Without proper diet medicine is of no use, and with proper diet medicine is of no need.
Have you ever wondered, that you and your neighbour, shops food items from the same super market, buys almost the same groceries, BUT he gets bloatedness from consuming it while you get acidity, or why look further, the food consumed by your son is digested differently to that by you or your wife. Now we must ask ourselves why this is so.
This is answered in Ayurveda as an individual's body constitution, i.e. 'Prakruti'. Ayurveda believes each one of us is unique and has his own body constitution which is defined and designed at the time of conception. This is how Ayurveda can explain the subtle differences between individuals and explains why everyone is unique and that two persons can react very differently when exposed to the same environment
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Ayurveda, the ancient science of health means 'The Knowledge of Life'. Inspired by nature itself, this unique and holistic science, addresses the mind, body and soul simultaneously.
The food at KARE is one of the principles that greatly help treatments and therapy. It is designed as healing diet that gladdens the heart, nourishes the body and revives memory. According to Charaka and Sushruta - father of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery, "the entire world seeks food; it is the life source of all beings; Clarity, Longevity, Intelligence, Happiness, Contentment, Strength and Knowledge are all rooted in food."
Our body needs different types of nutrients to perform the different functions in the body. The body gets these nutrients from the vast variety of foods available and according to age, sex, physical activity, physiological conditioning and one's constitution.
Ayurveda recommends food that is "Saatvic" in nature. "Saatvic" food is vegetarian based, has a light sweet taste, with mild flavours of spice, and is easy to digest. It consists of fruits and vegetables, and mainly emphasize on freshly prepared and properly cooked food, consumed at the right time, and in right quantity. Considering the body's constitution, with a proper combination of all the six tastes, we follow the standard Ayurvedic eating ritual. According to modern dieticians we should consume a 'healthy balanced diet' to maintain our health and for the prevention of diseases. A balanced diet includes all the six tastes - sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent and astringent. For which supplies all the nutrients in adequate amounts, in accordance to an individual's age, sex and physical activity.
Food prepared at KARE, imbibes the principle aspects of Ayurveda - viruddha aahar (contradictory food combinations), order of tastes in the meal and ingredients recommended by Ayurveda - rock sugar/ jaggery, rock salt and cow's ghee.
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