FLAVORS CAN AFFECT HEALTH

It is common knowledge that if one has high blood pressure, one should reduce salt intake and if one has diabetes to monitor sugar consumption.

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine [TCM] and Indian Ayurveda, flavors are good indicators of a food’s medicinal properties. This series lets you know the properties of each flavor and how it affects your body. These two ancient healthcare systems also believe various flavors have different effects on people with different constitutions. A good, healthy diet that suits one person's constitution when followed by another person with a different constitution will make that person sick. The two ancient systems will agree whole heartedly with the popular Western saying that ‘one man’s meat is another man’s poison’

The first article talks about the relationship between flavors and organs. According to TCM, each flavor acts on or has direct influence on a specific vital organ. When each flavor is consumed in moderation, it benefits the corresponding organ. Over-indulgence in any flavor harms the organ and creates imbalance among the five vital organ systems. The result is ill health.

Article: FLAVORS' EFFECT ON OUR ORGANS

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AYURVEDIC VIEW ON FLAVORS

Understanding the properties of all the flavors and how they relate to our individual constitution can help us make better choices to promote and maintain our health.

Article: SWEET AND SOUR FLAVORS

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Article: SALTY AND BITTER FLAVORS

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Article: PUNGENT AND ASTRINGENT FLAVORS

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Flavors of food are so easy to identify and remember that they provide us with a handy method to balance our meals.