WHAT IS AYURVEDA?  The Ayurvedic diet is a meal plan based on the principles of Ayurvedic medicine, a form of traditional medicine dating back thousands of years. The diet involves eating or restricting certain foods based on your dosha, or body type, which is claimed to boost weight loss and support mindfulness. Our body interconnected in so many WHAT IS DOSHA?: Not all bodies are made the same, and so eating certain food plays a huge role depending on your body type.  There are three doshas at work in every human being:  1. kapha [earth + water],  2. pitta [fire + water], and  3. vata [air + ether]. How these three doshas work together in each of us is a manifestation of our basic nature and determines our physical constitution. The doshas are a reflection of Prakriti: how our doshas work together in us is how we manifest our dharma in this life.    The word “Ayurveda” means “the knowledge of life”; “ayur” translates to “life,” and “veda” translates to “knowledge.” Unlike classical western medicine, Ayurveda seeks to help the practitioner achieve optimal wellness through balance and integration, and seeks to treat the root cause of illness, rather than the symptoms. Ayurvedic philosophy doesn’t separate us from our environment, but celebrates and recognizes the importance of the cycles of the earth, the seasons, and the time of day. It places great importance on hygiene, plant-based medicine, and physical and mental wellness. Health, in Ayurvedic terms, is a state in which your thoughts, emotions, and body are in a state of thriving harmony with each other and with your environment.  We start in MOROCCO Morocco, unlike most other African countries, produces all the food it needs to feed its people. Its many home-grown fruits and vegetables include oranges, melons, tomatoes, sweet and hot peppers, and potatoes. Five more native products that are especially important in Moroccan cooking are lemons, olives, figs, dates, and almonds. Located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, the country is rich in fish and seafood. Beef is not plentiful, so meals are usually built around lamb or poultry. In general, Ayurvedic cuisine is low in meat or even meat-free. And if meat is served, this is not done in the evening. When we eat, we should ideally not do other things at the same time. We should not eat too quickly and it is important to chew carefully. After eating we should treat ourselves to a period of relaxation. Cooked food is better than raw. Spices promote digestion.    Morocco is a place full of flavor and spices circled around the idea of what you eat has a direct affect to your body.