The 6 tastes in Ayurveda:   Salty (lavana) Sweet (madhura) Sour (amla) Bitter (tikta) Astrigent (kashaya) Pungent (katu)   Vata benefits from: lavana, madhura and amla Pitta benefits from: madhura, tikta and kashaya Kapha benefits from: tikta, kashaya and katu   Right now spring season is coming for many parts of the world. It is...

Best Foods for Kapha dosha:   Apples, cherries, grapes, peaches, pears, prunes, most pungent and bitter vegetables, barley, buckwheat, quinoa, corn, millet, oats, basmati, black beans, chick peas, all lentils, mung beans, peas.   Kapha should avoid too many sweet, salty or sour foods and avoid most dairy products and other heavy foods.   Coffee...

Best Foods for Pitta dosha:   Sweet fruits, dates and figs, melons, plums, prunes, most sweet and bitter vegetables, barley, granola, quinoa, cooked oats, basmati, wheat, black beans and chick peas, all lentils, soy milk, soy cheese, tofu, ghee, goats milk, almonds, flax, almond milk.   Pitta should avoid spicy foods or highly acidic foods....

What are best foods for Vata dosha?   Vata should favor sweet, salty and sour foods!   Sweet fruit, banans, berries, grapes, lemons, sweet melons, peaches, plums, prunes and raisins (soaked).   Most cooked vegetables (Vata should favor cooked versus raw), asparagus, beets, carrots, onions, peas, sweet potato, pumpkin, spinach, summer squashes like zucchini.  ...

Yamas: (external ethics) ahimsa – non violence satya – truth asteya – non-stealing, responsibility brahmacharya – celibacy, also meaning moderation aparigraha – non attachment Niyamas: (internal ethics) saucha – purity santosha – contentment tapas – discipline svadyaya – self-study ishvara pranidhana – surrender to something higher