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Winter Season Regime- Lifestyle & Food Habits

यत् पिण्डे तत् ब्रह्माण्डे

यावन्तः हि लोके भावविशेषाः तावन्तः पुरुषे

यावन्तः पुरुषे तावन्तः  लोके (च० शा० – 5/3) 

There is similarity between the universe, and the human body. All the entities in the universe, and all the activities of the universe are similar and in coordination with that of the living beings (human beings).

Winters are dormant in nature when viewed superficially, but deep down inside the nature/ universe is saving its energy and preparing itself for the upcoming year. The plants shed their leaves in autumn, thus saving their energy to focus on the growth, strength and expansion of their roots.

Likewise, our bodies act by strengthening our systems in winters and prepare it for the upcoming year. Let’s give our systems a helping hand by providing them the favorable situations.

Ayurveda, the science of life, suggests an ideal winter platter to give our systems the required boost. Knowledge from ancient and modern researches of Ayurveda are presented here.

  • Diet that is warm, light and dry is best suitable for this weather.
  • Accumulation of mucus in our system, in throat or passage of mucus with stools is a sign of taking too much of Kapha- promoting Diet.
  • Though, all 6 six tastes (sweet madhur, salty namkeen, khatta amla, pungent katu/ teekha, bitter kadwa, astringent kashay/kasaila) should be taken in balance, 3 tastes for consumption during this season are predominantly adviced –
    • Pungent/ teekha (ginger, bell pepper, black pepper, onion, garlic, hing, raddish )
    • Bitter/ kadwa (karela, turmeric, aloe vera, coffee, )
    • Astringent/ kasaila (kachha kela, anaar, chana dal, matra chana, bhindi, turmeric, sprouts, raddish)
    • Jeera, hara dhaniya, hing, adrak, ajwain, daal chini, laung, methi, ilaichi – these are a mix of all 6 tastes which can be added to daily regime.
  • Vitamin B & C can be taken in excess.

GRAINS-

  • Rice
  • Barley – jau
  • Millets – bajra
  • Amaranth – chaulai
  • Dalia – broken wheat
  • Buckwheat – kuttu
  • Oats
  • Quinoa – To be eaten freshly cooked, and warm. Avoid reheating

LEGUMES-

All legumes in this season are easily digestible, which should be ideally avoided in other seasons –

  • Kidney beans
  • White grams
  • Urad Dal

VEGETABLES-

  • Beet roots
  • Carrots
  • Spinach
  • Cauliflower
  • Cabbage
  • Pumpkin
  • Bottle gourd
  • Round gourd
  • Bathua
  • Methi
  1. All the seasonal green vegetables are good in winters.
  2. Raw greens should be avoided. Raw Vegetable salad should be avoided.
  3. Cooked and spiced greens are very good for the digestive system in winters.

FRUITS-

  • Amla
  • Apples
  • Bananas
  • Grapes
  • Pineapple
  • Cheeku – Sapodillo Plum
  • Orange
  • Winter-season berries
  1. One may have a sensitive throat. In that case, the citrus fruits may be consumed only on a sunny day, while sitting in sunlight.
  2. One should consume any one fruit from the list before consuming the meals.
  3. Amla is the only fruit that can be consumed anytime during the day, before meals, after meals, even in mid of the meals.

Multiple Amla preparations for Winters-

  • Amla Murabba
  • Amla Candy
  • Amla-Carrot Chutney
  • Amla Pickle
  • Amla Powder

SPICES-

  • Ginger – It is best for Damp cold months
  • Garlic
  • Turmeric
  • Basil
  • Bay leaves
  • Saffron
  • Cumin
  • Coriander
  • Black pepper
  • Clove- Laung
  • Carom – ajwain

DRY FRUITS/SEEDS/NUTS

  • Sesame seeds -Til
  • Cashew Nuts- kaju
  • Walnuts – akhrot
  • Almonds – badaam
  • Pistachio – Pista
  • Currant – Munakka
  • Black Currant – Kali kishmish
  • Figs – anjeer
  • Dates – khajur

MILK-

  • Dairy Milk – Cow, Buffalo, Goat etc
  • Nut Milk  – Almond, Cashew, , Hazelnut, Walnut, Peanut

DAIRY PRODUCTS-

  • Milk
  • Ghee
  • Cottage Cheese

COOKING OILS-

  • Ghee
  • Sesame oil
  • Mustard Seed Oil
  • Sunflower Oil

VEGETABLES SOUPS & STEWS-

  • Moong Dal Soup
  • Mixed vegetable soup
  • Tomato carrot beetroot
  • Broccoli soup
  • Mushroom soup
  • Sweetcorn soup

Other Winter Delicacies:

  • Tea spiced with Black Cardamom
    Sweets like gajar ka halwa, til ke ladoo, gajak, Pinni- Winter special Dry Fruit Ladoo (can add a bit of ashwagandha in it)
  • Chyawanprash
  • Morning Winter sun
  • Milk boiled with kesar or Turmeric or chhuara- to be consumed at night
  • For Kids: Avoid giving them brandy or any alcohol to keep them warm. Instead give them 1-2 drops of shilajeet (available in ayurvedic stores) with ½ cup of milk.
  • Curd is usually avoided in all the other seasons, but nominal amounts can be consumed during this weather, since the weather prepares our bodies for digesting heavy foods.
  • Best season to gain weight and best season to loose weight.

To be Avoided or taken in minimal quantities-

A lot of cakes, pies, sweets and puddings during the winters may cause you to have congestion in chest, as this causes in accumulation of bad kapha. This bad kapha tends to melt in the upcoming spring season and cause disease. Therefore staying in moderation is highly recommended.

LIFESTYLE ADDITIONS

  • 10 – 20 minutes warm up before pranayama & exercises. Warm up before Pranayma prevents catching cold.
  • Agnisaar kriya
  • Udavartan – dry scrubbing

      –(Cosmetic Relevance) Ayurvedic OScrubbing

      –(Dosha Relevance) Balances Kapha

  • Avoid sleeping during day time. It promotes kapha.
  • Avoid super oily foods. 

Conclusion-

This season is good to gain weight and be healthy, if all the above points are followed.

This Post Has 57 Comments

  1. Manish Namdev

    Jaisa Khao Ann vaisa hoga man va sharir . Bahut helpful information hai. Aapke anant shukrane hai bhagwan ji.

  2. Sangeeta jindal

    Excellent article having detailed information about life style in winter season.Tha ks a lot to Guru Bhagwanji and Guru maa ji.Thanks to all the team members for putting so much efforts.

  3. surinder kumar bajaj

    सतगुरु भगवान जी बहुत ही अच्छी जानकारी दी है सर्दियों के खान पान का पूरा प्लान भेजा है।सारी मेहनत आप जी की है।आप जी के अनन्त शुक्राने है ??

  4. Padma

    शुक्राने गुरू माँ जी के

  5. Bhawna chitkara

    As we know what to eat in winter season but this is article give us proper information about winter regime… Very big thank s to our mentor for guiding us… shukarne ? ?

  6. Anjana Dhingra

    Anant Shukrane bhagwan ji itni useful informations share krne ke liye, is baar winters mei hme ye sab bahut help karenge. Naman hain bhagwan ji???

  7. Sudha Gupta

    Excellent article. Kya khaye ,kaise khaye ,kitna khaye ,kab khaye ,kya avoid karna hai aur excercise sare points isme bahut achche se samjhaye gaye hai. Aur ek bahut achchi nayi point ki bachcho ko dudh me shilajeet ki drop mila kar de. Aap hame physically mentally ,spiritually har tarah se taiyar karte hai. shukrane for everything

    1. Madhu gaur

      अत्यंत उत्तम बात लगी कि ब्रह्मांड व शरीर सर्दी के मौसम में आने वाले समय मे सृजन करने की तैयारी करते हैं- इसलिए conservation of energy mode में रहते हैं ?
      हां जी पुरानी कहावत भी है कि सर्दियों के 2 महीने में खाया पीया सारे साल काम आता है ?
      अनंत शुकराने हैं गुरु जी व गुरु माँ के जो हमारे चहुँमुखी विकास के लिए इतने उत्तम टिप्स देते हैं ??
      शुकराने शुकराने हैं

  8. Madhu gaur

    गुरु को नमन है ???
    आयुर्वेद चिकित्सा पद्धति नहीं ,एक व्यवस्थित जीवन शैली है
    इस लेख में सर्दियों के मौसम को वाह वाह करके जीने के लिए सारे aspects को सुंदर रूप से वर्णित किया है जो रोचक व ज्ञानवर्धक भी है ।
    कफकारक वस्तुओं का परहेज़ अच्छी जानकारी है
    अनंत शुकराने हैं आपकी पूरी टीम के ???

  9. Geeta Joshi

    राधे राधे मेरे परम पूज्य श्री सतगुरु भगवान जी व मेरी परम पूजनीय श्री सतगुरु माँ जी आपके अनन्य मेहनत,कृपा,प्रेम हमारे सभी के ऊपर करते है भगवान जी से हमारी यही प्रार्थना है कि जैसे हमारे गुरु हमपर मेहनत व अनेकानेक चीजे सिखाते है तो भगवान हमारे गुरु को भी सभी दुनिया व भगवान जी का खूब आशीर्वाद मिले।मेरे प्यारे गुरुवर आपको कोटि कोटि नमन व प्रणाम है??‍♀️?

  10. Anu

    Very nicely explained,detailed knowledge ऑफ ईटिंग,
    Excellent article.
    Thankyou so much Guru ji

  11. Anu

    Very nicely explained,detailed knowledge ऑफ ईटिंग,
    Excellent article

  12. Manju Garg

    गुरु भगवान जी आप को आभार सहित बारम्बार नमन है।हमारे शरीर की संभाल के लिए कितनी मेहनत , कितना प्रेम और कितनी कृपा है आप की भगवान जी। बहुत ही useful जानकारी और बहुत ही effective way mein present Kiya hai bhagwan ji. Blog bahut useful hai.
    Bhagwan जी aap ke ye tips hum iss season mein jaroor apply karenge. Anant shukrane bhagwan जी

  13. Radha Rani

    बहुत ही detail में सब बातें समझाई हैं।कितनी मेहनत व कितना प्रेम झलक रहा है।किनोया को reheat नहीं करते हैं,बात बिल्कुल नई लगी।
    अनंत अनंत शुकराने भगवान जी

  14. Soni Gupta

    Thank you Guru Bhagwanji for sharing this winter season regime with us..
    All the points are very helpful for us..
    Thankyou so much.??

    Bhagwanji, aap hum sabki health ka kitna dhyan rakhte hai.. aapki anant kripa hei. Aapki anant kripa v prem ke anant anant shukrane hein.??

  15. Anu

    Excellent blog.defenately ll.apply these wonderful guidelines.
    Thankyou.so much .

  16. Geeta

    अनंत अनंत शुक्राने शुक्राने शुक्राने शुक्राने शुक्राने मेरे परम पूज्य सत गुरु भगवान जी अपने बालक को all rounder banate h, ऐसे गुरुवर पर बलि बलि जाइए,जो आप मुक्त मोहे तारे ?????????

  17. Ritu bajaj

    Very important for winter season’s food habits.Many thanks for sharing about bringing about awareness.Very infirmative & useful.Thank you Guru bhagwan ji & Guru Maa ji for sahring such a great article.

  18. Bharti

    Wonderful…..A million thanks Guru ji for sharing this information with us as the winter season begins.
    All the information is provided in a wonderful way. We will definitely try our very best to follow these health tips related to diet, exercise, sleep to improve our lifestyle.

  19. Ritika pal

    Great…….Thank you so much for this useful information related to food habits in winters to be healthy. Learnt a lot which we donot know about winter season.
    very very informative blog Bhagwan ji.

    1. Sonia

      Very useful n helpful article.
      Anant shukrane bhagwan ji ?

  20. Sonia

    Bauhat hi mehtavpuran jankari anant shukrane bhagwan ji ??

  21. Kanishka khandelwal

    Very useful blog??Daily diet chart for daily routine ..thanku so much bhagwan ji ??

    1. Bharti

      Thank you very much Guru Bhagwanji and Guru Maa ji for all the knowledge shared…Once again reading this blog gave a deeper insight regarding life style and diet management during winters. Very well explained…….Thank you sooooo much.

  22. Swati

    सारी मेहनत, प्रोत्साहन हमें आपसे मिली है, जिससे कि हम आगे बढ़ पाते हैं, मेहनत कर पाते है। आप हमें सबके लिए जीना सिखाते हैं।
    आपके दिल से शुक्राने हैं।

  23. Dinesh Khandelwal

    This information is really very important for the winter season’s food habits. Guru kripa se ab koshish krenge isko implement krne ki.
    Thank you very much to Guru Bhagwan Ji and everybody.

  24. Stuti kapoor

    Very useful blog and was nicely explained guru bhagwanji… Ap hmara kitna dhyn rakhte hain. Kitni mehnt aur prem hai apka. Apki kripa prem ke anant anant shukrane hain .

  25. Neena Gupta

    Thank you Gurubhagwanji for sharing all the information related to this season.
    All the topics what to eat,When to eat,Excercises and Pranayam are comprehensively covered.
    Thank you so much

  26. Anju Rana

    Wonderful and very useful✨? blog. Guru Bhagwan ji many thanks for bringing about awareness and readiness for the winters… In all respects.

  27. Manisha

    Sadguru Bhagwan ji Sadguru maa ko hriday se naman hai.Bhagwan ji aap hi hamare sache sarankashak hai Very informative &Useful article Bhagwan ji.Aapki nishkamta ko naman hai.Anant Anant Shukrane hai ??????

  28. Sonia batra

    Bhagwan ji bahut hi useful information hai winters ke liye
    Aur bahut kuch naya smajh me aaya jaise amla carrot ki chattani
    Guru bhagwan ke anant anant shukrane hai jo hmare tann mann aur har pal ki smabhaal karte hai

  29. संजय सिंहल नोएडा

    गुरु भगवान के अनंत शुकराने हमारा प्रभु प्रेम तो बढ़ा ही रहे है, हमारे स्वास्थ्य का भी पूरा ध्यान रख रहै है। बलिहारी ऐसे गुरु की । शुकराने भगवान जी।

  30. Sonam

    This is really really great post. Full of details and collection of useful tips.
    Thanks for sharing such great information.

  31. रेणु शर्मा

    AAP sab ka dhanyavad.shukrane apke Prem ke .AAP be home बहुत बढ़िया जानकारी दी सर्दी में हम स्वस्थ रहे। आप सब को blessing???

  32. Laxmi

    Sardiyo me healthy khana aur healthy rahna, sari jankari is article me batane ke liye ap sabhi ke shukrane he. Is bar jrur try karege. Anant anant shukrane bhagwan ji.

  33. Madhu Gaur

    अत्यंत समसामयिक एवं लाभकारी आर्टिकल है जिसमे सर्दी के मौसम के अनुरूप सम्पूर्ण जानकारी को बहुत सुंदर तरीके से प्रस्तुत किया है ।
    दिल की गहराई से आभार ?
    सर्दियों के महीनों का समुचित आहार विहार हमें साल के बाकी कठिन महीनों में स्वस्थ रहने में सहायक होता है ।
    आपकी पूरी टीम को नमन है

  34. Sonia Malhotra

    Thanks a lot guru bhagwan ji. A very informative article.

  35. रोज़ी अरोरा

    Excellent ? very informative and useful. Guru bhagwanji ke anant anant shukrane hain ?

    1. S K Rana

      Guru Bhagwan ji ko hriday se Naman hai.
      Very informative and timely blog.
      Guru Bhagwan is taking care of all our requirements well before time
      Bhagwan ji Aap ke Anant shukrane hain

  36. surinder kumar bajaj

    Satguru Bhagwan ji avm Guru Maa ji ko hridya se naman hai.bahut hi sunder and useful winter diet plan hai. Aaj tak hamey aisa plan nahi mila hai.Guru Bhagwan ji aap ke teh dil se shukrane hai ??

  37. Mona

    Radhey Radhey bhagwanji ??.
    Saridon ke mausam ki पूर्ण jaankari hey. भारतीयउत्पादन.com se bahut hi useful aur helpful articles , blogs , thoughts , videos aur swadisth recipes milte h. Poori team ke anant anant shukarane hain. Poori health , food ,season information aur lifestyle ke baare mey briefly bataya h. A lot of thanks to our mentor.
    Guru bhagwanji ke anant shukarane.

  38. Bhawna chitkara

    Very informative article.really learnt a lot..anant anant shukarne ji ??

    1. Bharti

      Great…….Thank you very much for this beautiful information related to food habits and life style to follow in winters to be healthy and happy. Learnt a lot from this blog.

  39. Manish namdeo

    Guru bhagwan ji ke anant shukrane hai bahut acchi and useful winter diet plan hai .Bahut shukrane hai.???

  40. Shikha Bansal

    Guru bhagwan ji ke anant anant shukrane hai
    Jo Hume har seeznal cheezo ki jaankari dete hai
    Sadguru bhagwan ji ko koti koti naman hai ??

  41. Avinder Kaur

    सर्दी के मौसम के लिए अच्छे पौष्टिक आहार की बहुत ही सुंदर जानकारी दी गई है। अनंत शुकराने

  42. Anu

    Gurubhagwanji ke anant shukrane hain

  43. Anu

    अति उत्तम व बेहतरीन जानकारी share करने के लिए आप का धन्यवाद है ।
    सर्दी के मौसम में व्यायाम, खान पान की सही सही जानकारी सीखने को मिली।
    ????

  44. Radha rani

    गुरु भगवान जी को नमन है।सारी इन्फॉर्मेशन सर्दी के लिए है,बहुत ही useful हैं व प्रभाव शाली ढंग से प्रेजेंट किया है।दो तीन बातें बिल्कुल नई मालूम चली हैं। आपकी मेहनत व दिव्य प्रेम को नमन है।

  45. Ananya

    इस article के द्वारा हमें सर्दी के मौसम के बारे में ढेर सारी जानकारी प्राप्त करने का लाभ मिला। सर्दी के विषय में इतनी सारी जानकारी पहले नहीं थी।
    इस article को इतना विशेषरूप से महत्वपूर्ण बनाने के लिए, आपकी मेहनत को नमन है। I am very grateful for all the indescribable efforts put in, in compiling of this article together with so much useful information about winter season. ??? Thank you for this alerting article.?

  46. Pradhnya kapoor

    Thankyou guru bhagwanji for sharing this winter season regime with us..
    All the points are very helpful for us..
    Thankyou so much.??

    Bhagwanji aap hum sabki health ka kitna dhyn rkhte hai..
    Aapke prem ke anant anant shukrane hai guru bhagwanji…..???

  47. Vinod Sandhu

    Useful tips
    Shukrane guru bhagwan ji ke

  48. Sarita Mittal

    Guru Bhagwan ji avm guru maa ko koti koti naman ?? guru ji hamara har samaye ,bahot jayda dhayan rakhte h.Annat annat shukrane guru Bhagwan ji ke ????

    1. Sampurna rawat

      Guru bhagwan ji ke anant anant shukrane radhe radhe bhagwan ji aap ke wintar season regime Life stayle &food habits

      1. Anu

        Very good information

  49. S kumar

    आप की team ने बहुत अधिक मेहनत की है, तभी इतना प्रभावशाली एवं बहुत सारी जानकारी से परिपूर्ण लेख बना है जिसमे सर्दी के मौसम की पूर्ण जानकारी उपलब्ध है।
    बहुत धन्यवाद।

    1. Swati

      सारी मेहनत, प्रोत्साहन हमें आपसे मिली है, जिससे कि हम आगे बढ़ पाते हैं, मेहनत कर पाते है। आप हमें सबके लिए जीना सिखाते हैं।
      आपके दिल से शुक्राने हैं।

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