Ayurveda considers milk to be the most valuable and useful product. In addition, it has the ability to enhance the benefits of various spices and herbs. Therefore, milk and dairy products are the basis for many Ayurvedic medicines. And in the Ayurvedic treatise "Srimad-Bhagavatam" it is said that if people do not drink milk, their life expectancy decreases, and the one who constantly drinks milk will become immortal.
Instead of meat
Everyone knows that in India the cow is a sacred animal that can freely roam the cities and villages. To offend a cow is a terrible sin, and there are cases when drivers who accidentally hit a cow, then pray for this crime all their lives. And this attitude towards cows has been going on since ancient times. And it is no coincidence, because milk is the most valuable and useful product. In India, the majority of the population is vegetarians, and all of them are distinguished by a healthy complexion, vigor, and a positive outlook on life.
Recently, the Indian peasant Ramjit Raghav got into the Guinness Book of Records. He became famous for having children when he was 94 and 96 years old. When Ramjit was asked what the secret of his such productive longevity was, he replied that he drank two liters of fresh milk a day. In addition, he eats a lot of vegetables and almonds and does not eat meat.
Ramjit Raghav feeds her child with magic milk.
Milk, cottage cheese, cheese, cream, sour cream are all excellent sources of nutrients necessary for life. Of course, modern milk that we buy in stores is largely devoid of its healing power. Real milk spoils in a very short time, so we drink pasteurized milk, or even reconstituted milk from powder.
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However, it has retained some of its beneficial properties, and, in addition, there is one magical way to make milk useful for health - to take it with various additives. Milk in Ayurveda is considered anupana - that is, a conductor and enhancer of the action of a medicine, so the benefit will be twofold - medicinal natural Ayurvedic supplements will work much more efficiently.
Golden Milk
One of the healthiest drinks in the world is "golden milk". This is regular milk that has turmeric paste added. It perfectly helps with many diseases - arthritis, osteochondrosis, liver and kidney diseases, depression and colds. Ayurveda experts recommend taking turmeric to restore strength and enhance immunity, to reduce sugar in diabetes, to calm the nerves and cleanse the body.
To make a real health drink, you must first make a turmeric paste. To do this, take two tablespoons of turmeric, mix it with a glass of water and cook this mixture for 5 minutes, until it turns into a thick paste. This paste can be kept in the refrigerator for up to a month. To prepare golden milk, add a teaspoon of pasta to a glass of heated milk. For a stronger effect, you can put honey, black pepper, ghee oil in the drink - all this enhances the benefits of the healing properties of golden milk.
A breath of youth
Turmeric is not the only good milk supplement. Many other spices are also better absorbed in combination with it. For example, saffron, which calms the nervous system, strengthens memory and rejuvenates the body. It is very beneficial to drink a glass of warmed milk with a little saffron early in the morning.
Ginger is a useful plant that kindles the fire of digestion, enhances metabolism, enhances immunity, and warms up from the inside. In India, boxes of milk with ginger are filled with all the counters in the respective departments, it is more popular there than all other dairy products. You can make this drink yourself at home, but keep in mind that fresh ginger can curdle milk, so it is better to add dried ground ginger to it.
In addition, milk can be drunk with cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon - all these spices have healing properties that milk enhances. Try spiced milk into your diet and you will be amazed at the results!
Let me remind you that I talked about the benefits of spices in the article "Spices - the way to health".
Natalia Trubinovskaya
