Build your Bone health through Ayurveda 

Our body's strength and structure come from our bones. They hold the muscles together and protect us from injury. It is crucial to provide the bones with the right nourishment. We must take care of our bones since they begin to deteriorate as we age, unlike other bodily parts like our organs. Women require special attention since they are more likely to have a vata disease. Ayurveda provides a variety of straightforward nutritional tips for promoting strong bones at any age.

Bone health and the vatadosha

According to Ayurveda, decreased bone mass and bone thinning might result from an imbalance in the mind-body energy known as VATA dosha, which is connected to air and ether. The vatadosha  has cold, dry properties.  The same attributes of dryness and irregularity in the bones might result from an imbalance in vata. So it's crucial to keep the Vatadosha in balance. 

VataDosha -Balancing Foods

Warm, moist, unctuous, and grounding foods are highly effective at restoring the balance of the Vatadosha. Think of dishes like soups, stews, stir-fries, and warm tea. Along with seeds and nuts, which are an excellent source of calcium, a vital ingredient in the development of strong bones, healthy fats like ghee and olive oil are also advantageous. Calcium content in almonds is extremely high. So, incorporating them is beneficial. 

Foods That Make VataDosha Worse

Raw meals (such as salads) that are cold (such as ice cream or ice-cold beverages) that are dry (such as crackers or frozen foods) or highly processed (such as dry breakfast cereals, etc.) tend to irritate Vata. Whenever possible, try to stay away from meals that increase vata.

Ayurvedic foods for bone health

There are calcium abundant foods available for consumption 

1.      Organic milk and dairy products
2.      Sesame seeds
3.      Almonds, walnuts, pistachio
4.      Figs
5.      Yogurt (buttermilk- good source of pro-biotics)

Sesame seeds deserve a special call out here as they are highly celebrated as source of calcium in ayurveda . Theses seeds are extremely warming, increases pitta if consumed irrelevantly, and restores body and mind associated with fire and water element. 

Milk is a great source of calcium and is wonderful for growing kids, teenagers, pregnant women, nursing mothers and recovering patients, for vata aggravation and sometimes for pitta aggravation as well. Ayurveda recommends adding spices and herbs before consumption as it is heavy to digest.

So with simple home remedies one can take good care of their bone health.