The Dilemma of Sugar

Practising Ayurveda and consuming sugar is not necessarily a conflict. Ayurveda identifies six tastes by which all foods can be categorised: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent and astringent. The first three tastes are promotive in nature, along with many other qualities. The others are thinning in quality. If someone is overindulgent in their sugar intake, […]