All foods can be categorized into one or more of the six tastes. The six tastes are composed of two of the five elements:  space, air, fire, water and earth. This comes from Ayurvedic pharmacology- the ancient science of self healing that originated in one of the Vedas- Indian scriptures. This is not new age stuff.

IN A NUTSHELL, WHILE PREPARING LUNCH AND DINNER YOU CAN INCLUDE AT LEAST THREE OF THE SIX TASTES AT EACH MEAL. ALSO CONSIDER WHAT ELEMENT MIGHT BE OUT OF BALANCE IN YOUR CONSTITUTION THEN FOCUS ON THOSE TASTES.Most of all have FUN and enjoy the process!!

**learn more about your Ayurvedic constitution from Dr. Ladd’s Book The Science of Self Healing or visit Deepak Chopra’s website to take a simple test to know your “dosha” or constitution.

SWEET—EARTH  & WATER—sweet foods, grains, bread, pasta, oil, milk, fatty meat

SOUR—EARTH & FIRE—tomatoes, vinegar, cheese, yogurt, citrus, pickles

SALTY–WATER & FIRE—salt, miso, soy sauce, tamari, cheese

PUNGENT– FIRE & AIR—hotspicy, chilis, onions, garlic, ginger, cayenne, radishes

BITTER—AIR & ETHER—dark green leafy vegetables, tumeric, fenugreek

ASTRINGENT—AIR & eARTH–poultry, beans, apples, cabbage, broccoli, potatoes

Having each of the six tastes at a meal assists in bringing a greater sense of satisfaction from that meal. You may have noticed that after some meals you have a feeling that something was missing. We usually then will have a sweet craving. If you analyze the tastes in the meal, you may discover that at least one or more of them was missing.

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