Yeah for summer! This delicious smoothie is like a big bowl of goodness, you can just feel it nourishing each cell as you sip on this light and refreshing drink. This is the perfect breakfast or afternoon pick me up on a hot summer day. Its the ideal drink to pacify vata and cool pitta….
Digestion
Herbs That Heal: Amalaki the # 1 Healer
Amalaki is renowned for its immunity and anti-aging benefits. It is considered the “mother” as it performs the job of taking total care of the mind-body system and is known as the ultimate healer due to its immune restorative properties. In the Charaka Samhita – one of the root texts for Ayurvedic science – Charaka…
Feeling Gassy? How to Address Gas with Ayurveda
Feeling more gassy than usual? We all know that certain foods have a reputation for causing gas ― as the chant goes, “beans, beans, the magical fruit. The more you eat, the more you … ” ― but there are other contributing foods and factors that could be causing problems. I know what it’s like…
5 Reasons You Need To Cleanse
When we get an unhealthy buildup of toxins in our body, it’s not pretty. These excess toxins will cause physical and mental health issues like chronic fatigue, achy joints, brain fog, headaches, insomnia and allergies. Perhaps you are already struggling with an auto-immune disease like ulcerative colitis or rheumatoid arthritis, maybe you take something for…
Flawless Skin – with Ayurveda
Do you feel under pressure to achieve a glowing, blemish free complexion year round. How much have you spent on skin products all touting to give you that perfect skin -hundreds or maybe even thousands of dollars each year? If you are anything like me – you probably have a drawer full of half used…
Be Careful Of Expectations and Drinking Coffee
It’s a beautiful New England morning on the bay. The air is fresh, warm and inviting. The sun dapples through the trees. My morning romp with Bailey – my 135 pound Great Pyrenees/St Bernard mix is goofy this morning. He chases squirrels, rabbits, butterflies and picks up shells on the beach and tosses them into…
5 Diseases That Start In Your Gut
Hippocrates made this statement over two thousand years ago and it is truer today than ever. Even two thousand years ago, people knew that at least 5 diseases started in the gut.
10 Amazing Health Benefits of Ghee!
I am a huge fan of ghee! Every few weeks I will make a batch so that we always have it on hand for the 10 amazing benefits of ghee.
Bad Food Combinations – are you guilty?
Food combining is something that is very rarely mentioned or considered in Western nutrition but it is super, super important in Ayurveda.
Every food has its own unique qualities and personality… and some foods just don’t get along with each other very well. When forced to hang out together in your belly, they can behave very differently than they might if eaten alone, and not in a good way! This make sense to me intellectually but also intuitively. You can just feel it when you’ve eaten a bad combo…