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→Effect of Uttarayana (northern solstice) and Dakshinayana (southern solstice) on Purusha
Ayurveda acharyas have proposed following diet and lifestyle guidelines for 6 Rtu (seasons) to correct the imbalances of Doshas, Agni, strength and internal environment of body created by changes in weather due to seasonal rotations.
Ayurveda acharyas have proposed following diet and lifestyle guidelines for 6 Rtu (seasons) to correct the imbalances of Doshas, Agni, strength and internal environment of body created by changes in weather due to seasonal rotations.
== Seasonal Regimens ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+Seasonal Regimen
|+Seasonal Regimen
|Vasanta
|Vasanta
|Spring
|Spring
|
|One should take food made up of barley and wheat
|
|One should avoid heavy, sour, unctuous and sweet food items
|
|one should regularly resort to physical exercise, dry massage, medicated smoking, gargling, and collyrium. Bathing and cleaning of excretory orifices should be done with lukewarm water.
|
|One should not sleep during the daytime.
|-
|-
|3
|3
|Grishma
|Grishma
|Summer
|Summer
|
|food and drinks having sweet, cold, liquid and unctuous qualities are considered beneficial
|
|One should stop taking salty, sour, pungent and hot food
|
|enjoy the coolness of gardens, cold water and flowers
|
|Physical exercise and excess sexual intercourse should be avoided.
|-
|-
|4
|4