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Healing with metals is an ancient Ayurvedic therapy. Metals like gold, silver and copper have been used to treat various health problems in Ayurveda. Healing metals have the power to neutralize the negative energy. According to Ayurvedic belief system, copper, gold, and silver play a vital role in maintaining our…

Heartburn during Pregnancy

Ayurveda, New Mom, Nourishing Pregnancy, Wellness

August 29, 20220

Heartburn and acid reflux during the second trimester are quite common. Heartburn begins as your body slows down resulting from a slowdown of our stomach acid and thus a delayed digestive process which can result in food gushing back up in the esophagus. Also, the hormone changes and pressure against…

Ghee – An Ayurvedic Tradition

Ayurveda, Wellness

August 22, 20220

What is Ghee? Ghee is the golden yellow substance left over after the impurities of butter have been melted away; it has been used for thousands of years in Ayurveda for cooking and religious ceremonies, as well as therapeutically, both internally and externally. Ghee holds a pure or sattvic energy…

The Gut Brain Connection

Ayurveda, Wellness

August 15, 20220

For thousands of years, Ayurveda has explained and promoted the importance of the gut brain connection. The focus on digestion, particularly digestive agni, and its connection to our emotional and physiological wellbeing has been core the Ayurvedic wellness system. The gut bacteria affects all type of illness and physical challenges,…

Demystifying Ayurvedic Dry Brush Massage

Ayurveda, Wellness

August 8, 20220

Dry Brushing, a traditional Ayurvedic practice, also called garshana (pronounced gar-shun-uh), is traditionally done using raw silk or linen gloves, though many prefer to use a natural bristle body brush. This practice promotes lymphatic cleansing and is a powerful way to support the natural process of detoxification in the body…

Managing Constipation with Ayurveda

Ayurveda, Wellness

August 1, 20220

Constipation is a condition whereby the stools become difficult to pass, or stop moving altogether for some time. However, constipation is typically accompanied by one or more of symptoms like straining during a bowel movement, a sense that a bowel movement was incomplete, a feeling of being blocked up or…

Six Tastes Explained

Ayurveda, Wellness

July 25, 20220

Ayurveda in India lays great emphasis on taste. Also, known as rasa in Sanskrit, taste can be defined in a number of ways including experience, enthusiasm, essence and juice, all form an integral part of taste. There are six tastes or Rasas: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent, and astringent. Taste…

Menstural Cycle as Explained per Ayurveda

Ayurveda, Healing Postpartum Recovery, New Mom, Nourishing Pregnancy, Wellness

July 18, 20220

According to Ayurveda, menstrual flow is a byproduct, after all, of the most basic tissues of the body. After we ingest our breakfast, this food undergoes transformation through the seven tissue layers of the body. The first is plasma, then blood, which is then followed by the muscle and fat…

Ayurvedic View on Food and Nutrition

Ayurveda, Wellness

July 11, 20220

In the West, a balanced diet is comprised of a mix of macronutrients that make up the large part of our diet - carbohydrates, proteins and fats as well as micronutrients – namely vitamins and minerals. This approach is rather reductionist as calorie intake does not give a full picture…

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Wellness

Healing Power of Metals

Heartburn during Pregnancy

Ghee – An Ayurvedic Tradition

The Gut Brain Connection

Demystifying Ayurvedic Dry Brush Massage

Managing Constipation with Ayurveda

Six Tastes Explained

Menstural Cycle as Explained per Ayurveda

Ayurvedic View on Food and Nutrition

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