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or a natural paka like natural ripening of a fruit. If you
are talking unripe things it should be processed with fire
so as to make it suitable for the body.
The third is
combination
or what is combined
with what. Certain food items are incompatible. It is said
that even a food item, which you dislike is incompatible.
The fourth one is the
quantity
– i.e. how much you have
to eat. There is a general definition for right quantiity.
The portion of the stomach should be divided into 4 equal
parts. Two portions should be for the solid food, one
portion for water and other portion for the Dosha or the
digestive process to take place. There is also a different
version according to which the stomach should be divided
into 3 equal portions, 1/3rd for solid food 1/3rd for water
and 1/3rd for the digestive process or the Dosha’s to
move around within.
The 5
th
is
habitat
or the place where the food
is grown and the place from where the person comes.
Dr Amarjiva and Aphirat had problems for the past 2 days
to find correct food for me! Being a vegetarian they
have been struggling to help me out and find some
suitable things. So suitability according to the place
and the person’s prakriti is a very crucial thing. Next
is the
stage
. It is seasonal stage as well as the stage
of the health of a person, then the rules regarding
