To identify what foods heal your chakras, you can use the simple rule of thumb to choose fruits and vegetables in the color of the chakra you want to heal. Then add some of the suggested complementary (chakra specific) foods below to create a healthy, complete and balanced diet for yourself.

In this post, I will share all the foods that you can eat to heal or rebalance each chakra. Don’t forget to try some of the suggested chakra specific recipes too. If you like cooking, like me, you will not be dissappointed!

To identify which chakra you need to heal, I will also share the symptoms of disbalance for each chakra.

What Are Chakras?

Chakras are interconnected energetic centers in our body that together form our body’s energetic system. Each chakra correlates with different parts and organs in the body, and each chakra affects different mental and emotional responses.

Why You Want To Heal Your Chakras

Every bit of emotional pain or stress is stored in our body. Every time we do not process this pain properly (and we create a self-protective pattern in our behavior somehow), we store the pain somewhere in our body.

This causes energy blockages and causes for the energy to not flow freely, which can cause all kinds of problems at a later stage. That is why you want to heal and unblock your chakras.

Small blockages of energy can grow into bigger ones if they are not tended to. That can eventually cause decease. For that reason, it is important to tune into your body regularly and find where the blockages are.

Pain around a certain area or organ of the body, or a certain emotional respons can be an indication of which chakra is blocked.

When all chakras are in balance, you feel lively and energetic. You are healthy on a physical, mental, emotional and a spiritual level.

How To Know Which Chakra To Heal

Each chakra affects a different part of the body and triggers a different emotional respons. Pay attention to your behavioral patterns as well as to where in your body you feel discomfort, and see which chakra that could match with.

The more in tune you are with your body and your intuition, the more easy it will become to identify which parts need healing.

To better tune into your body, do a body scan meditation, or do Reiki. The more you are in tune with your body, the easier it will be to notice blockages.

Symptoms of Disbalance For Each Chakra

Each chakra can be overbalanced or underbalanced. A chakra can become overbalanced when another chakra is blocked, it then tries to compensate for the blockage. A chakra can become underbalanced when there is a blockage in that same chakra.

The Root Chakra

Root chakra energy: Safety, security, stability, grounding, connection with the earth, confidence, trust, calm, high self-esteem

When overbalanced: Indecisiveness, resistance to change, extreme attachment to material possessions, extreme eating or sexual behavior

When underbalanced: Fear, insecurity, feeling of disconnect, no lust for life, low self-esteem, irritable, low concentration, rigid

Physical symptoms: Eating disorders, pain in lower body, lower back pain, any type of digestion issues, weight gain or loss, low resistance in the immune system

The Sacral Chakra

Sacral chakra energy: Fun, freedom, creativity, pleasure, passion, adaptability, curiosity

When overbalanced: Tendency for drama, mood swings, jealousy, obsessive sex life, sensitive to addiction

When underbalanced: Low energy, depression, emotionally unstable, not feeling inspired, shame, low sex drive, lack of creativity

Physical symptoms: Fertility issues, sexual disfunction, lower back pain, tiredness, blatter issues, kidney failure

The Solar Plexus Chakra

Solar Plexus chakra energy: Power, drive, motivation, high self-esteem, resiliance

When overbalanced: Overly dominant, overpowering ego, an unhealthy strive for perfection, quickly irritated by others, judgemental

When underbalanced: Indecision, low self-esteem, feeling victimized, feeling lost or aimless

Physical symptoms: Digestion issues (stomach, liver, pancreas), heartburn, nausea, middle back pain, stomach problems, bloating, ulcers

The Heart Chakra

Heart chakra energy: Love, compassion, kindness, forgiveness, connection

When overbalanced: Giving too much, lack of healthy boundaries, extremely high expectations of others, jealousy

When underbalanced: Feeling undeserving of love, distrusting of others, loneliness, retraction, disconnection from the world, lack of compassion, unable to forgive, self judgement, depression

Physical symptoms: Higher back pain, shoulder pain, pain on the chest, short of breath, heart failure, issues with blood preasure, issues with the longs or respiratory issues

The Throat Chakra

Throat chakra energy: Authenticity, communication, visionary, self expression, independent

When overbalanced: Talking too much or too loadly, not listening to others, not listening to your intuition, judgemental

When underbalanced: Afraid to speak up and share your opinion, not expressing yourself authentically, dishonesty, self judgement, fear of not being good enough

Physical symptoms: sore throat, dental issues, sore neck, tense jaw, thyroid disfunction

The Third Eye Chakra

Third eye chakra energy: Psychic abilities, inuition, inner guidance, trust, consciousness, decisive

When overbalanced: Being overwhelmed by visions and dreams, out of touch with reality, lack of stability and grounding

When underbalanced: Out of touch with intuition, lack of purpose in life, low concentration, overanalyzing things

Physical symptoms: Headaches, migraines, insomnia, nightmares, visions

The Crown Chakra

Crown chakra energy: Higher consciousness, love, compassion, kindness, calm, connectedness, seeing beauty in everything

When overbalanced: Overly attached to material possessions, compulsive consumerism, excessive thinking, an overly active mind, feeling disconnected from the world, arrogance

When underbalanced: Feeling disconnected, depression, feeling aimless, restlessness, ungrounded

Physical symptoms: Headaches, migraines, tiredness

How Food Can Help Heal Your Chakras

There are many things you can do to help heal your chakras, and one of them is eating foods that nourish and support them. Healthy nutricious food reinforces the body’s natural self-healing abilities. It will help to get rid of energy blockages in the chakras.

Best Foods To Heal Your Chakras

Find the best foods for each of the seven chakras below and pick one of the recipes to prepare them in the most delicious way!

Best Foods For The Root Chakra

The best foods for the Root chakra are:

• Root vegetables
  • parsnip
  • potatoes
  • beet root
  • carrot
  • onions
  • garlic
  • radishes
• Red fruits
  • appels
  • red berries
  • cherries
  • pomegranate
  • strawberries
• Tomatoes
• Red peppers
• Spices
  • Paprika spice
  • Cumin
  • Tumeric
  • Cinnamon
• Nuts
• Oats

Root Chakra Recipes

Lebanese Meatballs In Tomato Sauce With Cinnamon (don’t hesitate to add some extra cinnamon to this one :)) – I love this recipe, or any kind of variation on this. The best thing here is combining the mince with the tomato sauce and lots of cinnamon.

Shaved Carrot Tart With Ricotta – This is a nice, and very presentable, take on a dish with root vegetables. Thinly slice different colored carrots and layer them on a tart base.

Best Foods For The Sacral Chakra

The best foods for the Sacral chakra are:

• Orange vegetables
  • Pumpkin
  • Squash
  • Sweet potatoe
  • Carrots
• Orange fruits
  • Orange
  • Papaya
  • Apricot
  • Peach
  • Mango
  • Kaki fruit
• Salmon
• Nuts
• Seeds
• Spices
  • Cinnamon
  • Tumeric
  • Cumin
  • Cardamom

Sacral Chakra Recipes

Pumpkin and lentil red curry – I love any kind of curry, so this one has to be on top of the list! You can’t go wrong with pumpkin and lentils.

Wild salmon with radish and orange slaw – This has both salmon and orange in the recipe. Perfect for the sacral chakra.

Best Foods For The Solar Plexus Chakra

The best foods for the Solar Plexus chakra are:

• Yellow vegetables
  • Corn
  • Yellow onions
  • Yellow paprika
  • Summer squash
• Grains
• Yellow fruits
  • Bananas
  • Pineapple
  • Lemon
  • Yellow kiwi
• Fermented food
  • Kimchi
  • Kombucha
  • Sauerkraut
  • Kefir
  • Pickles
  • Sourdough bread
• Ginger
• Chickpeas
• Spices
  • Cloves
  • Tumeric
  • Cumin
  • Nutmeg

Solar Plexus Chakra Recipes

Low carb yellow squash casserole – This is just lovely.

Pickled squash recipe – There is nothing better than pickling your own food. Adding pickled foods to your meals is the best thing you can do for your digestive system.

Best Foods For The Heart Chakra

The best foods for the Heart chakra are:

• Green vegetables
  • Spinach
  • Kale
  • Brocolli
  • Celery
  • Cucumber
  • Zuchini
  • Green beans
• Green fruits
  • Green apples
  • Kiwi
  • Grapes
  • Avocado
• Herbs
  • Koriander
  • Parsley
  • Mint
  • Dill
  • Basil
  • Rosemary
  • and so many more!
• Green tea

Heart Chakra Recipes

Easy roasted brocolli – This is so simple, but in my opinion, the best way to prepare brocolli: roasting it.

Green beans with herbs – If you want to spice up your green beans, do this. Adding some herbs just makes everything (including your heart chakra) better 🙂

Best Foods For The Throat Chakra

The best foods for the Throat chakra are:

• Blue fruits
  • Blueberries
  • Blackberries
  • Plums
• Blue(-ish) vegetables
  • Aubergine
  • Blue corn
• Sea food/ white fish
• Sushi
• Coconut oil
• Nuts
• Sage
• Dark chocolate
• Liquorice

Throat Chakra Recipes

Pretty plum salad – This is just delicious.

Smoky aubergine daal – A nice variation on a curry: a daal. Easy to make and a great way to prepare the aubergine.

Best Foods For The Third Eye Chakra

The best foods for the Third Eye chakra are:

• Blue/purple vegetables
  • Aubergine
  • Red cabbage
  • Purple brocolli
  • Purple kale
• Blue/purple fruits
  • Blue grapes
  • Plums
  • Blueberries
  • Figs
• Fish
• Dark chocolate
• Herbs
  • Chives
  • Lavender
  • Rosemary
  • Catnip
  • Sage
  • Thyme
  • Oregano
• Nuts
• Seeds

Third Eye Chakra Recipes

Cranberry apple red cabbage – No better combination than red cabbage and apple. This is a great way to prepare it. It often add the red cabbage to a mash with potatoe and apple.

Purple fruit salad – This will cheer you up at any moment of the day.

Best Foods For The Crown Chakra

The best foods for the Crown chakra are:

• White vegetables
  • Parsnip
  • Cauliflower
  • Fennel
  • White onions
  • Garlic
  • Mushrooms
  • Turnips
  • Horseradish
• White flowered herbs
  • Chamomile
  • Parsley
  • Yarrow
• White tea
• Ginger
• Coconut (oil)

Crown Chakra Recipes

Homemade pickled ginger – Besides delicious with many different meals, this is a great cleansing food too.

Edible flower salad with fresh herbs – Don’t forget to add some edible white flowers to this salad.

Other Ways To Heal Your Chakras

Besides foods, there are many other ways to heal your chakras. Generally, a combination of all options works best. Think of exercise, meditation, energy healing, breathwork, crystals, essential oils and more.

Want To Know More?

If you like to know more about what foods heal your chakras, check out one of these two books.

Chakras, Food and You is all about how you can make the right lifestyle choices (including food to eat) for you, based on your chakra type. Your chakra type defines which way of eating works best for you.

If you like, also check out my article Which Chakra Personality Type Are You?

If you like to know more about the best foods for your chakras, including many more (vegan, gluten-free and sugar-free) recipes, get The Chakra Cookbook.

Also, this book will give you a deeper understanding of the meaning of the chakras on a shamanic level.

Just looking at the colors, already makes me happy! 🙂

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