Foods that warm and cool the body

Foods are clas­si­fied accord­ing to the pre­dom­i­nance of yin or yang and the effect they have on the body — cool­ing or warm­ing.

Food gives our body ener­gy, gives the body strength. And if you eat right, food can become a source of good health or a kind of “mag­ic pill” for many ail­ments.
To do this, you need to know what food and at what time to take. Spe­cial­ists in the field of nutri­tion, experts in the secrets of Ayurve­da, Chi­nese and Tibetan med­i­cine claim that prod­ucts give the nec­es­sary ener­gy boost to our body depend­ing on the sea­son: spring, sum­mer, autumn or win­ter. It is this diet that has long been con­sid­ered a source of good health.
So, accord­ing to Ayurve­da, all food prod­ucts are divid­ed into two types: warm­ing up our body and cool­ing.
For exam­ple, in the sum­mer you should not drink ice-cold drinks — this depress­es the diges­tive fire, and nutri­ents are poor­ly absorbed.

It is bet­ter to drink bet­ter slight­ly chilled water, drinks with lemon, lime, mint and green tea. Not every­one also knows that white rice should not be eat­en in cold weath­er — it cools the body. That is why rice is so pop­u­lar in hot east­ern coun­tries. But brown rice, buck­wheat, beans, lentils will warm the body.
Of course, the prod­ucts must be com­bined in order to sat­u­rate the body with the ener­gy and vit­a­mins that it needs.

Warming products

Fruits and vegetables

car­rot, gar­lic, Chi­nese chives, gin­ger, leek, onion, shal­lot and batun, avo­ca­do, orange, banana, green grapes, cher­ry, grape­fruit, kiwi, cran­ber­ry, lemon, ripe man­go, papaya, peach, toma­to, rhubarb, plum, tamarind (Indi­an date), per­sim­mon, unripe (sour) berries.

Dairy

sour cream, soft cheese, hard cheese, cow’s or goat’s milk curd

Cereals

buck­wheat, dry oats, corn, mil­let, wheat, spelled (spelt), brown rice

Legumes

tour dal, urad dal, soy sauce, cheese, beans, brown lentils

Walnuts

peanut, wal­nut, pine nut, cashew, hazel­nut, almond (with skin), pecan, pis­ta­chio, sesame, pump­kin seeds

Spices

anise, basil, cloves, mus­tard, fresh gin­ger, cin­na­mon, turmer­ic, bay leaf, pop­py, nut­meg, red cap­sicum, cumin, dill, gar­lic

Cooling Products

Dairy

yogurt, goat’s milk and cow’s but­ter­milk, but­ter

Fruits and vegetables

apri­cot, red grapes, apples, pota­toes, berries, raisins, pome­gran­ate, pear, figs, mel­on, cucum­ber, prunes, tan­ger­ine, banana, pineap­ple

Cereals

oats, bar­ley, oat bran, pas­ta, white rice,

Legumes

chick­peas, beans, red lentils, white beans (spot­ted)

Walnuts

peeled almonds, sun­flower seeds,

Spices

car­damom, corian­der, mint,

Vegetable oils

olive, sun­flower

Sweets

maple syrup, white sug­ar, date sug­ar, can­died fruits, bar­ley malt.

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