Food as a medicine

In Ayurveda, good digestion is the key to health. You can eat the most expensive, tastiest, ‘healthiest’ food, but if it is not digested properly, it can be poison for the body. Unbalanced, weak digestion is caused by: -disruption of the dosha balance -eating and drinking too many ‘bad foods’ according to your constitution -suppressing emotions -not listening to the body -... This creates an accumulation of waste (ama), and results in disease. If the processes of digestion, absorption and defecation function optimally, we receive the nutrients we need and we remove the ama we do not need. Ayurveda gives clear advice on how to remove ama from the body, highlights the food that is good for each individual’s constitution, and offers general advice for proper digestion and optimal personal dosha balances. NUTRITIONAL ADVICE/ INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATION ALSO POSSIBLE IN FRENCH. Pregnancy During pregnancy a woman can suffer pain in the back, shoulder, pelvis, legs and other areas, all of which can be relieved by massage. But digestive problems can also occur, sometimes only during the first months, sometimes throughout pregnancy. During an individual consultation we explore: - how discomfort (nausea, vomiting, fluid retention, excessive weight gain, blood pressure problems etc) can be solved largely by food-nutrition - what general things you can do to protect against toxoplasmosis and other infections as listeriosis - which foods to avoid/take according to your own constitution - which foods to avoid/take for the optimal development of a healthy baby