Guest guest Posted September 4, 2001 Report Share Posted September 4, 2001 Hi Peela, When you say hot water with ginger; do you drink this? What do you mean by dry light foods? Bright Blessings --- morrigana28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2001 Report Share Posted September 4, 2001 Yes, drinking any tea with ginger is also good. I find that Celestial Seasoning's " Bengal Spice " is a great kapha balancing tea. " Light foods " is a very tricky concept in America. In this context, what is meant, is a mild sweetness, but little fat. That's hard to find. Fats in a Kapha diet should be present but not overwhelming. It's important to make sure that certain fats, like flax oil and olive oil, are present. But too much coconut, soy, or palm oil can be a problem. Fish is generally good for Kapha people. Graham crackers, oddly enough, are also good for this body type. The only place i ever found ideal Kapha foods on a consistent basis was at the Hare Krishna Temple in Denver where they have an excellent restaurant. At 11:44 PM 9/3/01 -0300, you wrote: ><HTML><HEAD> ><META content= " text/html; charset=windows-1251 " http-equiv=Content-Type> ><META content= " MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307 " name=GENERATOR></HEAD> ><BODY> ><P> ><DIV></DIV> ><DIV><FONT face=Courier>Hi Peela,</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT face=Courier>When you say hot water with ginger; do you drink this? & nbsp; What do you mean by dry light foods?</FONT></DIV> ><DIV> & nbsp;</DIV> ><DIV>Bright Blessings</DIV> ><DIV>--- <A href= " morrigana28 " >morrigana28</A></DIV> ><DIV> & nbsp;</DIV> ><DIV> & nbsp;</DIV> ><P></P> ><br> > > -- Michael Riversong ** Professional Harpist, Educator, and Writer ** RivEdu ** Phone: (307)635-0900 FAX (413)691-0399 http://home.earthlink.net/~mriversong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2001 Report Share Posted September 4, 2001 That only goes to widen the gap between eastern and western beliefs, as here conventionally you are told to drink cold water, as it makes you lose weight by having to expend calories to reheat the water to body temperature; likewise, you've heard to keep your liquids to a minimum at meals, as it dilutes the digestive juices; now that's being debated (cold or hot!). Steve ----------------------------- Regarding hot water and ginger, I was about to write a post on this in the water topic that was going on, but I will write it here. In Ayurveda they recommend you- everyone- drink hot water. Cold water dampens the digestive fires. I have been getting into the habit and it is wonderful, it feels very nurturing. They recommend it for losing weight and for cleansing, but as a daily habit for everyone. You can add a pinch of ginger, it is warming to the system and excellent for the digestion, so good before/ during meals. I think in the heat of summer I would dring room temp water though. Its winter going into spring here now. As for dry light foods, it means crunchy foods like crackers and salads. It means not oily heavy moist foods, because oily/ heavy/ moist are qualities of kapha- and if kapha is out of balance, these should be avoided for a while. As Steve said, just because you have kapha out of balance, doesnt mean you have a kapha consitution. But if it is out of balance, its good to follow a more kapha regime till it comes back into balance. its very in depth, theres lots of Ayurvedic sites which will give you the basics, just type in Ayurveda love Peela Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2001 Report Share Posted September 4, 2001 Regarding hot water and ginger, I was about to write a post on this in the water topic that was going on, but I will write it here. In Ayurveda they recommend you- everyone- drink hot water. Cold water dampens the digestive fires. I have been getting into the habit and it is wonderful, it feels very nurturing. They recommend it for losing weight and for cleansing, but as a daily habit for everyone. You can add a pinch of ginger, it is warming to the system and excellent for the digestion, so good before/ during meals. I think in the heat of summer I would dring room temp water though. Its winter going into spring here now. As for dry light foods, it means crunchy foods like crackers and salads. It means not oily heavy moist foods, because oily/ heavy/ moist are qualities of kapha- and if kapha is out of balance, these should be avoided for a while. As Steve said, just because you have kapha out of balance, doesnt mean you have a kapha consitution. But if it is out of balance, its good to follow a more kapha regime till it comes back into balance. its very in depth, theres lots of Ayurvedic sites which will give you the basics, just type in Ayurveda love Peela --- Sherry Dority <morrigana28 wrote: <HR> <HTML><HEAD> <META content= " text/html; charset=windows-1251 " http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content= " MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307 " name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <P> <DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Courier>Hi Peela,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Courier>When you say hot water with ginger; do you drink this? & nbsp; What do you mean by dry light foods?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> & nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>Bright Blessings</DIV> <DIV>--- <A href= " morrigana28 " >morrigana28</A></DIV> <DIV> & nbsp;</DIV> <DIV> & nbsp;</DIV> <P></P> <br> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2> <tr bgcolor=#FFFFCC> <td align=center><font size= " -1 " color=#003399><b> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2001 Report Share Posted September 6, 2001 One body type, Pitta, tends to crave cold water. I know all that stuff about how cold water is supposed to be bad for us, but i'm not about to stop drinking it at this point. Will do other things, but i have to have at least one vice left in life. I gave up booze, drugs, sugar, and a few other bad habits so far. Giving up cold water and seltzer is simply asking too much! Count Basie lived a very long life and was known for his excellent health -- i don't think he ever missed a gig in over 50 years. All he ever drank was warm water. I do know that too much exposure to cold can create excess fat in Pitta and Kapha people. Sometimes too much heat can do the same thing. The body in these cases is trying to create extra insulation. These macho guys who parade around in December and January with no shirts are setting themselves up for huge fat problems later in life. When i visited North Carolina, i was struck by how many Kapha men become obese in that area. It seemed like i saw more guys like that there than elsewhere. There must be something to that stereotype of obese Southern men. It is also interesting how it was Southerners who created most of the sugared, carbonated soft drink formulas. Pepsi was invented in New Bern, just a couple of towns over from where i was. There is some significance to all this, and i really am trying to know more about it. At 06:30 AM 9/4/01 EDT, you wrote: >That only goes to widen the gap between eastern and western beliefs, as here conventionally you are told to drink cold water, as it makes you lose weight by having to expend calories to reheat the water to body temperature; likewise, you've heard to keep your liquids to a minimum at meals, as it dilutes the digestive juices; now that's being debated (cold or hot!). > >Steve >----------------------------- -- Michael Riversong ** Professional Harpist, Educator, and Writer ** RivEdu ** Phone: (307)635-0900 FAX (413)691-0399 http://home.earthlink.net/~mriversong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2001 Report Share Posted September 6, 2001 In a message dated 09/03/2001 10:01:51 PM Mountain Daylight Time, rivedu writes: Hare Krishna Temple in Denver where they have an excellent restaurant Dear Michael, Where is this Temple? I would love to try it! Thanks, Mindy Kittay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2001 Report Share Posted September 6, 2001 --- Michael Riversong <rivedu wrote: > One body type, Pitta, tends to crave cold water. I > know all that stuff > about how cold water is supposed to be bad for us, > but i'm not about to stop > drinking it at this point. Will do other things, > but i have to have at > least one vice left in life i understand, my husband is very Pitta, and he loves his cold fizzy drinks- I am more Vata and I can live without cold drinks completely. love peela ===== May the long time sun shine upon you, all love suround you, and the pure light within you guide your way on. Traditional Blessing Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Messenger http://im. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2001 Report Share Posted September 7, 2001 The Hare Krishna Temple is at 14th and Cherry in Denver, about 6 blocks east of Colorado Blvd. It's a very pink building, but the signs are not easily seen. They are usually open for lunch and dinner, and have a buffet style. No set prices, just donations. Just wish they had one up in Cheyenne. Or maybe if someone figured out their cooking and would do it commercially -- that would be cool. Once i met a fellow in Sarasota Florida who had started a vegetarian fast food place called " Froggy's " . He had some kind of proprietary technique for making " air fries " , potatos cooked without oil. He said that he was going to make it into a chain. Wonder if he ever got that going? Unfortunately the name was terrible, and that needed to be handled. At 05:15 AM 9/6/01 EDT, you wrote: >In a message dated 09/03/2001 10:01:51 PM Mountain Daylight Time, >rivedu writes: > > >> > >Dear Michael, >Where is this Temple? I would love to try it! >Thanks, > >Mindy Kittay > -- Michael Riversong ** Professional Harpist, Educator, and Writer ** RivEdu ** Phone: (307)635-0900 FAX (413)691-0399 http://home.earthlink.net/~mriversong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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