Re: chronic dry peeling lips

Dear Friend,

You only mentioned breakfast and dinner, perhaps by mistake. The main meal of the day be consumed at the time when food can be digested most effectively. Being Vata, it is also good to cook vegetables more thoroughly. Vatas develop dryness when eating raw ar half cooked veggies. Ideally, oils should be avoided in the evening meals since they require a much stronger AGNI, avaialble only at lunch time. If eating with foods in the evening, oil can linger in the stomach for up to 8 hours, especially of the omega 3 types. This may affect digestive functions in sensitive people, which in turn shows up, for example, on the tongue and lips. Unsalted butter or ghee is relatively easy to digest in the evening.

Have you ever tried Spelt bread, available from most whole food store/co-ops?Toasted or untoasted with butter, it can be very delicious. It is the oldest grain on the planet.

It is best not to use extra light olive oil for liver flushing. Light oils are not a good choice for anyone. For it to work properly it needs to be full fat, heavy oil, like cold pressed virgin olive oil. Some people digest omega 6 oils better than omega 3 oils, as they seem to require less bile. With the liver bile ducts open, omega 3 oils should be digested easily.
Some Vata types, especially those suffering from constipation, have more diffculties releasing stones during the first 1-2 cleanses, but this tends to clear as they go on cleansing. I suggest to continue going this route, as bile secretion is central to a well-functioning digestive system, and the condition of the internal and external skin.

Andreas





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