Daily Health Tip | We are what we DIGEST or it will digest us!

I have spent the last few blogs going to great detail about the good "ins" of the diet and lifestyle. I would not serve anyone without discussing the "outs." It is literally the first question I ask my clients during the initial consultation and a subject that is vital to know how well the digestive track is functioning. Vata's "seat" in the body is in the small and large intestineand colon. Pitta may rule the digestion, but it is up to Vata to eliminate the waste. Perfect movement would take place anywhere to 10-15 minutes after each meal. Ideally, first thing in the morning during Kapha time - before 10 a.m. and once after the lunch meal and the other before bedtime. Once we cross over the 55 year old marker we enter into Vata time of life - thus I notice all the time 60 -75 year old men or women with a large lower belly with skinny arm and legs. Well, when you ask them "how often do you go?" they say, "Oh, I haven't gone in 3 days!" OH! MY!! In Ayurveda one of the most important things (behind diagnoses of the tongue) is the BM cycle. It's amazing how well you "go" once you balance Vata. Best way to balance vata is to eat roasted vegetables instead of raw and to use Yoga as a rejuvenating/restorative practice to renew and ground the body.