How we Digest

According to the principles of Ayurveda, our overall health and therefore our happiness, radiance and longevity rests on the health of our Agni. A happy, functioning in-balance Agni equals a happy, functioning in-balance you. On the flip side, a defective Agni will most likely present as illness, discontent and imbalance. The intake of food should be regulated by the condition of the Agni, the digestive fire in the body. If you feel hungry, your digestive fire is enkindled.

That means if your digestive fire is firing at the right level – not raging too quickly, which will destroy the food, nor too slowly that the food depletes your energy – your body can effectively get a decent amount of nutrients from any meal without too many problems. It’s also a bit of a vicious cycle, though, as the taste of your meal depends upon your Agni. You will not taste the food properly if your Agni is impaired, which leads to you making the wrong kind of choices to balance you.