India’s ancient health system, Ayurveda, says you can tap into a mysterious force that can make you feel the effervescent joy that makes us want to kiss strangers and do a jig when we are happy. The name for the force that flows through us when all is well is called ojas. Ojas is our energy, our vitality, our immunity, our fertility and our longevity. By cultivating our ojas, experts say that you can experience deep, genuine joy, more often and attain a new level of vibrant “juicy “health. Paying attention to ojas means slowing down. It also means making conscious choices in the everyday sector of our lives. We can actually feed our ojas by cultivating an important force known as agni-meaning our digestive fire. If your agni is weak, food can then turn into bad ojas. Helping our digestive system maximize its nutritional power in every morsel is important. These are some helpful tips to achieve Ayurveda and healthy ojas. Next week-“Striving for Balance” in Ayurveda.

Drink Ginger Tea: Helps to stoke the internal fire and aids in digestion.

Forgo Ice Cubes: For best agni efficiency, drink room temperature water.

Have a Noonday Feast: Your stomach produces plenty of heat at this time of day and it is the best time of day for digestion.

Choose the Freshest Ingredients: Ayurveda pays attention to the energy in foods and the suns energy changes with each season and what it produces. Organic milk, ghee, almonds and honey.