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Recent health reports regarding this new found Zika virus have created waves in the United States and Latin American countries. This flavivirus is transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Aedes aegypti is also responsible for causing dengue and chikungunya fevers. While about 80% of those infected are asymptomatic, common symptoms of the Zika virus include: acute …

The Classical Ayurveda perspective on Heart Disease or Hrud Rog  is based on understanding the nature of the heart as an organ within Ayurvedic physiology. Diagnosis of Hrud Rog may or may not map onto western medical diagnosis of heart disease. There are several other Ayurvedic diseases that are seen to cause heart pains and …

I am about to reveal a very special Ayurvedic purification technique that is excellent digestive medicine and phenomenal for eliminating toxins from the body’s system. It sounds very simple, but you’ll find that is has the powerful influence of purifying and strengthening the gastrointestinal tract, as well as detoxing and rejuvenating the major systems of the …

Recently I discovered, and fell madly in love with this tiny little grain called teff. Don’t dismiss this grain due to its size, or because it’s a grain. A staple in Ethiopia, teff is loaded with iron. It has been suggested that due to the mass consumption of teff, and iron, that Ethiopians are some …

A recent analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data (NHANES) found that older adults who had an HbA1c above 8% were associated with increased risks for all-cause, cardiovascular and cancer-related deaths. What’s HbA1C? The HbA1C test is a blood test that provides information about a person’s average levels of blood glucose, also called …

The Srotas (Channel of Circulation) The srotamsi or channels in the body act like paths or roadways transporting blood and sensory information, absorbing nutrients and expelling waste products from the body. Vata, pitta, and kappa doshas move from one part of the body to another along the srotamsi (srotas) channels, both physical and energetic. There …

Many people chose January 1 as the day to turn over a new leaf and rework their life habits. I don’t think that’s a bad plan. The only bad thing is punishing yourself or quitting all together if you get off kilter…like maybe you have done by mid-February. If you made a resolution at New …

In today’s world women are facing a major crisis. And that crisis manifests as hormonal burnout, adrenal fatigue, stress, anxiety and weight gain. Have you experienced this? The underlying cause of these symptoms is even more insidious. And that’s a deep sense of a lack of self worth. Today, women are stressed. They are doing the …

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To create balance in your menstrual cycle and hormones, it’s essential that we look at how doshic imbalances that affect your reproductive system. Vata Dosha: If you recognize that you have scanty menses, cramping at menstruation, or your cycle is irregular or if you are experiencing infertility, you want to pay attention to how to …

The body is an exquisite machine that calibrates all measures of health towards balance. One such measure of health is Blood sugar. The body is engaged in a constant game of see-saw between the hormone insulin and glucagon to help maintain blood sugar within normal limits. If the blood sugar becomes too low, it can …

Menstrual symptoms are directly correlated to that quality of rasa dhatu in our body.   Vata Dosha Imbalance This means that the rasa dhatu is deficient in the body and, this may result in scanty period. This imbalance results in systemic dryness that means they may have dry skin, may lack savory secretion and mucous secretions. …

A general Vata imbalance is characterized by fear, worry and anxiety and a lack of self-care. The mind is often consumed with thoughts of the future and worst-case scenarios. “What if…?’ There is a history of overstimulation of the senses and the sensory system is overwhelmed and hypersensitive. Anxiety is the feeling we experience when …

Vata dosha creates the stress by having too many thing going at one time. Too many things to keep track of. The outset, vata dosha likes the variety having so many things going on. Over time though that will deplete the system. Vata dosha when under stress has overwhelming response of fear, worry and anxiety. …

Are you feeling tired a lot of the time? Low energy is a crucial signal of health imbalance. Something dire is happening at the foundational levels of your health when you regularly wake up feeling tired, have noticeable energy lows throughout the day, aren’t able to get a good night’s sleep or have trouble staying …

If you experience cramping every month, you need to pacify vata because vata is the source of cramps and pain in the body. Now, vata’s might experience cramping but they may have scanty menses at the same time. So what we want to do is to build that healthy endometrium throughout the month, but what …

Do you have trouble digesting gluten?  (Or dairy?  Or other types of foods?) While eliminating the “problem” ingredients from your diet—the ever-popular modern way of responding to food sensitivities—can relieve your symptoms, it does nothing to relieve the root problem. The biggest problem isn’t the gluten; it’s your digestion. Gluten sensitivity or intolerance is an …

We are naturally designed to wake up in the earlier hours of the morning. (Yes, that includes you!) If you have trouble dragging yourself out of bed in the morning, it’s an indication that you’re somehow going against nature—in Ayurvedic understanding, that you’re going against health, that something is out of balance. The good news …

Some say we are creatures of habit, and I agree. Humans thrive on routine and it creates the foundation for each day. Unfortunately, it can also end up biting us in the butt. We are each inherently born with a unique constitution. Residing in that natural state on all levels of our being from the …

Good digestion is the crux of healing in Ayurvedic medicine.  Most of us, at one time or another, have directly experienced discomfort from making the wrong food choices, eating under stress, or on the run.  Though ideally you’ll learn to change your habits if you frequently experience discomfort, these three herbal digestive tea blends can …

My first foray into Yoga was unintentional. I had a dance injury and still wanted to move my body while I recovered. I quickly became more interested in the connection between the mind and Yoga, even more so than the physical aspect of the practice. I recognized at a young age that the body is …

The Vedic philosophy teaches us the idea of “Anna Brahma”, which means “Food as God”. This description is a symbolic statement made by the poetic ancestors of India. It symbolizes the importance of food to life – suggesting it is as essential as God is to life. For this reason, traditional Ayurvedic cooking methods were …

Asparagus- Mung Sprouts Salad is a wonderful addition to your Spring diet. Asparagus has a soothing and balm like effect on the digestive and urinary tract. It builds strength, is easy to digest and is a tridoshic (useful for all 3 constitutions) food. It is known to aid in eliminating water retention problems, especially puffy eyes …

My sister just returned from Costa Rica and came back a new woman. She had an inner glow and a feeling of being much more grounded than I usually experience her to be. This was interesting because usually travel involves so much vata imbalance. The irregular routine, new people, new places, not staying at home, …

After Saturday night parties, you would have suffered, at some time or the other, from that severe burning sensation just below the chest bone with the sour bile rising up your throat, causing you to throw everything up, isn’t it? But what if this is not a one-off experience and is causing you discomfort almost every …

The dosha, the word itself means fault. If you have doshic tendencies, that always pulls you to do things faster. When you do those things faster, you are going to get exhausted. If you have a doshic tendency that one should do things sharper and harder, and the more sharp and hard you go, the …

Puy lentils, or French green lentils, are a type of lentil grown in the thin volcanic soils of the Le Puy region in France. They are small and slate green/grey/blue in colour with a distinctive, rich peppery taste. They are about the same size as red lentils but with a thicker skin so retain their shape …

The word “sustainable” means- able to be upheld or maintained. How many diets and exercise programs have you started and stopped over the years? Be honest with yourself. I know I’ve tried a bunch back when. Regular self care that is upheld and maintained over a period of time is like a bank account that grows …

For years “meditate” was on the top of my New Year’s intentions list. I would go into the New Year full of fire and start a practice wholeheartedly. However, somewhere over the course of the year the commitment would fade. I knew meditation was good for me and that it could do wonders for my …

Kapha dosha overproduces rasa dhatu. The rasa dhatu is reflected in the quality of the endometrium or the lining of the uterus. Kapha dosha is comprised of earth and water, the water component of kapha brings a great amount of fluidity to rasa. On the other hand, the earth gives a little bit of stability …

Ojas building recipe? What’s Ojas?  You could say that Ojas is the biology of love. Soma is the principle of love in the world, and Bhakti is the nectar of divine love in the heart. But then, it just sounds like more distraction. Better, I think, to translate the words into a feeling, to offer …

PMS is a sign of hormonal irregularity and it’s often a problem related to stress. It may manifest in a number of ways. If you are a person who experiences PMS it may be due to vata, pitta or kapha. One way you might want to  do this is with the guided mediation. There is …

Ayurvedic practitioner and mother of two, Heather, shares her experience and love for Ajara Skincare products. Watch the video below, or enjoy the written transcript. Hi, I’m Heather, an Ayurvedic practitioner, body worker, yoga teacher and mother of two wonderful boys. I’ve been using Ajara products for years, probably over five years. And I enjoy …

The biggest factor driving PMS is the same as what causes irregular cycle, stress, ‘ama’ and liver dysfunction. The irregular cycle is often linked with premenstrual syndrome. Every woman may experience premenstrual syndromes differently. Some may feel anxious, others may experience anger while some would be left dealing with depression. Some women may have mood …

As some of you know from reading my book, In Your Elements, one of the most powerful tools we have as intelligent beings is full ownership over our own choices. Our choices are so powerful, in fact, that making the wrong choices is actually one—out of only three—causes for disease. The excerpt below is from In Your Elements on …

Following seasonal rhythms is not something that only happens in nature. Our bodies, too, need fall to readjust…it’s the perfect time to slow down, restore and renew ourselves. Although we’ve set the clocks back, some may be having a hard time adjusting to a new sleep routine. A lack of sleep can affect our immunity, …

Eeep! Despite our awesome knowledge and best intentions about mindfully eating healthily for our dosha, SOMEtimes during the holidays, we just overeat. Or, we just eat a lot of sweets. Or, maybe a lot of cheese. Or maybe the olive and pickle platter (salt) is our downfall. Each person will have some kind of tantalizing vice …

Spring into a detox this month. Spring is a time for healing and growth. Bringing life to its fullest bloom, while sloughing off accumulations that weigh and slow us down. Spring is the prime season for detox. It’s time to echo nature: melt the freeze of winter and prepare for the liberation of Summer. The …

In our hectic and busy lives, often the last thing we think of is getting back to balance using our breath. Most of us start our day off with an imbalance between left and right brain. Often one side is more active then the other. You may also translate these hemispheres Yin/Yang Male/Female Active/Passive Night/Day Solar/Lunar …

Ok, guys, let’s talk about pitta‘s vices, which stemmed from the previous post on vata’s vices. Remember, when a dosha is increased (imbalanced), the person will crave the foods and habits that keep increasing that dosha! Meaning, they will crave the completely wrong things. Pitta Characteristics Taking a look at pitta, we know pitta people …

Pranayamas, or yogic breathing techniques, have effects upon the doshas in the body. Vata – Wind, Pitta – Bile and Kapha – Phlegm. Pranayamas also have specific effects on the mind, as per the four levels of the mind: Chitta, or unconscious mind / mind-stuff Buddhi, or the intellect, which governs our mental metabolism or …

All healing traditions recognize the crucial role of the heart in sustaining life and energizing the body. We cannot survive long without a properly functioning heart. Cardiovascular health is a key area contributing to overall vitality in many ways. Heart disease is the leading cause of death among men and women in the US and …

…we ALL screen, to rely on screens! Jeez, those screens! Tv screen, computer screen, ipad/nook/kindle screen, phone screen, so many many screens. Even writing the word “screen” that many times on a screen makes my brain crossed into thinking I spelled it wrong. uncross Most of us work on those screens all day only to …

We will all go through many losses in our lifetime — from the loss of a relationship, a beloved pet or a job, to the loss of a loved one or to a life you once knew due to financial changes or declining health. How we move through these life events depends on how we …

Asparagus is a popular vegetable for cleansing. This is a recipe that you can add to your program. Ingredients 1/2 bunch of asparagus – chopped to the desired length 1/2 C yellow mung daal – soaked for half hour in one cup water 1/4 C dry coconut flakes or fresh grated coconut if available 1 …

A tribute to Mother Earth and receiving intrinsic nourishment… Have you taken your own mother for granted? You know, the one who created your body out of her body. Who gave you calcium for your bones from her teeth. Who wiped your butt for years. Who enabled you to survived until you could care for yourself? …

If ever there was a seasonal shift to take note of and use as a marker for adjusting one’s routine, it’s the shift from winter into spring. Moving from a season that is cold, rough and dry into one that is warm, wet and damp affects our bodies. It is important during this shift to …