Ayurveda is the time-tested Indian system of healing that remains hugely popular the world over.

Unlike many fad diets, it focuses on healthier food while also supporting a healthy mind. 

Health benefits are achieved by introducing whole foods like vegetables, grains, and legumes, all rich in essential nutrients. 

It also aims to balance different types of energy within the body, which is said to improve health. Ayurveda eating also focuses on foods to eat and avoid, taking into account your body type. It identifies your dominant dosha type (pitta, vata, kapha) and promotes specific foods to balance all three doshas:

• Pitta – focuses on cooling, energising foods and limiting spices, nuts, and seeds. 
• Vata – favours warm, moist, and grounding foods while restricting dried fruits, bitter herbs, and raw vegetables. 
• Kapha – limits heavy foods like nuts, seeds, and oils, while favouring fruits, vegetables, and legumes.