Doctor Bon

The quality of, and the qualities in, food are influenced by the place where the food is grown and produced. Try to obtain food that has come from a whole some environment for example, from a no polluted place with fertile soil, and grown by people who enjoy producing food.

When charaka sambita was written about 3000 years ago, most food would have been grown and prepared with in the community that ate it. Now a days, we need to consider the effects of foods brought in form other parts of the would as well as the effects on the subtle energies in food caused by modern methods of food production. The conditions in which animals live and die have subtle energies in food caused by modern methods of food production. The condition in which animals live and die have a subtle influence on the products we consume from their carcasses. We may also ingest with our food residues of chemicals used in current agricultural methods. The subtle qualities of food grown in a naturally rich soil will differ from the qualities of food grown in a depleted soil with the aid of chemicals. The subtle energies of such chemicals may impair the normal functions of the doshas as well as creating ama.

The climate of your local environment should guide your decision when selecting foods. For example, if you live in an arid climate, foods with rough or sharp qualities will be antagonistic to your body. So, too, would cold, heavy foods eaten in a cold, damp place.

Climate and geographical locations are interlinked and have doahic qualities. Places at sea level and places with cold, wet climates have strong kapha qualities. Places at altitude and places with a low rainfall or a lot of wind have strong vata qualities. The ideal climate is a place such as Hawaii, where no doshic quality is excessive. If you to a different environment your body will need tome to adapt, and you may have to take extra measured to compensate. For example, moving to the altitude and dryness of New Mexico after a life by the ocean in California may increase your vata. If so, you should adapt your diet and oil your skin, our often.