MaaDisha's Blog — food

The Coconut Craze Coconut oil, harvested from the fruit of the coconut palm, has been consumed in tropical regions of the world for centuries. This age old ingredient is incredibly versatile and has endless cooking, skin care, and hair care benefits.  Cooking With Coconut Coconut oil can be great substitution for other types of cooking oils! It contains healthy fats that are converted into energy and actually help you speed up your metabolism. It's also packed with Vitamin E, Vitamin K, iron and acids that help you fight off viruses and bacteria. Though the Western world sees coconut as an exotic...

An Ayurvedic Diet Just as the food pyramid breaks down our diets to make sure that we're getting all of our nutrients, vitamins and minerals, the Ayurvedic diet is also segmented to guarantee that we're eating well-balanced, healthy meals that leave us feeling active and energized. Unlike the traditional food pyramid, Ayurveda's dietary breakdown has one added benefit: it's based on flavors, so it not only guides us to nutritious eating habits, it also helps to satisfy the various cravings we have in between meals. This means that we're more likely to cut out those random snack breaks that throw off...

Fall is always such a relief after the hot and hectic summer months. The cool breezes, the changing colors, and the cozy sweaters make autumn one of the best times of the year! Though we're usually excited for this time of year leading up to the holidays, most of us tend to feel totally under the whether when seasons change.  The Effects of Autumn: Ayurveda may be able to explain why these changes throw us off kilter. When moving from one season to another, the three Doshas, or life energies, called Vata, Pitta, and Kapha, are affected by fluctuating conditions.  Since the Vata...

Meals That Heal In a world filled with artificial flavors and neon food coloring, it can be hard to remember that we have a plethora of natural ingredients right at our fingertips. Here at MaaDisha we believe that the best products come directly from nature, and work hard to use its bounty not just in our products, but in our cooking as well. Here are a few of our favorite roots, herbs, and flowers whose benefits go far beyond delicious flavor:  Rosemary Although a common household plant, rosemary is well valued for its many culinary and medical uses. Even a small amount of this herb provides iron, calcium,...