How to Eat Right during Your Pregnancy

Here are some Ayurvedic tips on how to eat for a healthy pregnancy

• A Sattvic Diet of freshly prepared and nutritious food should be adopted by both parents when they start trying to conceive. Include fresh fruits and vegetables

• Ojas (immunity) building foods are important for the mother and baby. Add milk and ghee in your diet as they naturally increase ojas in the body. Flavour your milk with cardamom and turmeric as they promote digestion and are also tridoshic i.e. they balance all three doshas.

• Rasas are the 6 Ayurvedic tastes (sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent and astringent). While they should all be eaten, greater importance should be given to the sweet, sour and salty tastes as they balance the vata. Vata is the most important dosha during pregnancy as apana vata, which governs the downward flow of energy in the body, is essential for a healthy pregnancy.

Foods to be Avoided

Avoid foods that cause gas, like hot spicy foods and uncooked leafy greens. It’s also important to avoid eating anything that has chemical additives and preservatives.

Pregnancy is a beautiful time in your life and with a healthy diet and a calm state of mind, it will be hassle-free and very rewarding. To know more about how to bring a healthy baby into this world, speak to one of our doctors about the Jiva AyurBaby program. Talk to a Jiva doctor today, dial 0129-4040404 or click on ‘Speak to a Doctor’ under the CONNECT tab in Jiva Health App.