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MODULE-3 Diet and Nutrition
Holistic Health
10.4

1) a) A balanced diet is that foods and drinks which contain the appropriate
blend of all nutrients required for normal growth and function of an
individual.

b) The foods which are heavy for digestion and increase the laziness,
lethargy, dullness and anger in an individual are called as Tamasic diet,
Note the foods which stimulate the body and excite the desires, making the
mind restless and uncontrollable are termed as Rajasic diet, and the
foods which are light for digestion and help in calming down the mind
are regarded as Sattvic diet.

2) Tamasic: Tobacco, Hot things, Sugar-candy, Twice cooked.

Rajasic: Pickles, Turnips, Spice, Onion, Meat.
Sattvic: Banana, Coconuts, Brinjals, Dates, Pomegranates.

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