Re:vegetarian diet- milk

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In the vegetarian diet of yoga, milk products are a significant

source of protein, so milk forms an important part of the diet.

 

Cow's milk is cold, heavy, sweet and slimy, so it tends to promote

earth and water tattva excess if taken cold. When cow's milk is

heated and taken warm, it breaks down the long chain proteins that

are difficult to pass through the liver. Thus it seems to not cause

the adverse congesting effects of cold, unprocessed liquid milk. Milk

is never taken cold except as yogurt (where presumably it is somewhat

predigested).

 

Bringing milk to the scalding point makes it more digestible,

presumably by breaking down the long chain proteins. In general,

Ayurveda maintains that warm food is more easily digested, as t is

less likely to suppress digestive agni. Yoga recommends using this

scalded milk as a source of digestible protein.

 

Milk does not combine well with tastes other than sweet. Do not

consume it at a typical meal, which has all six tastes. Use milk

products alone as a meal, or combine milk products with sweet

ingredients, such as cereal or toast.

 

It is likely that some nutrients are lost in this procedure, but the

increased digestibility makes it worth the effort.

 

I have had numerous cases of infants and adults who have had cow's

milk intolerances exhibit no problems when given scalded warm milk.

Warming spices (cinnamon, clove, ginger) and honey add to the

digestibility of milk, especially for those sensitive airy folks, but

just scalding it is usually sufficient to offset milk sensitivities.

 

In a traditional country, such as India, where refrigeration has been

a problem, milk is taken directly from a cow, kept warm and

immediately sold to the consumer.

 

For vegetarians, yoga recommends that tonic herbs, such as

ashwaganda, shatavari or ginseng be taken with ginger and honey in

(or with) scalded warm milk daily. It is a great way to promote a

building or roborant program with severely depleted patients who are

suffering diseases caused by deficiency.

 

I don't think that a tonic, such as ashwaganda, Asian ginseng or

American ginseng, when it is called for, is sufficient, if there are

not tonic foods in the diet. The two together, herbs and protein

foods, makes a superior tonic combination. Licorice powder with milk

is a rasayana that promotes the intellect.

 

Milk products are used in an astounding number of ways. And not just

cow milk! Milk from literally animal you can imagine has been

investigated, and may be prescribed.

 

Yogi Bhajan:

 

This is a Geet, this is folklore. It says if I eat yogurt and make it

sweet with dates (khaaj, khajoor), I need not care for God because He

can't give me sickness. Can you believe it? This is folklore,

coming from heart to heart. Yogurt is a self-digestive perfect food.

When added with the dates, provided they don't have sulfur on them, a

man can recover his health under any circumstances and it is a

beautiful, beautiful food which can cure you of anything. Of

anything. Let us add to our diet from today onwards one meal of

dates and yogurt. But don't be cheap, add as many dates as possible!

 

The people, who are above forty, like me, old people, should boil the

dates in milk and make a sweet out of that. Don't worry, that boiled

milk doesn't have vitamin D. So what we have to do is we have to age

that milk by boiling it. Over a low fire, put lot of dates and a

glass of milk and let it boil.

 

You should boil the milk. There is nothing wrong in that. Boil the

milk. Don't you see the boiled milk and the dates have taken away

all the mucus from the body? Do you want more practical proof? That

is true. Yogis, I say, `Then please boil the milk.' What should I

do? That is the way the system, as we know, we practice.

 

Yogi Bhajan once gave a diet hat was milk boiled with pistachios,

dates and saffron. He was asked if it was a good general formula to

give to people.

 

His response:

 

Yes. That is an energy formula. It is a high potency situation. You

can take milk, you can boil pistachio nuts, dates and saffron in it.

It can make the dead speak! It is very powerful. Normally people

who have problems in their later years of life, sexual problems,

ejaculatory problems, and those kind of things, if they take this

drink, and after sex they drink it and then go to bed, it is very

regenerating, very, very good

 

Milk does not combine well with fish, eggs, yogurt, or salty, sour,

bitter, pungent or astringent tastes. Milk does combine with sweet,

including wheat, rice, honey, sugar and dates. Generally, it's better

to drink milk separately from meals.