We can learn a thing or two from Ayurveda, the ancient medicinal tradition of India. 

According to this 3,000-year-old healing tradition, there are hot and cold foods that are based on their own energetic properties.

If you wish to pick up some wisdom from this practice, then chances are your unexplained allergies or feelings of malaise might finally be addressed naturally.

HOT FOODS

1. All things spicy — Spices that are pungent, chili peppers, wasabi, horseradish, mustard seeds

2. Fermented foods — Kefir, sauerkraut, kimchi, atchara

3. Sour foods — Tomatoes, citrus fruits, tamarind and all sour-tasting foods

4. Fatty foods — Nuts, nut oils, oily food and fatty meats

5. Salty foods — All foods high in salt that can increase body temperature through digestion

6. Vegetables — Radish, spinach, onions, garlic, ginger; root vegetables — carrots, turnips

7. Fruits — Papaya, durian, lychee, rambutan, apricot, ripe bananas, green grapes, cherries, cranberries, pineapples

8. Soy milk, tofu

Others: Dates, sugarcane, honey and dry spices, eggs

COLD FOODS

1. Cooling fruits — Bananas, pineapple, melons, coconut water, watermelon, peaches, aloe vera, apple, avocado, pears, raisins, raspberries, strawberries

2. Leafy green vegetables — Lettuce, spinach, kale; others -—asparagus, zucchini, pumpkin, broccoli

3. Dairy products — Milk, yogurt, buttermilk and more

4. Sweet foods — Sweet fruits 

5. Bitter foods — Bittermelon, turmeric, bitter herbs

6. Herbs — Coriander, mint, fennel

7. Spices — Cilantro, cardamom, saffron

8. Recommended temperature: Lukewarm liquid, not hot