Winter is officially here and in true Ayurvedic tradition it is time for us to adjust yet again to acclimate to our surroundings so we can live in harmony. As we know by now, there are three different doshas in Ayurveda which are governed by at least two of the…
Holiday Eating – The Ayurvedic Way
It is impossible to not write about diet or food in November. With Thanksgiving officially kicking off the holiday season in North America, it is hard to not think about eating during holidays which is notorious for our routines and diets to get off…
Ayurvedic approach to food and drinks is centralized around optimizing your digestive agni (fire), which is individually unique. This individualized approach not only applies to what should be consumed, but also how. What might be good for one may not be good for someone else; for example, seltzer waters are…
November is the month of family gatherings and dinner parties. So this month, we will focus our blogs on diet and hopefully come out with the least amount of impact to our a digestive agni’s despite the rollercoaster of routines. Sugar, whether you love it or hate it, it is…
The peri-menauposal, menopausal and post-menopausal stages of life are unique to each woman but universal to all women. It should be looked upon as an opportunity to concentrate on the self and seek help with a positive attitude rather than withdrawing one-self from the rest of the world. Each phase…
In today’s environment, our bodies are overwhelmed with new and novel stressors each day including environmental toxins, processed foods, unresolved emotions, and psychological stress, to name a few. Our bodies are the world’s best machine, they process all kinds of inputs distinguishing what’s good for you from what’s not, removing…
Have you ever had two foods together and then had an adverse reaction? Like bananas in smoothies, you can eat banana and milk separately but for some reason when you combine them together in a smoothie you feel bloated? That’s because the order we eat food in, combine them and…
Ayurveda, and other eastern wellness philosophy have emphasized for centuries, Gut Health, as the lynch pin for overall health. In Ayurveda, gut health is directly tied to the strength and balance of your digestive agni (fire). One of Ayurveda’s teachings is that we are not what we eat, but rather…
One of the core differences between western and eastern systems of medicines is on how we view the role of food in our diets. In Ayurvedic and Yogic tradition, nutrition from food is classified by the gunas (qualities) they have vs the calories they contain or their macronutrient (protein, carbs,…