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A plant-based diet is, quite literally, a diet based on plants. It is centered around fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, legumes, nuts, and seeds with minimal or no animal-based foods like meat, fish, eggs, or dairy. It often implies a whole foods diet, with minimal refined flou...
Grains and milk products have always occupied a significant place in the Indian diet. Vegetarian dishes were consumed by all sectors of society while meat was eaten by some. Remains found in homes and tombs indicate that fish was a significant dietary element in the Indus Valley Civilization. Va...
Applying multiple factor analysis on the Consumer Expenditures data of the National Sample Survey Office, I produce a relational model of food diet segmentation to overcome the dead ends of the nutrition transition model. Two structural dimensions are highlighted. The first one differentiates beef and...
Policymakers in India have traditionally pushed for a cereal-heavy “vegetarian diet” on a meat-eating population as a way of providing the cheapest sources of food.Currently, under an aggressive Hindu nationalist government, Muslims, Christians, disadvantaged classes and indigenous communities are ...
Vayuis a Sanskrit word meaning "wind." Vayu (or Vayu Deva) is also the name of the Hindu god of the wind. In Hindu tradition, the five elements – fire, earth, water, air (wind) and ether – are represented as gods. According to ancient yogis, prana is subdivided into five vayus...
The ultimate goal of the jiva-atman varies among the Hindu traditions, but is one of the following: Moksha– liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth Bhakti– obtaining pure, divine love Jivanmukta– Self-knowledge that provides liberation while living ...
What You Eat The diet is an integral part of Ayurvedic treatment. The Ayurvedic diet is one that not only nourishes the body, but also restores balance of the ‘Tridoshas’ essential for maintaining health and stability of the body and mind. Depending on Your prakriti, or Body constitution ...
"Grounded in a Hindu system of medicine, an Ayurvedic diet instructs you to eat according to a dominant dosha (energy type). There is no scientific rationale for this style of eating, but experts agree the focus on unprocessed foods and mindful eating are both valuable takeaways." ...
As part of the rituals in the Hindu festival Thaipusam, participants engage in various acts of devotion – including piercing their skin, tongue or cheeks.