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The release of winter fat puts extra strain on the liver, a primary organ of fat metabolism. A congested liver in February can make Pitta individuals feel especially frustrated. To release this frustration, aromatic herbs such as peppermint can relieve stagnation in the liver and tension throughout the body.

The warming temperatures and increasing moisture soothe Vata's cold and dry tendencies. Since putting on fat is such a struggle for Vata individuals, their bodies won't have much leftover to release into the bloodstream. The main thing Vata folks will need to do in February is keep warm - the blissfully balmy days of spring are almost here!

February is damp and slushy. The ground is saturated from the winter rain and snow. Even the snow is wetter and stickier in February than January, forming large flakes as it falls.

It's not uncommon to have massive snowstorms dumping several feet of snow before the month's end. This wet snow is actually a sign spring is coming. February is a turning point from the bitter cold of winter towards the watery spring. Depending on where you live, you may even spy daffodils pushing up from underground, as we do in Asheville.

When you do, you'll know that spring's promise is already emerging. Anxiously awaiting the hope and promise of spring, lovers do their best to kindle the flames of passion to heat up the cold winter on Valentine's Day. However, February can also be a challenging month on relationships. You may experience waves of bitterness, feel self-critical, or a nagging sense of failure in February.

Blood is still stagnant so these emotions may create a sense of frustration as well. Try not to take these ''liver'' emotions too seriously. Instead, these emotions offer an important cue. Ayurvedically, these emotional symptoms are a sign that your body is preparing for spring by releasing stored winter fats. These stored fats congest the liver, leading to emotional bitterness and frustration.

Light is returning! Notice that the sun rises a bit earlier and brightens the sky a little later. The lengthening days may have Pitta and Vata types feeling the urge to get moving, roll up their sleeves, and dive into spring projects. It's a good time to prep for the spring - plan your garden, start your seedlings, get your bicycle tuned up, and clean out your home.

Cabin fever comes early for Vata and Pitta. Kapha people, on the other hand, may still feel sleepy, heavy, and dull. They can kick start the spring with some invigorating breathing exercises and gentle stretching. On cold, dry days, continue with abhyanga using a Kapha or Vata pacifying oil. As the weather warms up, dry brushing is preferred for Kapha, as it is more invigorating and moves stagnant lymph more effectively. Exercise is another great way to move stagnant lymph.

Walking, hiking, biking, and workouts at the gym are all great ways to lighten up and metabolize that winter layer of fat. Use a neti pot with Sinus Rinse Drops daily to flush excess Kapha from the respiratory system. Avoid daytime naps and continue to get to bed by 10pm. You'll notice you need less sleep than in previous months.

February is a real turning point for your diet as your body transitions out of winter and into spring, so foods that balance both are needed in your diet. Although the diet is getting lighter and the cleanse season is starting, Vata individuals will still need hearty ingredients on cold days - so don't lock up the root cellar yet. Potatoes, turnips, rutabaga, and carrots are all still on the menu whenever the temperature dips.

In terms of grains, buckwheat and rye are ideal. Both provide the warmth and umphh needed for winter, but are diuretic and drying for Spring. However, you may have an aversion to grains, meat, and the sweet taste in general as your body is seeking to release fats instead of building them.

In fact, food seems to lose its appeal altogether in February. February is characterized by a waning appetite in general and the dietary guidelines for February are more about what not to eat than what to eat.

For many, it's time to begin moving toward a Kapha pacifying diet. Pungent taste revs up your circulation for cleansing. So spice it up - add more kick to your meals.

This is an ideal time of year to turn up the heat and indulge your cravings for south of the border cuisines like Mexican food. Pungent spices also boost metabolism and clear out congestion.

Cumin is an ideal spice offering natural warmth and dryness. Kapha and Vata types can break out the cayenne and chilis to fire up digestion and shake off any remaining winter sluggishness. Turmeric also tops the list for the February spice cabinet. Its warming and cleansing properties are a perfect fit for your body's needs in February. Turmeric improves circulation and thins the blood, cleansing the lymphatic system as well as all the vessels and tissues. Its ability to move the blood dries dampness and increases heat.

While most bitters are cold, fenugreek is unusual as a hot bitter. Fenugreek stokes the fire, driving out cold and damp. This makes it perfect for winter's end. You can simply add it to your cooking, teas, or to your herbal formula. Fresh ginger is a mild detoxicant and digestive that's sure to break up your winter congestion and keep your blood moving.

Beets are the ideal food for February cleansing. Light yet hearty, beets are cholagogues, which means they flush the liver and gallbladder of bile. They offer a healthy remedy to a congested spring liver. Or, if you're feeling adventurous try this Spring Detox Vegetable Juice recipe. Chickpeas and black beans make especially good choices for February as their fiber-rich content encourages healthy elimination. You may even notice that beans taste sweeter in February than they do in October - another biological response to guide you in making healthy choices.

Eat your greens - kale, collards, spinach, and chard are all mild bitters that are hearty enough for winter but cleansing enough for early spring. Broccoli is also a good vegetable choice. Pickled garlic is another great addition to your menu, and one way to get both sourness and pungency. The sourness of vinegar cleanses the liver while garlic moves stagnant blood.

Lemons are another great cholagogue for February. Add them on top of your dishes to promote spring detoxing. Another way to encourage purification is with a one to three day kitchari cleanse. Minimize fats and sweets in February - you likely won't want them anyway. Valentine's day comes at the worst time of the year for sweets, just when the body starting to cleanse. Enjoy your loved ones, but go easy on the milk chocolate.

Enjoy dark chocolate which has a wonderful bitterness perfect for February and follow these chocolate tips instead! As with your diet, it's time to start bringing in herbal cholagogues in the form of bitter herbs. Bitter ghee is Ayurveda's top formula for a spring liver cleanse, ideal for all Pitta imbalances.

Bitter ghee contains Guduchi, a warming bitter that balances all three doshas, cleanses the blood and destroys toxins. Visually, gallbladder stagnation appears as a slightly dark or greenish hue around the eye in a Kapha-Pitta constitution. Low grade liver toxicity and gallbladder stagnation may be experienced as a mild discomfort under the right rib cage. The herbs contained in our Gallbladder Tonic are traditionally used to promote healthy gallbladder function, decongest and cleanse a fatty liver, balance bile chemistry, stimulate circulation and improve fat and cholesterol metabolism.

Gall Bladder Tonic contains Bhumyamalaki, Ayurveda's 1 liver flushing herb. Feel cool, clean, and calm with Blood Cleanse. This formula cleanses and purifies the blood while easing liver toxicity. Clean blood results in clear, healthy skin, and a clear mind. Blood Cleanse cools and soothes the hot blood is associated with fiery pitta dosha. Holy basil strongly supports healthy circulation to the skin, where lymph is most likely to be stagnant.

Take Holy Basil if you want to focus on cleansing your lymphatic system. Not sure what to do? The Spring Breeze and Sunrise Home Cleanse Kit bundles a host of spring cleansing products into one convenient package and comes with a handbook to guide you through your cleanse.

Shilajit is an invigorating and powerful rejuvenative that completely dispels late winter sluggishness. It has a strong cleansing action as well. Kapha individuals can use it to increase metabolism. Use Trikatu spice for upper respiratory congestion in February. It will warm your chest and liquefy mucus. Vata types will do well with sour herbs which are mildly cleansing to the liver yet also nourishing. Amalaki is said to stimulate the production of red blood cells, enhance cellular regeneration, increase lean body mass and support proper function of the liver, spleen, heart, and lungs.

It improves the digestive fire, maintains a healthy blood sugar level, and is a rich, natural source of antioxidants. As a detoxicant, it assists internal cleansing and rejuvenation, and is also balancing to all three doshas. Be your own Valentine by showing your body the love it needs to make through the last month of winter. Harness the power of your body's natural detox cycle by heeding these guidelines to ensure you're in full bloom come spring.

What is the Ayurvedic Diet for March? Sunlight is steadily returning. A warm day or two could leave congestion and upper respiratory conditions in its wake. In the Spring, it's the warm days that make you sick. After fighting the cold all winter long, your body is unprepared for the sudden rise in temperature. These diet, lifestyle and herbal tips will help you stay healthy in March. Do you live in the Southern Hemisphere? You may need the Ayurvedic Diet for September instead.

March's weather is unpredictable. You might step out to find wind, rain, snow or sunshine - anything can happen. There's enough warmth and sunny days to spawn the big yearly melt of snow externally as fat "melts" internally. As rivers begin gushing with ice cold water, your chest and sinuses begin oozing with phlegm.

Everything feels wet. The earth is soggy and fertile, rich with possibility. You may notice moisture and puffiness in your skin, even your forehead feels cool and moist. As hibernating animals come back to life, so should you. The longer and brighter days beckon you to enjoy the sunshine.

Catch it when you can - heavy clouds might be on the horizon! The wateriness of March has emotional repercussions as well. Breathing exercises pranayama , such as bhastrika and kapalabhati can flush out heaviness from the chest. As your body liquefies what has been frozen solid all winter, dreams of cool water may surface in March. As a boy, I used to dream of a whale in the black deep, far below the surface of the water, every year in March.

What is lurking in the depths of your subconscious? As your layer of winter fat begins to melt, it enriches your blood which congests your circulatory system. This shift leaves you vulnerable to Kapha disorders including respiratory congestion, loss of appetite, and sinus infection. Just as you catch common colds in Autumn, in the spring you catch 'common hots,' or more accurately 'damp hots. The symptoms of damp hots are equivalent to common colds in everything but the cause and remedy.

The same virus attacks your weakened sinuses in both cases. However, with the 'damp hots', you'll feel more achy-ness like the flu, heaviness, and swollen lymph nodes. Notice how, as we race towards Spring in march, even on cool days you'll notice a warmth still emanates from the chest. Mucus congestion will be thick.

To prevent the 'damp hots', avoid oily, rich and sweet foods whenever you feel sluggish, heaviness, or loss of appetite. Bitter greens like chicory, diuretics like celery, pungent spices such as cayenne, and mild laxatives like aloe vera can break up congestion, reduce fats in the blood, and drain excess water retention. With the spring thaw your body purges winter fat from your skin. These fats insulated your body from the cold all winter long.

As your body prepares for warmer weather, the rapid release of fats thicken the blood, creating blood congestion. You might even notice your heart racing, or pressure and a squeezing sensation in the chest as congested blood puts a strain on circulation. Raw radishes, pickled garlic, and other sharp bitters improve your body's ability to metabolize these fats, and keep your blood flowing. The oiliness of the blood, together with stagnant circulation, make March altogether watery and damp.

You might even notice your skin feeling cool and moist, a constant drip in the back of the throat, and pressure in the ear canal. The unpredictability of March further damages immunity in the lungs.

Here in Asheville, North Carolina, we've experienced temperatures swings as wild as 50 degrees in a 24 hour period. Dress in layers as gusty winds compete with the warm midday sun.

Use a neti pot often to keep the sinus cavity clear of any build-up. Fresh parsley, Celery, coriander, cumin, corn and other warm diuretics will help drain these excess fluids. With the brightness of March, the first fragile buds of the spring bloom are starting to appear, and with it a craving for tender young greens like watercress and arugula.

These mustard greens offer sharp spicy heat, chlorophyll's energizing boost, and revitalizing bitter taste. Continue the liver cleansing you started in February. Kapha types are the most sensitive to the changes in March as they already tend toward excess water, mucus and congestion. Over the winter a buildup of fats and stagnant circulation solidify Kapha in the body. The rising temperatures "melt" this excess Kapha resulting in a sort of opening of the flood gates. Congestion, phlegmatic nausea, loss of appetite.

They should flush congestion and excess with warming spices, diuretics, diaphoretics and exercise. Light, bitter foods and herbs are useful in drying up the excess moisture. The liver continues working overtime in March as excess winter fat is metabolized.

Pitta types may notice that they are especially hot under the collar due to liver congestion. Sour and bitter herbs and foods aid in cleansing liver heat. Vata types welcome the warmth and moisture of March. The erratic weather poses the greatest challenge for them.

They should be sure to bring layers along as temperatures have the potential to shift widely. Early spring is a time to re-energize build prana.

Daily breathing practices pranayama such as kapalabhati, bhastrika and anulom vilom keep your head and lungs clear. Just as the sun is rising earlier, so should you. Shift your waking time to just before sunrise. Exercise is critical this time of year to shed your winter layer of fat and prevent congestion. Use your neti pot daily upon waking to encourage excess Kapha to flow out of the body. As moisture abounds, follow this Kapha pacifying routine.

Start with dry brushing. Then, massage your body with Kapha pacifying massage oil. After rinsing off excess oil in the shower, rub vacha powder over your skin just as you would baby powder to revitalize your skin and support proper function of the lymphatic system. Avoid daytime naps as they are a sure fire way to increase Kapha. Continue to get to bed by 10pm, though this is the time of year when the body actually needs the least amount of rest.

Continue with lighter foods in general throughout the entire spring. Favor pungent, bitter and astringent tastes. Start to bring in foods that build prana. Prana literally means your kinetic energy. Foods that increase prana include anything and everything green, but especially tender young greens and chlorophyll rich foods like spirulina. The most vital way to get prana is by foraging for wild spring ephemerals such as creasy greens and chickweed, popping up all over the forest.

Add spirulina to your green juices. Vegetable juicing not only builds prana, but also aids in fat metabolism. Munch on arugula, lettuce, spinach, endive or sprouts. This is the best time of the year to enjoy salads. Aside from increasing prana, bitter greens have the added benefit of gently cleansing your liver. Top your meals with cilantro as a garnish. Cilantro is packed with prana, a great digestive and detoxicant. It pacifies all three doshas.

Add black pepper, cinnamon, and ginger to your teas and cooking - this is the time of year to spice things up! Pungent spices like chili and cayenne serve open up your airways and flush excess Kapha out of the body. You may find yourself craving spicy corn based mexican food. Go for the vegetarian option as legumes and lighter proteins are back on the menu, sans sour cream.

As always, Pitta types will want to be careful not to over do pungent spices. Brassicas like broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and brussel sprouts also serve to balance Kapha. Vata types should cook these and add plenty of oil and digestive spices. Bitter artichoke hearts are in the thistle family, whose members are noted for being hepato protectants they protect the liver. Artichoke hearts have a laxative effect, which can be helpful for springtime sluggish digestion. They are difficult to digest, so again Vata types will want to be sure to cook them up with oils like ghee and add some black pepper to help with digestion.

Burdock or gobo root is a classic liver tonic popular for mild cleansing. You may have some growing in your backyard. Mildly pungent radishes are also perfect for march - notice how the suggested root vegetables keep getting lighter as you move towards spring.

As the warm weather moves in, your body is naturally ready to lighten up. Parsley is an exceptional diuretic. Unlike other diuretics it allows for water excretion without the loss of electrolytes, a process known as aquaresis. Its hot and dry qualities are helpful for draining excess Kapha in the spring.

Diaphoretics like dill expunge excess moisture from the body while tarragon is a hot bitter that thins and cleanses the blood. Spring is in the air! Prana building herbs like tulsi ensure you are able to breathe it in deeply. Tulsi is ideal for clearing excess Kapha from the respiratory tract and has the added benefit of gently kindling digestion agni. Like the promise of spring, punarnava is known as "the one that renews.

Prevent spring puffiness and water retention with diuretics like cumin, coriander and fennel tea. Cumin, coriander, fennel tea, affectionately nicknamed CCF, is renowned in Ayurveda for its detoxifying properties and digestive support. Hot bitters like fenugreek are perfectly made for reducing Kapha in March. Shilajit jumpstarts your metabolism by promoting weight loss and healthy thyroid function. Gurmar abates sugar cravings and supports proper function of the pancreas to maintain healthy levels of blood sugar and insulin.

Digestive bitters ward off sluggishness and enhance digestion. Bitters stimulate digestion, and cleanse the liver and blood of heavy fats.

Just what your body needs to prevent springtime colds and allergies. Be sure your spring fever is one of excitement and not ill health by following these protocols. Catch the buzz by harnessing the power of nature's beneficence.

By April spring fever is in full swing. You may have been hibernating indoors throughout March to avoid the tumultuous weather, but by the time April rolls around, the great outdoors is calling. Children stare longingly at the window, itching to get outside. This itch is commonly known as 'spring fever. You may need the Ayurvedic Diet for October instead. April in the southern hemisphere is equivalent to October in the northern hemisphere.

The world comes to life in spring. Birds sing, bees buzz, and small critters who hibernated warm and cozy all winter are also coaxed into the sun. Buds swell and leaves unfold from the barren trees, creating a cool green canopy in the forest. Luscious flowers open up, offering their intoxicating scent to the mix. Teachers know just how difficult it is to conduct a class at this time of year - once spring fever sets in, the children are eager and restless.

Late spring is one of the most inviting, beautiful, inspirational times of year. It's impossible to resist the enthusiasm that comes with it! With the itch to get outside, the desire for romance arises in the hearts of the birds, the bees, and people too! Springtime is a traditional courting season. Archetypal Bambie has transformed from young and clumsy to mighty and elegant - a real catch! The thrill of the chase inspires teenagers to fall madly into puppy love and behave ridiculously!

In fact, in Chinese Medicine, falling in love is considered a form of madness. It's wonderful, but it makes you stir-crazy just like a spring fever. Your liver is pretty hot by this time in the season so you may also be inclined to hot blooded reactions like anger. Winter's bitterness becomes anger in spring.

What you have been stewing on all winter rises to the surface to sprout. Physically, angry rashes may spread on your skin. The same foods that drain liver toxins in early spring also cool down your blood mid spring. Hot blood from your heart slows and cools as you eat bitter greens.

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