Foods

When you think about your chakra system you probably aren't considering the types of foods that you consume. Because our chakras are energy vortexes and invisible to most of us one might well imagine that chakras would thrive on energy, prayer, or other such spiritual stuff... you know, those things that we can't see with the human eye. However, the chakras cannot sustain our human body without our help. It is important to feed and nourish the flesh in order to help support and fuel our chakras. Whenever one or more of your chakras is misaligned you might do well to look and see if you are not eating or possibly overeating the foods that fuel that particular chakra. Check out the foods under each of the seven primary chakras listed here to help you determine how your current diet might be deficient or over-indulgent.

We can do our part in helping bring balance to our chakras by eating a balanced diet.

Root Chakras Foods: • Root vegetables: carrots, potatoes, parsnips, radishes, beets, onions, garlic, etc. • Protein-rich foods: eggs, meats, beans, tofu, soy products, peanut butter • Spices: horseradish, hot paprika, chives, cayenne, pepper

Sacral Chakra Foods: • Sweet fruits: melons, mangos, strawberries, passion fruit, oranges, coconut, etc. • Honey • Nuts: almonds, walnuts, etc. • Spices: cinnamon, vanilla, carob, sweet paprika, sesame seeds, caraway seeds

Solar Plexus Chakra Foods: • Granola and Grains: pastas, breads, cereal, rices, flax seed, sunflower seeds, etc. • Dairy: milk, cheeses, yogurt • Spices: ginger, mints (peppermint, spearmint, etc.), melissa, chamomile, turmeric, cumin, fennel

Heart Chakra Foods: • Leafy vegetables: spinach, kale, dandelion greens, etc. • Air vegetables: broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, celery, squash, etc. • Liquids: green teas • Spices: basil, sage, thyme, cilantro, parsley

Throat Chakra Foods: • Liquids in general: water, fruit juices, herbal teas • Tart or tangy fruits: lemons, limes, grapefruit, kiwi • Other tree growing fruits: apples, pears, plums, peaches, apricots, etc. • Spices: salt, lemon grass

Brow Chakra Foods: • Dark bluish colored fruits: blueberries, red grapes, black berries, raspberries, etc. • Liquids: red wines and grape juice • Spices: lavender, poppy seed, mugwort

Crown Chakra Foods: • Air: fasting / detoxing • Incense and Smudging Herbs: sage, copal, myrrh, frankincense, and juniper (These herbs are not to be eaten but are ritually inhaled through the nostrils or can be smoked through a ceremony pipe for purification purposes)