THESE food combinations are making you SICK, says Ayurveda

Improper food combinations do not only lead to indigestion but also to the production of toxins in your body. This is because according to Ayurveda, each food item has a distinct taste, characteristic, potency, energy and effect on the digestive system. When food with different energies are combined, it can overload the digestive fire and lead to indigestion, bloating, fermentation, gas and production of toxins.
Certain food combinations disrupt the digestive tract more than others.Paying attention and avoiding some foods combinations can lead to improved health, healing, improved quality of digestion, deeper level of nourishment and thus improved overall health.
One very common example of food combination that can create a havoc in our system is banana and milk. These, if consumed together can diminish the digestive fire and produce toxins, which can cause problems like sinus, cold, cough, allergy and congestion. Though both these food items have a cooling energy but their post digestion effect is different, banana is sour, while milk is sweet. This confuses our digestive system and results in imbalances.
Below is a list some food combination that should be completely avoided along with some supportive food combinations. The list is not extensive and there may be many other foods combinations that would not suit one specifically, look for instincts.

Here are some rules you must follow, according to Ayurveda.
- In cold season and areas, foods that are cold in potency and greasy in character are wrong food combinations.
- Likewise, in hot season and areas, warm potency, bitter and pungent taste should be avoided.
- One should not eat a heavy meal if one has little appetite.
- Warm potency food articles should not be mixed with cold potency food articles.
- One should not eat while holding a natural urge – pee or poop.
- Milk should not be consumed with salt or sour fruits.
- Undercooked or overcooked food items should not be consumed.
- Cooked food stored for long should be avoided.
- Eating when not feeling like.
- With inputs from Urban Ayurveda by Tanya Malhotra.