Ayurveda teaches us to follow daily guidelines based on the seasons.  This type of treatment iis called dinacharya (daily routine) and ritucharya (seasonal routine). When you follow a daily routine based on seasonal self-care routine also supporting on

The fall is a time of transition.  We are now beginning to experience the crispness of autumn after the raging heat of summer. The wind is also gathering strength and showing the signs of the coming winter.

When we observe nature carefully, it is clear that our diet needs to change in the fall.  In nature, as summer transitions into winter, birds fly thousands of miles, whales cross oceans and leaves fall off trees.

In Ayurveda, we view all forms and movements of life through the tri-doshic perspective.  The onset of winter, when the atmosphere tends to be cold and dry, would create an environment that would affect and increase Vata dosha.