Sattvic diet

Sattvic diet

A sattvic diet, also referred to as a yoga diet or sentient diet, is a diet based on foods which, according to Ayurveda and Yoga, are strong in the sattva guna, and lead to clarity and equanimity of mind while also being beneficial to the body.

Such foods include water, fruit, cereal, bread, most vegetables, beans, nuts, grains, milk and milk derivatives (cheese, butter, ghee, cream, yogurt), and honey.

ee also

* ayurveda
* lacto vegetarianism
* stimulant foods
* static foods

External links

* [http://www.thelivingcentre.com/index.php?section=articles.view.28 Peace through a Sattvic Diet]
* [http://www.yogachicago.com/jan05/diet.shtml The Sattvic or Yogic Diet]


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