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Diet and Nutrition MODULE-3
Holistic Health

A balanced diet is the foods and drinks which contains the appropriate
blend of all nutrients required for normal growth and development and
function of an individual.
You may be aware of that diet is perceived in a different way in yog. Now, we
will study about yogic concept of diet.

10.4 YOGIC CONCEPT OF DIET
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You are familiar with the term diet. Here, we are going to study what the yogic
diet is? As you know, yog has emerged very important in today’s society. Yog
significantly contributes in promotion of health of an individual or group in the
society. Yog is the combination of physical, mental, and spiritual practices. It is
believed that our body is made of prana, mind, intellect, emotions and the
spiritual dimensions. The primary objective of doing yog is to gain control over
the mind. So, any practices or habits that cause an imbalance of the mind are
considered to be detrimental to progress in yog. Food is one of the important
factors among them. In yog the diet is not based on the calorie count of foods or
nutrients we get from the food. It focuses on the type and quality of food.

The ‘Yogic diet’ is defined as foods that are conducive to yogic practices
and progress in spirituality.

10.4.1 Classification of Yogic Diet

Yog classifies diet into three types namely- Sattvic, Rajasic and Tamasic diets.

Sattvic

Rajasic

Tamasic

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