
1. Whole Grains: Quinoa, Amaranth, Brown Rice, Barley, Oats
2. Mixed Beans & Legumes: Mung, Black, Kidney Beans
3. Oils: EV Olive, Coconut, Sesame, Ghee
4. Leafy Greens: Spinach, Leeks, Kale, Cilantro, Collard
Greens
5. Cruciferous Vegetables: Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cabbage
6. Lean Meat: Fish, Salmon, Turkey
7. Root Vegetables: Carrots, Sweet Potato
8. Colorful Fruits: Mango, Kiwi, Cantaloupe, Orange,
Pomegranate, Avocado, Dark Grapes, Papaya, Apples
9. Colorful Veggies: Red & Orange Pepper, Tomato, Artichoke,
Green Chili, Bokchoy, Squash, Zucchini
10. Spices: Turmeric, Ginger, Cinnamon, Black Pepper, Cumin
 The 15 Super Foods
11.Mixed Nuts: Almonds, Walnuts, pecans, brazil nut, pine nut

12.Dairy Products: Low Fat Milk, Low Fat Yogurt, Ghee,

Fermented

13.Mixed Berries: Blue, black, cran, rasp & strawberries

14.Seeds: Flax, Sesame, Pumpkin, Sunflower, Chia, Hemp

15.Sweeteners: Maple Syrup, Honey, Jaggery, Sucanat

Variation, Rotation, Small Quantities,

Cooking, Live/Raw foods
 Taste and effects on body and mind
Taste Effect of Over indulgence Effect of Under indulgence
Madhura: Attachment,
Weak Dhatus, debility
Sweet possessiveness
Amla: Envy, jealousy and
Acid imbalance
Sour anger
Lavana: Greed, over
Water imbalance
Salty ambition
Katu: Anger, violence, Weak Digestion
Pungent hatred Poor-circulation,
cold extremities
Kashaya:
Insecurity, fear Excessive discharge
Astringent
Tikta:
Grief, sorrow Accumulation of toxins
Bitter
 What is your Dosha Baby?
• Vata: Tall, Thin, Light Weight, Anxious, Dry Skin, Weak,
Poor appetite, Light Sleeper, Constipated, Irregular,
Bubbly, Spacey, Creative, Boney, Wavering, Quick
Learner

• Pitta: Medium built, Reddish, Hot, Moles, freckles, Oily,

Sweaty, Sharp appetite Irritable, Aggressive, Medium
Energy, Leader, Political, Soft Stools, Flushed, Intense,
Dynamic, Bald

• Kapha: Big, Tall, Heavy, Easy Wt. gain, Soft, lazy, thick
hair, slow, Dull metabolism, Sleepy, good endurance,
peaceful, easy going, slow learner, Good Memory
 Key Words
Vata Pitta Kapha
Eat Warm/Fresh Eat Right/Pure Eat Less
Nourishing Cooling Cleansing
Snacks OK Can’t tolerate No
Fasting Snacks/Fasting
Healthy Fats More Greens Less Grains
Natural Oil Less oils Less fat
Unctuous, Slightly oily, Less Dry, Hot and
Warming, Cooked Spicy, Juicy ,Raw, Spicy
Foods crunchy
Sweet and Salty Bitter and Pungent and
Astringent Bitter
Grounding Heavy Lighter
Spices For Life
 Sattvic, Rajasic &Tamasic spices
“Herbs and Spices are the friends of physicians and the praise of cooks.”

SATTVIC SPICES RAJASIC SPICES TAMASIC SPICES

Cardamom Black pepper Red pepper

Saffron Cumin Mustard

Cinnamon Hing Garlic

Nutmeg Ginger Cayenne pepper

“He who controls the spice, controls the universe.”

Vata Pacifying Foods
 Grains For Vata
Nourishing, Grounding, Sweet (Cooked, Sprouted)
Wheat Green Mung Beans White Lentils

French Lentils Yellow Mung Beans Basmati Rice

 Best Spices For Vata
Saffron Basil Ginger

Rosemary Cumin Seeds Black Pepper

Pitta Pacifying Food
 Grains For Pitta
Heavy, Dry, Cooling
Green Gram Brown Rice Garbanzo Beans

Wild Rice Kidney Beans Couscous

 Best Spices For Pitta
Cinnamon Mint Fennel Seeds

Turmeric Coriander Seeds Cardamom

Kapha Pacifying Foods
 Grains For Kapha
Less, light, dry, Bitter & Astringent
Black Beans Quinoa Buckwheat

Barley Rye Amaranth

 Best Spices For Kapha
Mustard Seeds Red Chili Cloves

Turmeric Black Pepper Fenugreek

Unconscious Eating Habits
 Conscious Eating Habits
Food Sadhana
– Eat enough according to the state of Agni, and
Doshas
– Eat Sattvic, Fresh, Real Foods
– Relaxed, comfortable environment (not in front of
TV)
– Don’t eat when upset
– Experience all 6 tastes and 7 colors at every meal
– Eat after previous food is digested & Chew well
– Feed someone before you eat
– Bless your food before eating (Sankalpa)
– Don’t waste food
 Eat For Your Dosha
(Living in Balance)
Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar BAMS MD (Ayu. India)
Director, Ayurvedic Healing Inc.
Faculty/Consultant: Chopra Center
Dean: MMI College of Ayurveda CA
Scientific Advisor: Zrii, NutriiVeda, Accell, Purify
www.AyurvedicHealing.net
www.DrSuhas.Com