Ayurveda and women’s health – if our girls only knew. Girls who begin their menarche earlier than age 10 have a higher chance of developing depression and antisocial behaviors, a new study in the journal Pediatrics suggests. But this does…
Sleep is a pillar of health!
Sleep is a pillar of health! The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine reveals the precise mechanisms governing circadian sleep/wake cycles and the direct impact of the light of the sun. These modern understandings confirm the Ayurvedic teachings about…
food IS medicine – new evidence that diet alone can reverse Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
Food IS medicine. And as Ayurveda tells us, diet is the foundation of health. In the first-of-its-kind study, researchers at Seattle Children’s Hospital have used diet alone to successfully bring active Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative Colitis into clinical remission. “For…
how do you treat that?
Our dear friend Dr Sanjay Pisharodi shares the wisdom of an Ayurveda practitioner’s response to the common question, “How do you treat that?” #Ayurveda #Cancer #treatment Many years ago when I was beginning to study Ayurveda, I would sometimes ask my…
Ayurveda and chinese medicine, profound and sophisticated systems of healing
Ayurveda is as profound and sophisticated as traditional Chinese medicine and shares a great deal with it, particularly relative to the role of prana (chi in the Chinese system), with both viewing the human being as an intricate system of…
Ayurveda is for everyone
With the technology we have available to us, there is no excuse why every person shouldn’t have access to the wisdom of self care, self healing, and individualized plant medicine. Make informed health care choices. Step up personal responsibility for…
miracle foods and rasayana
Rasayana means life giving, blood building, tasty and sweet. It also means elixir, and any substance used to prevent old age and prolong life. Sounds good to us! With Ayurveda we use rasayana foods like dates to rejuvenate the body, build healthy…
simply put
Simply put Ayurveda is the fulfillment and nourishment of rasa, the feeling associated with the sweet nectar of divinity. "Ayurveda is nothing if not the fulfillment and nourishment of rasa, the feeling associated with sweet nectar of divinity." @yoginiHeatherB —…