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== Diet and regimen that increases the quality of tamas ==

== Diet and regimen that increases the quality of tamas ==

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<div style='text-align:justify;'>The food that makes the mind sluggish and promotes diseases increases tamas.  

The food that makes the mind sluggish and promotes diseases increases tamas.  

As per Bhagavad Gita, tamasika food requires a lot of energy and time to digest. It has a grounding effect, usually creating passivity and reducing body and mind activity. Characters of the food liked by tamasika person are as follow:

As per Bhagavad Gita, tamasika food requires a lot of energy and time to digest. It has a grounding effect, usually creating passivity and reducing body and mind activity. Characters of the food liked by tamasika person are as follow:

<ol><li style="font-weight:bold">'''Yatayamam:''' <span style="font-weight:normal">The food which has passed a three and half hours time (one yama) after its preparation.</span></li>

<ol><li style="font-weight:bold">Yatayamam: <span style="font-weight:normal">The food which has passed a three and half hours time (one yama) after its preparation.</span></li>

<li style="font-weight:bold">'''Gatarasa (tasteless):''' <span style="font-weight:normal">The food which has lost its original taste and quality because of over or under-cooking, without adding all ingredients that are required for preparation.</span></li>

<li style="font-weight:bold">Gatarasa (tasteless): <span style="font-weight:normal">The food which has lost its original taste and quality because of over or under-cooking, without adding all ingredients that are required for preparation.</span></li>

<li style="font-weight:bold">'''Pooti (putrid):''' <span style="font-weight:normal">Food that has a putrid odor. Ex. garlic, onion, mushroom, frozen etc.</span></li>

<li style="font-weight:bold">Pooti (putrid): <span style="font-weight:normal">Food that has a putrid odor. Ex. garlic, onion, mushroom, frozen etc.</span></li>

<li style="font-weight:bold">'''Parushita (stale food):''' <span style="font-weight:normal">Packed bread, bottled or canned food, preserved food etc.</span></li>

<li style="font-weight:bold">Parushita (stale food): <span style="font-weight:normal">Packed bread, bottled or canned food, preserved food etc.</span></li>

'''<li style="font-weight:bold">'''Amedhya:''' <span style="font-weight:normal">Food that reduces intelligence, concentration, and coordination of body & mind. It deprives mental health.  Junk foods like cakes, biscuits, chocolate, sweets, sugary drink, energy & soft drink,  snacks such as chips, excessive alcohol, processed meat etc.</span></li>

'''<li style="font-weight:bold">Amedhya: <span style="font-weight:normal">Food that reduces intelligence, concentration, and coordination of body & mind. It deprives mental health.  Junk foods like cakes, biscuits, chocolate, sweets, sugary drink, energy & soft drink,  snacks such as chips, excessive alcohol, processed meat etc.</span></li>

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Food preparation and processing methods play a significant role in determining the post-digestive effects of nutrition on health. Fresh seasonal fruits, vegetables, and other nutrient rich components are usually sattvika in nature. It becomes rajasika after mixing extra spices into food. Over or under-cooking of food leads to tamasika food. <ref name="ref1" /> </div>

Food preparation and processing methods play a significant role in determining the post-digestive effects of nutrition on health. Fresh seasonal fruits, vegetables, and other nutrient rich components are usually sattvika in nature. It becomes rajasika after mixing extra spices into food. Over or under-cooking of food leads to tamasika food. <ref name="ref1" /> </div>

== Effect of tamas on body & mind ==

== Effect of tamas on body & mind ==

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In its normal limits, tamas regulates the functions of mind and senses. Excess of tamas causes avoidance, crudeness, laziness, poor memory, restlessness, and fatigue, reducing physiological and mental activity by suppressing the function of rajas. [Cha. Sa. Sutra Sthana 24/25-43]

In its normal limits, tamas regulates the functions of mind and senses. Excess of tamas causes avoidance, crudeness, laziness, poor memory, restlessness, and fatigue, reducing physiological and mental activity by suppressing the function of rajas. [Cha. Sa. Sutra Sthana 24/25-43]</div>

=== Classification ===

=== Classification ===

The tamas dominant manas prakriti (psychic constitution) is broadly classified into three types:

<div style='text-align:justify;'>The tamas dominant manas prakriti (psychic constitution) is broadly classified into three types:

<ol><li style="font-weight:bold">Pashava (animal trait): <span style="font-weight:normal">The person who can’t deal with the trickysituation (nirakarishnum), is senseless (amedhyam), has less amount of food & exercise (jugupsitacharahara), has pleasure towards excess coitus (maithunam) & excess sleepy (param swapnsheelam) shows pashava trait in tamas constitution.</span></li>

<ol><li style="font-weight:bold">Pashava (animal trait): <span style="font-weight:normal">The person who can’t deal with the trickysituation (nirakarishnum), is senseless (amedhyam), has less amount of food & exercise (jugupsitacharahara), has pleasure towards excess coitus (maithunam) & excess sleepy (param swapnsheelam) shows pashava trait in tamas constitution.</span></li>

<li style="font-weight:bold">Maatsya (fish trait): <span style="font-weight:normal">Coward (bheeru), unintellectual (abudham), fond of food (aaharlubdha), frail body & mind (anavasthita), always having anger & desires (anushakatakamakrodham), mobile (saranasheelam), likes water (toyakaamam) are characteristic features of fish trait in tamas constitution. </span></li>

<li style="font-weight:bold">Maatsya (fish trait): <span style="font-weight:normal">Coward (bheeru), unintellectual (abudham), fond of food (aaharlubdha), frail body & mind (anavasthita), always having anger & desires (anushakatakamakrodham), mobile (saranasheelam), likes water (toyakaamam) are characteristic features of fish trait in tamas constitution. </span></li>