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== Seasonal ahara ==
== Seasonal ahara ==
According to Ayurveda, diet and daily activities of an individual are responsible to maintain or disturb the internal balance of bodily elements. Thus, if one can modify diet and lifestyle or activities according to changes in external environment, one can achieve good health and wellness.
According to Ayurveda, diet and daily activities of an individual are responsible to maintain or disturb the internal balance of bodily elements. Thus, if one can modify diet and lifestyle or activities according to changes in external environment, one can achieve good health and wellness. <blockquote>तस्याशिताद्यादाहाराद्बलं वर्णश्च वर्धते| यस्यर्तुसात्म्यं विदितं चेष्टाहारव्यपाश्रयम्|| (Char. Samh. 5.3)</blockquote><blockquote>tasyāśitādyādāhārādbalaṁ varṇaśca vardhate| yasyartusātmyaṁ viditaṁ ceṣṭāhāravyapāśrayam|| (Char. Samh. 5.3)</blockquote>Meaning: A person who knows the rutusatmya (getting accustomed to changes in diet and behavior according to seasons), practices such habits timely, and whose diet consists of various types of food articles (with properties such as ashita, pitta lidha and khadita), has his strength and luster enhanced, and he leads a healthy, long life.
तस्याशिताद्यादाहाराद्बलं वर्णश्च वर्धते| यस्यर्तुसात्म्यं विदितं चेष्टाहारव्यपाश्रयम्|| (Char. Samh. 5.3)
tasyāśitādyādāhārādbalaṁ varṇaśca vardhate| yasyartusātmyaṁ viditaṁ ceṣṭāhāravyapāśrayam|| (Char. Samh. 5.3)
Meaning: A person who knows the rutusatmya (getting accustomed to changes in diet and behavior according to seasons), practices such habits timely, and whose diet consists of various types of food articles (with properties such as ashita, pitta lidha and khadita), has his strength and luster enhanced, and he leads a healthy, long life.
Season specific diet recommendations are given by Ayurveda scholars in the adhyaya of Rutucharya.<ref>Ashtanga Hrudayam (Sutrasthanam Adhyaya 3 Sutra 2)</ref>
Season specific diet recommendations are given by Ayurveda scholars in the adhyaya of Rutucharya.<ref>Ashtanga Hrudayam (Sutrasthanam Adhyaya 3 Sutra 2)</ref>
== Ahara varga ==
== Ahara varga ==
Ayurveda samhitas have categorized food items into various groups. Primarily the food is divided into liquid foods (Drava dravya) and solid foods (ahara dravya).<ref>Ashtanga Hrudayam (Sutrasthanam Adhyaya 5, 6)</ref> Ahara dravyas (solid food) is further categorised into 8 groups and Drava drvyas (liquid food) divided into 4 groups. Altogether 12 groups of food items have been listed in Ayurveda and those are as follows.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Categorization of Food items
!Sr No
!Ahara Dravyas
!Drava dravyas
|-
|1
|Shooka Dhanya
|Toya varya
|-
|2
|Shimbi Dhanya
|Ksheera varga
|-
|3
|Mansa varga
|Ikshu varga
|-
|4
|Phala varga
|Taila varga
|-
|5
|Shaka varga
|Madya varga
|-
|6
|Krutanna varga
|
|-
|7
|Aharayogi varga
|
|}
Dravadravya- A.H.SU 5
Dravadravya- A.H.SU 5