Before beginning to explain about how to reduce or pacify the Pitta dosha you may want to read about Tridoshas, and Tridoshic Recipes if you have not already. Pitta is responsible for all type of transformations in the body and has the qualities of being: Hot, Sharp, Liquid and Oily. Therefore anything (food or lifestyle) that has those qualities will increase Pitta, because of the rule “Like increases Like.” So most of us can benefit from “Cooling It”, particularly in the hot summer months of June, July and August. Factors that affect Pitta dosha Balance – Pitta Imbalance – Pitta Eat main meal at noon with the bulk of the food being Sweet, Astringent, Bitter in taste and slightly dry in texture. Make sure the food […] Read More
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Dr. Miriam Lee’s Bean Soup Treatment for Cancer Recipe Type: Cancer Cuisine: Natural Cures Author: Cougar Ingredients 10 tblsp. Brown rice 1 Tblsp.Black beans Pinto Beans 1 tblsp Corn or cornmeal 1 Tblsp Azuki Beans 1 tblsp Barley 1 Tblsp Pine Nuts 1 tblsp Millet 1 Tblsp Mung Beans 1 tblsp Buckwheat 1 Tblsp Split peas 1 tblsp Oats 1 Tblsp Soya beans 1 tblsp Peanuts (nip removed) 1 Tblsp Chinese Herbs Chinese Herbs:A dd 12 grams of each of the following: Qian-shi (Euryale seed also called Foxnut), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogon root), Bai Guo (Ginkgo seed) with the skin removed (this is the most difficult to obtain and can be omitted), Bai He (Tiger lily bulb), Lian Zi (Lotus seed), Shan yao (Dioscorea batatas), […] Read More