About Honey and Ama

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The table at this link will help determine what is safe for diabetics.

http://www.holisticmed.com/sweet/

 

Good info on Honey. Honey is definitely heating. Maple syrup is a lot cooler.

On the subject of Ama, any experience in our life that leaves a residue can

contribute to Ama. One's fears and negative emotions about food, for instance,

can create more Ama than the food itself. Looking at milk...in India cows are

sacred, and milk from a happy cow in India is better than any store-bought milk

in this country.

Ama hungry man,

Dharam

 

Gwen Hendee wrote:

 

> To help diminish any confusion on the subject of honey, I did a little

research and found the following passage in the Ayurvedic Cookbook by Amadea

Morningstar and Urmilla Desai. These authors are grounded in the field of

Ayurvedic Medicine and have a solid understanding of how certain foods affect

the body. They wrote:

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> "...being a volatile sweet in the presence of heat, [honey] can break down

when used externally. For this reason, it is best to use honey cool or at room

temperature. Left in hot places it will ferment, and used in baking it can

create ama.* If you are adding honey to a hot dish or beverage, it can be added

at the end of preparation immediately before serving.

> In India it is said that the effects of honey change over time, and that

young honey- less than six months old- is healing for Pitta.*...Otherwise, honey

is best consumed by Kapha.* Vatas* benefit from the occasional use of this

sweet, as it is warm. Its dryness can aggravate Vata if over-used."

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> * Ama is defined as "the waste that accumulates inthe body, primarily through

poor digestion and absorption."

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> *Pitta refers to individuals whose constitution is dominated by the elements

fire and water

> *Kapha...........earth and water

> *Vata.............air and space (or ether)

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> (Once again, I do not have detailed information with respect to diabetes and

hypoglycemia. But I hope this helps clarify what I previously wrote!)

> Sat Nam,

> Gwen

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