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What is Ayurveda?

What is Ayurveda? Considered by many scholars to be the oldest healing science, Ayurveda is a holistic approach to health that is designed to help people live long, healthy, and […]

Vata Pacifying Diet

General Principles Eat warm, soft, unctuous (oily), cooked foods. Raw vegetables and salads should be generally avoided. Drink room temperature or hot beverages. Breakfast should consist of cooked cereal, cooked […]

What is the Habit Change Method?

Our habits are consistent patterns of choice and behavior that govern the way we live every day. Our habits are so well established that we are barely aware of them […]

References

Bhat S, Lavekar GS. Ayurvedic approach to pathya (ideal diet planning)–an appraisal. Bull Indian Inst Hist Med Hyderabad. 2005;35(2):147-56. Chopra A, Lavin P, Patwardhan B, Chitre D. A 32-Week Randomized, […]

Does Ayurveda have any risks?

Most Ayurvedic therapies, such as pranayama and rasayana, are unlikely to have bad side effects. Ayurvedic herbs, however, may interact with medications. In addition, heavy metals, such as lead and […]

What is Ayurveda good for?

The goal of Ayurvedic medicine is to prevent diseases. Studies have suggested that Ayurveda may be effective at reducing the risk of heart disease. For example, one study found that […]

What to Expect from Ayuvredic Treatment

Ayurvedic treatment focuses on rebalancing the doshas. On your first visit, the practitioner will take a detailed medical history, check your pulse, feel your abdomen, examine your tongue, eyes, nails, […]

Ayurveda: How Does it Work?

Just as everyone has a unique fingerprint, according to Ayurvedic beliefs, each person has a distinct pattern of energy — a specific combination of physical, mental, and emotional characteristics. It […]

What is Ayurveda?

What is Ayurveda? Considered by many scholars to be the oldest healing science, Ayurveda is a holistic approach to health that is designed to help people live long, healthy, and […]

Living Well: June 2010

Welcome to our June edition of Living Well. We hope you enjoy the tips and recipes below. This month, we’ve focused on taking care of you with various tips for […]

Living Well: May 2010

Welcome to our May edition of Living Well. We hope you enjoy the tips and recipes below. This month, we’ve focused on taking care of you with various tips for […]

Ayurveda Tip of the Day

Antioxidant Protection: The individual herbs in Amrit have some very interesting properties, but it’s the combination of these herbs that results in Amrit having different uses for so many different […]

Date Milkshake

Ingredients: 4-5 whole dates (Medjool varitey or similar is best) 1 cup whole organic milk (preferably not homogenized) 2 pinches cinnamon powder Instructions: Boil milk until it foams once. Turn […]

Such Great Heights

June 2001, my family moved out to San Diego after my husband, at the time, had just completed his MD/PhD program in Texas. I had also finished a postdoctoral and […]

A Healthy Addiction

Over the past 10 years the mindset of what constitutes a workout dramatically changed in my opinion. For athletes there will be a certain degree of heavier lifting and strenuous […]