SOMOS LO QUE COMEMOS Y… ¡DIGERIMOS!


Por/By: Luz Pellegrino
Jothi Vita Ayurvedic Spa & Wellbeing Center

Ayurveda establece que la mayoría de los trastornos de salud tienen su raíz en una digestión débil o incompleta. En mi práctica, la gente viene a consulta en busca de nuevas alternativas para mejorar su salud a través de cambios en su estilo de vida. En muchos casos, el desequilibrio no es evidente a primera vista, pero en la mayoría de los casos, un análisis más detallado me revela debilidad en el poder digestivo y/o una eliminación pobre.
¿Cómo mejorar la digestión?
Mucha gente no se da cuenta de que aun comiendo alimentos saludables, su cuerpo tal vez no está asimilando losnutrientesapropiadamente. La digestión se puede mejorar fácilmente aumentando el agni, o fuego digestivo. Una receta sencilla para incrementar el agni consiste en tomar 10 minutos antes de comer un pequeño vaso de ugo de jengibre con limón, sal gruesa y pimienta negra.
¿Cómo mejorar la eliminación?
En el colon se acumulan materiales de deshecho y toxinas. Una eliminación apropiada es probablemente el paso más importante en el proceso digestivo. Aun cuando una rutina de ejercicio diario, beber suficiente agua e incluir porciones saludables de frutas y verduras en nuestra dieta son los pasos básicos para tener una eliminación regular, existen ciertas hierbas Ayurvédicas que ayudan al proceso.
Una de estas fórmulas herbales es el Triphala, que significa “tres frutas”. Creada en India miles de años atrás, es todavía popular hoy en día. El Triphala limpia y desintoxica el cuerpo, fortalece y nutre los huesos, el sistema nervioso y los órganos reproductores. Contiene lo siguiente:
“¢ Amalaki, considerada una de las mejores hierbas rejuvenecedoras y un potente antioxidante conteniendo 20 veces más vitamina C que el jugo de naranja.
“¢ Haritaki, es el laxante más poderoso entre los componentes del Triphala.
Ң Bibhitaki tiene propiedades laxantes y astringentes. Ayuda a eliminar la mucosidad en los tejidos, por lo que tambi̩n es utilizado para tratar algunos padecimientos pulmonares como la bronquitis y el asma.
¡Primero lo primero! No sólo somos lo que comemos sino lo que absorbemos y digerimos. En principio, la clave para conservar una buena salud radica en equilibrar nuestro cuerpo, mente y espíritu a través de aprovechar todos los recursos que ayuden a mantener un poder digestivo fuerte.

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YOU ARE WHAT YOU DIGEST!

In this season, allergies affect a large percentage of the population and can significantly limit our daily activities. Although the body can manifest allergic reactions to many things, including food, medicines, and other external agent, in this article we will discuss the common phenomenon of environmental or seasonal allergies.
You may wonder why one person can spend an afternoon walking through blossoming fields without any symptoms, while others can’t step out the front door without experiencing severe allergic symptoms. Heredity is one of the major distinguishing factors.
However, from an Ayurvedic perspective, there are three influential factors and treatments to consider when dealing with seasonal allergies:
1) Strength of the individual’s digestive fire– this is one of the most important factors for our health where we take in energy and information from our environment, extract whatever is beneficial to us, and eliminate everything we don’t need. Ways to increase our digestive fire are:
a. Meditation – When we calm the mind and body, we are less likely to respond to external agents aggressively while increasing our ability to take in nourishment from our environment.
b. Conscious Breathing – Take an inhalation that is slightly deeper than normal. With your mouth closed, exhale through your nose while constricting your throat muscles. This has a balancing influence on the entire cardiorespiratory system and helps release feelings of irritation and frustration.
c. Detoxify your Body – One Ayurvedic herb that is helpful in treating allergies by cleansing the digestive tract and removing toxins is Triphala.
2) Reduce absorption of external allergens- We are in constant dynamic exchange with our external environment. When our environment has high exposure to allergens, it becomes difficult to control symptoms. A simple way to reduce possible effects is:
a. Use a neti pot – This container will allow warm salt water to flow in one nostril and out the other. Perform this saline rinse once or twice daily to flush out any material that has come into the nasal passages.
b. Lubricate your nostrils – This Ayurvedic practice known as “nasya” consists of applying a few drops of vegetal oil to the nasal passages. The oil forms a protective layer that prevents allergens from attaching themselves to the nasal membranes.
3) Balance your “dosha”– Follow a dosha pacifying diet according to your unique mind-body constitution. Find out your dosha by visiting: http://www.jothivita.com/dosha

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