Ice is not that Nice!
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t’s summer. It’s hot. What is the instinctive way to cool ourselves down? Water, iced. Super cold. You can immediately feel a reduction in heat! Whenever I am asked about Ayurveda tips that can be easily integrated into our daily routine, the first thing I suggest is to hold off on the ice. The suggestion is usually met with wide eyes and disbelief. No ice?! No way! 44
But, there’s a good reason for it! In Ayurvedic medicine, the Sanskrit word for digestive fire is agni. Our digestive fire metabolizes and converts the food that we eat into energy. If our agni is not working effectively, then we start to see disorder in the digestive system and even other areas of the body. But, just focusing on digestion, if our agni tends to be working slower than usual, we will be faced with a sluggish metabolism.
By Chahna Tailor
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In Ayurvedic medicine, the Sanskrit word for digestive fire is agni. Our digestive fire metabolizes and converts the food that we eat into energy.
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OCTOBER 2020 - WWW.DESHVIDESH.COM
