The Elements of Ayurveda Podcast

 

 

Ayurveda is the ancient holistic healing system of India and translates to ‘Wisdom of Life’. Colette, the host, will share the teachings of Ayurveda, Yoga and various holistic health topics. Always curious, she will be interviewing inspirational people along the way. Her humble wish is to empower you to take charge of your health and wellbeing!

The Five Properties of Food in Ayurveda with Divya Alter

May 12, 2022

Episode 235

Divya Alter is a certified nutritional consultant, educator, and chef in the Shaka Vansiya Ayurveda tradition. In 2016 Alter and her husband Prentiss founded Divya’s Kitchen, a plant-based restaurant in New York City that reimagines classic dishes through an Ayurvedic lens.

In this episode, Colette chats with Divya about how Ayurveda describes food through the five properties of:

  1. Rasa or the six tastes.
  2. Gunas or twenty qualities.
  3. Virya or metabolic effect.
  4. Vipaka or post-digestive effect.
  5. Prabhava or unique healing property.

Thanks to New World Ayurveda for sponsoring this episode. For more information go to  newworldayurveda.com.

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Check out Divya's website divya's.com and the Bhagavat Life Ayurvedic Cooking School bvtlife.com

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Visit Colette's website www.elementshealingandwellbeing.com 

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