Ama, The root cause of all ailments

Ayurveda talks a lot about Ama - toxins that build up in the body due to an improper diet or lifestyle or pollution and provide a fertile breeding ground for disease. Ama clogs the channels of the body, preventing nutrients from being delivered efficiently to the cells and preventing wastes from being discharged efficiently from the body.

Say the authors of the new book 'The Answer to Cancer': 'If you were to take all the 'bad stuff' circulating in the body and lump it together with a single name, that would be ama. It's germs. It's partially-digested food. It's oxidized LDL (the bad cholesterol)...Ama is the forerunner of all disease. If you have enough of it, you will get sick. The less of it you have, the healthier you are.

Simple solution for Ama -Ama Pachana Spice Water

Drink Ama Pachana Spice Water throughout the day for a very purifying effect and to help enhance your digestion.

Ingredients

Two to three thin slices of fresh ginger

quarter tsp. cumin

quarter tsp. fennel

2 black peppercorns

2 leaves of mint

Directions

Boil two quarts of water and put it in a thermos flask. Add herbs and let it steep.