We each have instincts that give rise to assumptions and expectations that may or may not be conscious much less verbalized or understood by the important others in our lives. The four basic lunar types fire, earth, air, and water are covered along with their agendas and needs. According to Eastern medicine, the taste of food is an indication of the pharmacological properities of the food. Foods are sour because they contain acids, bitter because they contain alkaloids, etc. Taste is not therefore merely an aesthetic characteristic of food but a clue to the food's medicinal properties.
Ayurvedic medicine uses a system of six tastes which are, in turn, directly related to the elements.
Once this system is learned, food and herbs can be used to correct imbalances of the elements and reduce the symptoms related to illness. Ingrid takes the basic Ayurvedic tenets to a new level of cogency that also helps to make the relationship between the body and psyche clearer. This is by far Ingrid's most popular series of audio cassettes. We live in a very polluted world with a lot of environmental hazards and physiological stress. However, most people perform more maintenance on their cars than their bodies.