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AYURVEDA PRINCIPLES OF DIET....!!!!

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In various Ayurveda texts , description has been given regarding wholesome and unwholesome food items. These criteria of selection & rejection of food substances is based on certain principles. All the text has described these principles by two methods. (1) General guideline and (2) Particular qualities of each food-substance. If you see the original description, now a day’s everyday and occasional diet have changed not only India but most places of world. The general guidelines therefore are more useful for application. All food items can be tested by following methods- ·         Pentadic or primordial dominance ( Panchabhautik), ·         Taste & acceptability, ·         By examining chemical or organic means, ·         Animal examination regarding maturity of its tissues, feeding & excretory products etc. ·     ...