Brussel Sprouts from an Ayurvedic Perspective.

Do you experience digestive discomfort and gas 💨 resulting from the consumption of brussel sprouts?

Did you know this can be avoided? 🙌🏼Understanding and following Ayurvedic principles and guidelines can help mitigate the effects of gaseous vegetables and foods, such as Brussel sprouts.

The past few weeks we have been discussing the panchamahabhutas, having covered both Akash and Vayu, we understand that lightness and movement result from these elements. The Vayu element is particularly impacted with the gaseous qualities of Brussel sprouts, as it encourages food to move through the GI tract.

From an Ayurvedic perspective Brussel sprouts can be Vata aggravating, causing an excess of Akash and Vayu elements within the body as mentioned above. This can manifest as bloating, flatulence and digestive pain to name a few. Ayurveda provides simple remedies to enhance the digestibility of many foods.

So how can we create a balancing meal when cooking with Brussel sprouts? Firstly, incorporating ingredients with Vata pacifying qualities are beneficial ✅ This includes cooking with ghee, cumin, Himalayan salt and our homemade Vata churn are great to start. Secondly, it is important to make sure the sprouts are fully cooked before eating! We like to sprinkle some slightly roasted sesame seeds on the top for added flavour.

Although Brussel sprouts are wind producing, we also can add ingredients with an element of fire, 🔥 Teja as discussed in the previous post, help to boost the digestive fire and encourage optimal digestion.

If you experience digestive discomforts Ayurveda has a number of remedies to easily incorporate into your daily life. Speaking with one of our Ayurvedic practitioners and assessing your diet is the best place to start – bookings are available online or by calling 0406 810 547 during office hours.

We hope you enjoy your Brussel sprouts as much as we do!

* 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘎𝘈. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘺𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯. 𝘞𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺, 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴.

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