Guest guest Posted March 26, 2003 Report Share Posted March 26, 2003 Sat Nam, Can anyone make suggestions.... I've been advised to alter my diet from high hot spice to cool foods. I've looked at Dharam's website and have the info...but I'm feeling totally overwhelmed....because all of a sudden I don't know what to eat anymore....I'm the queen of garlic,ginger and onion! And usually drink about 3 cups of yogi tea a day! All the things I find out I'm supposed to avoid. (I'm trying to clear up some inflammation). I keep walking around my kitchen, looking in the fridge and pantry, for something to eat...everything I have either has ginger or garlic spice. I keep thinking I need to use sweet things to flavour foods...but I'm at a loss...I need recipes! Dharam...the book you suggested yesterday does it give info on what foods are acid producing and what foods are alkaline producing? I'm supposed to eat a more alkaline diet. Right now my diet consists of a lot of spiced mung beans, vegetable curries,raw vegetables and unsweetend whole grain cereals. Any help....on where I can find recipes or info on alkaline foods would be helpful, Thanks...Sat Sangeet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2003 Report Share Posted March 26, 2003 Hi Sat Sangeet, Pick up the book the PH Miracle by Dr. Robert Young, all about the alkaline diet with recipes. Best thing to do is to start off your day with a glass of water with the juice of one lemone squeezed in it. Most grains are acid. Sat Nam Linda > Can anyone make suggestions.... > > Any help....on where I can find recipes or info on > alkaline foods > would be helpful, > > Thanks...Sat Sangeet > > > Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2003 Report Share Posted March 26, 2003 Hi Sat Sangeet, It can be a bit confusing, at first, what to eat. We should all be paying attention to this question. You wont have to buy a book to figure out what foods are alkaline and what are acid producing. The general rule of thumb is that any meats, dairy, most grains and beans and fried foods are acid producing.....Yeah, you guessed it, all the fun foods. Some are much worse than others. You try to eat as close to neutral as you can if you must eat an acid food. For instance rice is pretty close to neutral. Basically, everything else is alkaline producing including the grains quinoa, amaranth and millet. I had once bought a pasta machine with the hope of making my own quinoa, amaranth and millet grain pasta....never got around to it. It'd be fun to figure out a good bread recipe, also, that didn't have wheat in it. One way to approach this ph problem is to make sure you get veggie juices into your life, they build up your alkaline reserves, which will cover you when hit the drive up window for an order of fries. Also, it's important to know that our thought and feelings have a tremendous influence on our blood chemistry and pH. Yang (aggressive, angry, Type A) produces acid, Yin (mellow, receptive) produces alkaline and vice versa, an acid constitution produces aggressiveness and so forth. The book I mention doesn't go into the pH issue in specifics. Look into a copy of "Alkalize or Die" by Theodore Baroody or get the free pdf download at http://www.ariseandshine.com/cleanseguide.html . If you want I can send it to you but you might have to wait. Look into Pitta pacifying foods. Also, get a bunch of Baby Pose and/or Gurupranam into your day. I remember Gurudev prescribing to someone who he said had an "acidic brain". Also, Sitali breath or the kriya below cools pitta. Do the Mung Beans and Rice (Kitcheree) but back off some on the Trinity Roots., but keep in mind that when we make Kitcheree, the qualities of the individual ingredients work out their differences in the pot. This result is Tridosha, meaning it has a balanced effect on the three doshas. Additionally, it has a balanced pH as the acidic beans and rice are balanced by the alkaline veggies.. Not bad stuff. That should help. Sat Nam, Dharam "The difference between a warrior and an ordinary man is that a warrior sees everything as a challenge, while an ordinary man sees everything as either a blessing or a curse." - Don Juan, A Separate Peace, by Carlos Castaneda Saro Nari Sohi Pranayam with the Siri Gaitri Mantra Sit in easy pose or in lotus pose. Keep the spine straight and the body balanced. Concentrate at the root of the nose where the eyebrows meet on the forehead. Close the eyelids to 1/ 10th open. Place the hands in prayer pose at the center of the chest or in gyan mudra: the tip of the index finger touches the tip of the thumb. The hands rest over the knees with the elbows straight. Curl the tongue and extrude the tongue about 1/2 inch past the lips. Inhale through the "U" of the tongue in eight equal stokes. Place the mantra on the strokes. One mantra per eight strokes of the inhale. Then exhale in eight equal strokes through the nose. Make the breath precise and forceful. Mentally place the mantra on the breath as you exhale, one mantra for the eight strokes. The Siri Gaitri Mantra is: RA MA DA SA, SA SAY SO HUNG Use a melody as in Kirtan Kriya or use a monotone when mentally reciting the mantra. Continue the meditation for 11 to 31 minutes. Then inhale deeply, hold briefly and relax. COMMENTS: This meditation must be built slowly. Start with 3 to 11 minutes. The pranayam is very powerful. It can adjust all the meridians and healing channels in the body. Treat it with respect and keep a glass of water handy. It will give you fantastic digestion. It will supply you with energy when you are sure there is none. It is a healing meditation that can empower your entire immune system. It is the type of mediation that you must approach with patience and regularity to mine its hidden secrets. It is worth the effort. satsangeetkaur wrote: > Sat Nam, > > > Dharam...the book you suggested yesterday does it give info on what > foods are acid producing and what foods are alkaline producing? > > I'm supposed to eat a more alkaline diet. > > Right now my diet consists of a lot of spiced mung beans, vegetable > curries,raw vegetables and unsweetened whole grain cereals. > > Any help....on where I can find recipes or info on alkaline foods > would be helpful, > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2003 Report Share Posted March 26, 2003 I found the addition (specified quantity) of Trinity Roots to be very balanced. This is the first time I've cooked/consummed/shared this recipe and I can say I am very satisfied with the results. In my opinion, nothing needs to be left out of or changed from the original recipe. But experiment. We all have our own preferences. nk At 05:02 PM 03/26/2003, you wrote: >Do the Mung Beans and Rice (Kitcheree) but back off some on the >Trinity Roots., but keep in mind that when we make Kitcheree, the >qualities of the individual ingredients work out their differences in >the pot. T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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