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Is it true that some foods have cold and some have hot properties like ancient Indian Ayurveda believes?
Is there any truth in the belief that foods have cold or hot properties that affect our body (system) accordingly? This concept is widely used in Indian Ayurveda system.
As a child growing in India I have seen this concept used in everyday life. We used to eat certain foods in certain seasons etc. I see evidence of the same being used in one way or another in Western countries also, but it has no scientific acknowledgment. Would like to understand if there is any substance to this concept or it’s just a myth.
No this is not a myth. My family is chinese, and we do believe that certain fruits or vegetables if consumed more than others will affect the body to be hot or cold. For example, ginger. We use ginger in almost every food that we cook. Ginger will cause the body to be hot. This is great for winter. However, if there is too much ginger, my body, for example, will be inflamed thus producing pimples, blisters in the mouth, or constipation. My sister in law loves fruits. She pretty much eat fruits for her meals mostly. But she always complains about being cold all the time even in summer. Most fruits not all tend to cool your body temperature more like pears. You know how everyone always says eat more fruits and vegetables to produce healthy digestion right? For me, when I have a bowel movement (sorry tmi..), I always get goosebumps and chills. That is how I understand the cooling effect of some fruits and vegetables. Hope this makes sense. (” ,)