The Correct Way to Consume Watermelon in Ayurvedic perspective

by: Setareh Kiumarsi

Did you know that Watermelon is a pretty cold fruit and is considered a great remedy for Pitta imbalances?! But Eating  this fruit in autumn and winter makes your body too cold and fill your digestive tube with toxins?! It simultaneously aggravates Vata (makes you gassy) and Kapha (creates water retention)?

So how should we consume watermelon; this juicy and sweet fruit?

 – You should always eat  it on an empty stomach

– You should not mix it with any other foods or fruits (even with honeydew melon or cantaloupe)

– Chewing and swallowing a couple of its seeds with it will act like an antidote and calm down Vata and Kapha!

– An other good antidote for  this fruit is adding some rock salt and black pepper to it?