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Balancing Stomach Acid: Drink Organic Rose Water lassi or mint lassi with a meal–they are cooling and sweet to taste. For more info on lassi: click here. *Tip of the Day […]

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Exercise Guidelines: Ayurveda recommends that you wait two hours after a main meal to exercise. For more info on the ayurvedic approach to working out: click here. *Tip of the Day […]

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Balancing Stomach Acid: Eat 1/4 teaspoon of baked fennel seeds 3 times a day between meals to help settle the stomach and balance digestion. For more info on baked fennel […]

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Exercise Guidelines: Exercise in the morning between 6:00 and 10:00, as your body has more strength, stamina, and coordination during the Kapha time of day. For more info on the […]

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Diet: Yellow split mung beans are praised in ayurvedic texts for their nutritional value and ease of digestion. For more info on Cooking With Mung Beans: click here. *Tip of the […]

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Balanced Weight Control: Drink barley water or kanji water during the day to help cleanse the system, enhance energy, and alleviate hunger. For more info on Barley Water: click here. *Tip […]

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Diet: Cooking legumes with spices such as asafetida, cumin seeds, fresh ginger and black pepper makes them easier to digest. For more info on the Ayurvedic view on legumes: click here. […]

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Balanced Weight Control: Herbalized water using small amounts of fenugreek, coriander, licorice and fennel drunk during the day can help correct Pitta-related weight imbalance. For more information on Pitta-related Weight […]

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Prostate Health: Daikon radish helps purify the urine. It’s mildly spicy, so combine with other vegetables such as zucchini. For more info on prostate health: click here. *Tip of the Day […]

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Hair Care: Amla-Berry helps boost absorption of calcium from foods, thus creating healthier hair and nails. For more info on the benefits of Amla-Berry: click here. *Tip of the Day is […]

Lifestyle Matters in Migraine Treatment

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One of the newest approaches to treating migraine headaches is also one of the oldest: making dietary and lifestyle changes designed to prevent, rather than just medicate, migraines. For years, […]

Lessons from Africa

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When I was 19 years old I went to Africa to help build a medical clinic in Tanzania during my summer break.  It was a trip that shaped the rest […]

Rose Petal Recipes

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Rose Petal Preserve Rose Petal Preserve can be added to milk or to sweet lassi to make a delicious summertime drink. Try these recipes. Rose Petal Milk 1 cup milk […]

The Six Tastes

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What is taste? According to Ayurveda, taste is ‘the sensation the tongue experiences’ when you eat.  Having diverse tastes in your meals helps to satisfy cravings and prevents overeating.  Although […]

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Enhancing Immunity: Cold weather can dampen the digestive fire. Stoke it up by cooking with immune-enhancing spices like cumin, coriander, ginger and black pepper. For more info on staying sniffle […]

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Natural Energy Boosters: For a healthy mid-afternoon snack, try a handful of walnuts or a cup of blueberries or sweet cherries. For more info on ayurveda and fruits: click here. *Tip […]

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Skin Care: The healing properties of the rose–cooling, moisturizing, and soothing–are concentrated in the Rose Aromatherapy Cleansing Bar. For more info on the Rose Aroma Cleansing Bar: click here. *Tip of […]

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Prostate Health: Each time you urinate, take the necessary time to empty your bladder completely. Genitrac tablets help cleanse the genitourinary tract. For more info on Genitrac: click here. *Tip of […]

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Natural Energy Boosters: Add a tablespoon of sesame seeds, soaked and ground into a paste with a little water, to vegetables as they are cooking. For more info on energy-boosting […]

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For Better Sleep: Moderate exercise, done regularly, helps enhance quality of sleep. Modern research also confirms this fact. For more info on the ayurvedic approach to exercise: click here. *Tip of the […]