We have already emphasized the importance of “pathya” in the previous answer. The concept of an “Ayurveda diet” is quite misleading.

In Ayurveda, there is nothing that is absolutely GOOD or absolutely BAD. The key word is therefore MODERATION. What Ayurveda recognizes is that every person is born unique. Just think of everything that goes into making who you are... The types of food you ingest every day, the place you stay, medicines, emotions, thoughts, climates, colours and activities. Each of these is responsible for the way you feel and behave, and either improve or aggravate various types of illnesses.

Thus the important thing is to become fully aware of one’s own needs in the background of these variables and to act accordingly. For what may be good for one person may not be good for another person in another context.

Thus there is no such thing as an “Ayurveda diet” ,and very often most of the food we eat in a normal day is fine; and only small changes need to be made where necessary. However, since most people do not have a cast-iron digestive system, certain foods are advised against, except for those lucky few.

For a patient-till the treatment is over or the disease is cured- the “PATHYA” will be applied more strictly, for, here the importance is given to the “treatment/medicines” rather than the food. Hence it is important that the digestive system keeps its focus on the medicines, and is not distracted by difficult-to-digest foods.