Yogic diet and Ayurveda emphasize eating sattvic foods that are light, easy to digest, and nourishing to the mind and body. Sattvic foods include fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, seeds, oils like ghee and olive oil, and spices. Following a sattvic diet can improve digestion, boost immunity, improve mood and energy levels, aid weight loss, and support holistic health by considering the connection between mind, body and spirit. Ayurveda and yogic diet principles encourage balancing one's dosha and eating according to physical needs and seasons in a way that promotes maximum well-being.

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Yogic Diet : A Key
Towards Holistic Health
Dr. Kishore Mukhopadhyay
Associate Professor
Union Christian training college
Murshidabad, West Bengal,
India.

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Agenda
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Concept of Yoga and Ayurveda
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Triguna & Pancha Kosa
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Yogic Diet and Immunity

3. Yoga means ‘union’ or ‘connection’. In Sanskrit,
the word ‘yoga’ is used to signify any form of
connection. Yoga is both a state of connection
and a body of techniques that allow us to
connect to anything.
According to Patanjali,
‘Yoga is the blocking
(nirodha) of Mental
modifications (chitta
vritti) so that the seer
(drashta) re-identifies
with the (higher) Self.

4. Yoga is the Science of
Body Mind
Spirit
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Ayurveda
Ayurveda is an ancient medical tradition from India. The term is derived from the
Sanskrit ayur, meaning "life" or "longevity," and veda, meaning "knowledge" or "science.“
Ayurveda: India's traditional, natural system of medicine that has been practiced for more
than 5,000 years. Ayurveda provides an integrated approach to preventing and treating
illness through lifestyle interventions and natural therapies. Ayurvedic theory states that all
disease begins with an imbalance or stress in the individual's consciousness. Lifestyle
interventions are a major ayurvedic preventive and therapeutic approach.
Concisely, Ayurvedic Science is a holistic health science of prevention, prognostics,
diagnostics, causes, pathogenesis, diseases and their management or treatment.

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Ayurveda places special emphasis on Ahar
(diet) and Anna (food) and believes that healthy
nutrition nourishes the mind, body and soul.
Ayurveda does not discriminate food to be
good, or bad, instead it emphasizes various
factors that influence food, such as its biological
properties, origin, environmental factors,
seasons, preparation, freshness, and provides a
logical explanation of how to balance food
according to one's dosha and physical needs.

7. In Sanskrit this system is known as
the Pancha Maha Bhuta (Pancha means five,
Maha means great, and Bhuta means
elements). According to Ayurveda,
everything in this Uniuverse is made up of
five basic elements in different proportions.
These five elements arev Earth (Prithvi),
Water (Jal), Air (Vayu), Fire (Agni), Ether
(Aakash).The food, the planets and every
living and nonliving thing are made up of
these 5 elements. There is a fundamental
harmony at the macrocosm level and
microcosm level and our body is a very
minute image of the universe. The only thing
that differentiates living and non-living
things is the soul.

9. According to yoga there are three fundamental forces in the material universe
which operate our body in the external world.

13. Sattvic
Food
➢Light in nature
➢Easy to digest
➢Refreshing and not disturbing to
the mind
➢Eaten in the modest portions and
chewed slowly to enjoy taste and
texture of the food itself not spices
or seasoning,
• Eat Consciously

14. In general, sattvic foods are ripe, raw, or lightly cooked and freshly prepared. Foods that are old or
not prepared properly are not sattvic. The sattvic diet is high in nutrient-rich plant foods and low
in processed and fried foods. Sattvic foods include:
Fruits - apples, apricots, berries, dates (fresh), dragonfruit, feijjoa, figs, grapefruit, grapes with
seeds, longons, lychee, kiwifruit, mangoes, melons, nectarine, oranges, peaches, pears,
persimmon, pineapple, plums, pomegranates, prunes, starfruit, tangerines (sweet), raisins
Legumes - adzuki beans, anasazi beans, black beans, black eyed peas, broad beans, brown lentils,
cannellini beans, edamame beans, fava beans, green lentils, lima beans, mung beans, fresh snap
peas, split mung beans, split peas
Nuts - almonds, brazil nuts, cashew nuts cooked, chestnuts, coconut, filberts, gingko, hazelnuts,
macadamia nuts, pine nuts, walnuts, pecans, pistachio, tahini, tiger nuts
Oils - almond oil, coconut oil, flaxseed oil, ghee, macadamia nut oil, mustard seed oil, sesame oil,
olive oil
Other - honey, maple syrup, raw milk, raw sugar cane, watercress, fresh wasabi, rose petals,
lavender flowers, fresh almond milk, fresh rice milk, fresh coconut water
Spices - anise, basil, black pepper, brown mustard seeds, cardamom, carob, cilantro, cinnamon,
cumin, coriander, dill, fennel, ginger, mint, lemon grass, sesame seeds, sorrel, turmeric, vanilla
bean

15. Improves digestion
.
Control over emotions
Boosts Immunity
Improve quality of sleep
Maintenance of
Cardiopulmonary health
Regulate Neural-
Hormonal Functions
Aids weight loss
Removal of toxins
Improves mood and increases
energy

16. Holistic Health is actually an approach to life. Rather than focusing on illness or specific parts of the body,
this ancient approach to health considers the whole person and how he or she interacts with his or her
environment. It emphasizes the connection of mind, body, and spirit. The goal is to achieve maximum well-
being, where everything is functioning the very best that is possible. With Holistic Health people accept
responsibility for their own level of well-being, and everyday choices are used to take charge of one’s own
health.

17. THANK YOU
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