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There are various disorders or symptoms that can occur due to the suppression of our natural urges: 1) Suppression of the urge to burp can cause disorder related to the subtype of Vata called Udana or upper moving form of Vata. So expectedly it can cause hiccups ( which can be very troublesome), cough, loss …

So I told you about Jeff, 65, who improved his Mild Cognitive Impairment, Leaky Gut and Leaky Brain with Ayurveda. I also told you about Barbara, 72, whose early onset Alzeimher’s and dementia was relieved after utilizing my method. Finally, I want to tell you about Charlene. Charlene, 35, Relieved Of Neurological Autoimmune Disease Charlene was …

Winter is a time when we eat more carbohydrates, fats and proteins to keep us warm. Nothing wrong with that! It is nature’s way. The holiday season filled with sweet foods, alcohol and excess portions of foods may have added some weight around the middle of the body or made you feel a little bloated or somewhat sluggish. …

This is my favorite time of the year. It is not because of the gatherings nor the Christmas lights. It is my favorite time of year because it is a time of drawing inward and a time of quiet. We have lived through some very unusual months and many of us are wondering where solid …

Recently I made a cabbage salad, and it was terrible. Really terrible.  So, of course I had to make it again and get it right. The problem in the first place was that while cabbage is great for summer, and summer people, it’s great because it is bitter. Ayurveda explains that bitter tasting foods combine the elements …

Sometimes people think I have magical powers because I can often predict peoples’ diet and lifestyle habits even if I don’t know them very well. The way someone behaves (and eats!) gives me a lot of insight into their doshic make up. And not only that, but also gives glaring information about the dosha that …

Vertigo is a sensation of spinning or swaying. If you have these dizzy spells, you might feel like you are spinning or that the world around you is spinning. Though the sensation is strange, there are simple vertigo home remedies you can do to alleviate vertigo symptoms. Try these, and if your vertigo is severe, …

Mind is the interface between your causal body, your gross body and the real world. So it is right there in between, and the quality of your subtle mind is rarely based on your subtle belief.

One of the things I love most about Ayurveda is that it is a science that is as old as time. It includes within it things so subtle that we are still discovering them today, like the pancha kosha or five layers of the self. The pancha kosha are not only the five layers of …

By Vedika Global Ayurveda Clinical Specialist Alexandra Krasne

In Ayurveda, the diet is personalized for each person based on their constitution, imbalances, age, digestive strength or fire, disease (or lack thereof), and also the season.

When I work with patients, I assess all of those things as I create a personalized diet and lifestyle plan. There’s no one-size-fits all diet for an individual and there are few things you can do during one season that carry over to the next.

Right now, we’re officially in the midst of summer, so your diet should be adjusted accordingly to account for longer, hotter, and drier days. That means the diet that worked for you in the spring, fall, and winter needs to change.

I still remember it like it was yesterday. I was 22, had a great paying job and was in the prime of my life…..right? Wrong. I was 40 pounds overweight, had no energy, and was tired CONSTANTLY no matter how many hours of sleep I got or how many naps I took. I was having …

According to Ayurveda, our bodies require different foods and lifestyle routines in different seasons to stay balanced. Balance is considered to be a key to the perfect health. Nature is our guide and all we need to do, is to listen to it, since we are part of our environment. By adapting to the changes …

I LOVE summer and the warmth it brings (makes my vata very happy), but whew, some of these days the heat is more than I can manage. I have a significant amount of pitta in my constitution, and when heat meets heat, it’s on! There’s a general understanding in Ayurveda that like increases like and …

With fire, agni, so central to Ayurvedic principles, it may indeed be that the true heart of Ayurveda is the hearth. When set up properly, your kitchen can be the source of great healing medicine. Here are 4 everyday recipes to strengthen your kitchen’s ayurvedic power. 1. Ghee 1 lb. unsalted Butter Heat the butter …

Sensitive is something anyone can have. The causes can be different, ranging from poor weather, climate change, pollution, or just an unhealthy lifestyle. Read the blog to know how you can get a healthier skin and body the Ayurveda way!

As the new year approaches, we habitually set New Year’s resolutions. Quite often, at least one resolution involves our health. Ayurveda teaches us to live in harmony with our environment and thus have healthier lives. The following are 10 Ayurvedic resolutions. By implementing these health tips you are likely to have more balanced health. 1. …

Golden Milk benefits include arthritis, sleep, immunity, skin health and mental health. It helps to prevent degenerative brain diseases like dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, boosts memory and reduces symptoms of anxiety. According to the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics, 15 percent of men and 11 percent of women aged 65 and over have some degree …

Many women experience severe pain and cramps during menstruation, especially in the first few days. What you want to do is to find some way to tell those muscles to relax and to take it easy. You also want to warm the system up because that’s going to support the movement of menstruation. A tea …

How to manage autoimmune disease? Automimmunity, where your (immune) defense system mistakenly attacks and damages your body, is on the rise in our neighborhoods and our country.  In its various forms, it touches many lives.  It has touched my life.  My daily routine is one of the tools I use to be well and stay well …

Ahh, don’t we all just wait for the warm, delicious rays of the sun to soothe away the winter? If you are a kapha (Ayurvedic earth and water body type) you spend your life waiting for the inspiring warmth of the sun. Summer is a time of outdoor fun, long warm nights in nature and inspiration that …

Many modern Yoga teachers promote that Yoga reduces weight, makes you happy, healthy, and keeps you in touch with your “inner self.” Well, they are not far away from the truth. The original Sanskrit Hatha Yoga text called Hathayoga Pradipeeka (1500-1600A.D.), does promise eight benefits of yoga that are rather similar to what your Yoga …

Can you remember your first day at school? I sure do. I have a vivid memory of standing in a small car park, clinging to my mother while a group of snotty, red-eyed children and a rather large “Trunchbull” waited patiently in a line for me to join the group. I still remember the absolute …

Frigid temperatures are here in the Northern hemisphere. In early January we are in deep winter, well before the transition to spring. The gunas of winter are the dominant qualities of my environment. The gunas of this time of year come from vata dosha: light, cold, dry rough, hard, mobile, subtle, and clear. The ten …

Ayurveda teaches us that the gradual accumulation of toxins in our body may cause over time stagnation in tissue that may lead to the breast cancer. From the holistic perspective, toxins may come from various sources including our toxic environment, processed foods, lack of regular movement, and even suppressed emotions or emotional stagnation. The key to maintaining healthy, …

What Is Ama? The word ‘ama’ is the combination of ‘am’ dhatu (tissue) with ‘nich’ pratyaya1. Ama is a Sanskrit term for ahaar (food) that is absorbed into the system without being properly digested. The word ama found in Ayurvedic medical literature basically means incompletely fermented and unripened substances.2 The main factor behind the formation …

Food is the basis of our life, so we must eat healthy food. Eating healthy is essential to have a good life. Hence, the food must be prepared in a manner that it retains all the nutrients of its ingredients. Food nourishes us to give us health in various dimensions. An Indian kitchen is a …

Since 1978, the United States has been celebrating the first Sunday after Labor Day as National Grandparents Day. What a wonderful day. To honor your grandparents for their wisdom, overflowing love and guidance, Grandparents Day is a day to celebrate yourself, your grandparents and your grandkids. Being a grandparent is a wonderful experience. If you’re …

Lord atreya, author of Charaka Samhita (early text on Ayurveda – Indian traditional medicine) explains the proper way of eating food: It you eat too much or too less or wrong way then it can be harmful and it is very important for us to understand how and when a food should be eaten.. Eating …

This is a pure vegan health recipe with no animal products like gelatin or eggs. I use almond milk. You can substitute this with cashew milk or whole milk also. And I used agar agar which is a seaweed as the thickening agent. You can substitute it with gelatin if you wish. Pomegranate juice contains …

Vata people and kapha people might usually find coconut oil too cold to use. But in the heat of the summer coconut oil is such a panacea of soothing bliss! Coconut oil has many applications. It is great for soothing your skin after a day in the sun. It’s lovely to mix with salt as an exhilarating, exfoliating …

Summer is the time for family vacations, swimming and other outdoor sports. Though it’s nice and enjoyable to be out in the sun, it’s easy to be hit by dehydration. Learn how to stay hydrated in hot weather. Dehydration is caused when you lose more water from the body than you take in. The human …

No medicine can give you health, health has to be brought through your own elimination of disease causing process and activating your healing, bringing out your own health. Keeping in tune with its enunciated principles and to extend the best of safe health care to each individual, the role of modern medicine is inevitable in …

What does Spirituality Have to Do with Healing Anyway? ”The root cause of disease is not listening to the body. Intelligence is the flow of awareness, that tells us what we should and should not do. To purify the blood means to listen to the intelligence of the body. A sensitive body is the abode of …

By 36 weeks you have a fully formed, tiny human being inside you. The main thing your baby will do in the last month of pregnancy is grow good and fat. During this time Ayurveda suggests pregnant women reduce fat, salt and water from their diet. And as is often the case with traditional medicine, …

A wise Ayurvedic Practitioner came to our Yoga Center to talk on Ayurveda. While enlightening the audience, he casually mentioned, ‘This is an age of aggravated Vata, creating unrest everywhere.” “How true it is!” I thought. Vata means “Vayu” or ‘”Air” or “Movement.” It is the characteristic of “Vata” to move. While we need gentle …

One of the biggest health fads sweeping the nation at the moment is the sugar-elimination diet. When people started turning up at our Zen retreats last month with ‘fructose intolerance’ and ‘no sugar’ as a dietary requirement (and I am the chef) I thought it was about time I attempted an impartial investigation of the …

This is a recipe that can be prepared easily for one person or for a crowd!

Health in Ayurveda is being symptom free. Smooth functioning of digestive system, no disturbances in sleep and nothing interfering with the flow of energy during the day. All of your operating system will be operating well and to be healthy from an Ayurvedic standpoint. Health is to have a happy and contented state of mind. That …