Static foods

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Static foods or tamasic foods are foods whose consumption, according to Yoga, are harmful to either mind or body. Harm to mind includes anything that will lead to a duller, less refined, state of consciousness. Bodily harm includes any foods that will cause detrimental stress to any physical organ directly or indirectly (via any physical imbalance).

They are however sometimes necessary during times of great physical stress and pain. They help dull the pain, so that the body can repair itself. They also help lower consciousness so that the physical body can repair itself. Indeed, they can perhaps be called necessary in times of war or great distress.

Static foods stimulate and strengthen the lower two cakras, but will not assist in beneficial development of the higher cakras. In fact they are usually detrimental to the advancement of the higher cakras.

Static foods include: meat, fish, egg, onion, scallion, leek, mushroom, garlic, hemp, alcohol, tobacco, opium, stale food.

	Mind	Body
Sentient foods	Beneficial	Beneficial
Stimulant foods	Neutal (not beneficial or harmful)	Beneficial or neutral
Stimulant foods	Beneficial or neutral	Neutal (not beneficial or harmful)
Static foods	Harmful	Any
Static foods	Any	Harmful