About Tamasic Effect in Ayurveda

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About Tamasic Effect in Ayurveda

Tamasic foods promote rest, sleepiness and stillness.  Examples include wheat, mushrooms.  

AYURVEDIC PERSPECTIVE ON TAMASIC

Sattva

Sattvic foods promote one's attentiveness. They nourish the body without taxing the digestive tract. Examples of sattvic foods include ghee, milk, almonds, rice, dates and saffron. Sattvic foods do not stimulate desire or nervous energy. They create clarity instead of drowsiness or heaviness. Click here for sattvic food examples.

Rajas

Rajasic foods stimulate movement and action. Red meat, high protein food, garlic and onions stimulate desire. Chili peppers, coffee, and cocaine stimulate movement. Click here for rajasic food examples.

Tamas

Tamasic foods promote rest, sleepiness and stillness. Examples include wheat, mushrooms. Click here for tamasic foodexamples.

INGREDIENTS THAT ARE TAMASIC

Ferments

Alcohol,  Beer,  Kefir

Vegetables

Avocado,  Crimini & Button Mushrooms,  Eggplant,  Portobello Mushroom,  Pumpkin

Meats

Beef,  Chicken,  Chicken Fat (rendered),  Duck,  Egg Yolk,  Lamb,  Mayonnaise,  Pork,  Rabbit,  Red Meat Fat (rendered),  Salmon,  Sardines,  Turkey

Dairy

Blue Cheese,  Buffalo Milk,  Butter (salted),  Butter (unsalted),  Cheddar Cheese,  Condensed Milk,  Cottage Cheese,  Cream Cheese,  Feta Cheese,  Goat Cheese,  Goat Milk,  Heavy Cream,  Milk,  Mozarella Cheese,  Paneer,  Parmesan Cheese,  Romano Cheese

Nuts-Seeds

Brazil Nut,  Coconut Milk,  Hemp Seed,  Macadamia Nuts,  Peanuts,  Tahini

Sweeteners

Brown Sugar,  Confectionary Sugar,  Corn syrup,  White Sugar