PRANIC FOODS
Have you ever heard about high or positive pranic diet?Food is perhaps comprehended as extrinsic, but the instant it gets into our mouth, becomes the part and parcel of our physical, spirited and psychic bodies. The type of food you ingest directly connect to the intellect of your body, the power to practice superior awareness, and support inner-consciousness. The idea of pranic foods is likely formed on the age-old Indian lifestyle of ingesting foods to take care of mind, physique and spirit.
PRANA ?
The Sanskrit word prana was initially sourced in the 3,000 age-old Chandogya Upanishad text and was more described in later holy scriptures. Prana means “life force energy”, “vital energy,” “breath of life,” and “spirit-energy”. The beginning of all life, of the natural world, is the life force energy called as prana. Prana is unseen,it is intangible and it can be experienced as the energy that flows through our bodies.
Prana can be parted into vital parts called Vayus (winds). These five Vayus have very well defined spirited characters, functions and directions of flow. These five currents of vital force are Prana-Vayu, Apana-Vayu, Samana-Vayu, Udana-Vayu, and Vyana-Vayu.
Prana is the origin of all action in the body. It balances all of our deliberate and unconscious physical task like our breath,ingestion, circulation, expulsion and recovering. The movement of prana give out its power through the body based on the attribute and space of the nadis energy channels and the chakras power centers. Prana inspire and influences the quality of our thinking, response and awareness. On the whole our well being is bind to the scope and flow of prana in our body.
Positive pranic foods
Positive pranic foods boost and magnify your energy levels, meet your health needs and aid our body to keep positive energy, which can help cure many issues. They are peak on nourishing value and can also help fulfill goals.
They include garden- fresh, complete, locally grown and organic foods.
Positive pranic foods are mild in taste. These foods include:
- ash gourd or white pumpkin( highest pranic food)
- honey
- coconut
- ginger
- whole grains
- millet
- nuts and seeds
- fruits (fresh and dried)
- fresh vegetables
- sprouted mung beans
- beans and lentils
- Jaggery, palm sugar
Negative pranic foods
Negative pranic foods are believed to deny you of essential energy. These stimulate and give you instant energy but may lead to a future crash. Foods that are too salty, spicy, sour or pungent – anything that is over-flavored can harm your prana. It includes
- onion
- garlic
- asafoetida
- coffee
- tea
- chili
- eggplant (brinjal)
- stimulants such as caffeine
- intoxicating substances(alcohol)
Some sources also include meats, eggs, fish, and poultry on the negative pranic food list, while others claim that these foods are fine as long as they’re cooked well and consumed in moderation.
Neutral pranic foods
Neutral pranic foods neither increase nor decrease your prana. But they may make you a little bit inactive.
Neutral pranic foods include potatoes and tomatoes.
INTERPRETATION
Charaka – the father of Ayurveda trusted a meat-based diet led to creation of toxins, which disturbed the body’s natural balance and developed in a variety of health issues.
He also insisted that a balanced intake of vegetables, grains, nuts, legumes, and seeds offered sufficient nutrients for the production of immunity, vitality and strength.The nutrients get from a pure vegetarian diet is sufficient to achieve total health. This is always a topic of debate or other viewpoints.
TAKE AWAY
There are closeness between positive pranic foods and the Sattvic diet, as well as negative pranic foods and the Rajasic and Tamasic diets. In today’s lifestyle, it is challenging to follow only positive pranic diet. But we can give a try and lead healthy living.