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If pitta dosha is affecting the flow through reproductive system you may have heavy menses. You may have more tendency to have accidents, more likely to change the pads frequently. You need some acute care, you need symptomatic relief. If you have heavy menstrual flow it means your body is …
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Self Care in Ayurveda
Self-care begins with what we call these three pillars of health. They are food and sleep and how we spend our vital energies. So let’s think of food first. We can think of these pillars in light of those causes of disease. Think about how babies react to things. Babies are pulling …
Read More »Why is the digestive system treated first if imbalance begins in the mind?
For those with a Vata nature, life is perceived as unsafe and fear is the immediate response. For Pittas, life is perceived as unjust and they respond with anger. For the Kaphas among us, life is perceived as too fleeting and mutable and they respond with sadness at its ephemeral …
Read More »Six Top Ways To Support Your Digestion
Our bodies require a peaceful, relaxing atmosphere to process food properly. That means, we should sit down to eat without watching TV, reading newspapers, working at the computer or doing any other distracting activities. Eating while sitting and without distractions allows the stomach to settle into a relaxed posture and …
Read More »Ayurvedic Food Guidelines
Food is the basis of our life, so we must eat healthy food. Eating healthy is essential to have a good life. Hence, the food must be prepared in a manner that it retains all the nutrients of its ingredients. Food nourishes us to give us health in various dimensions. …
Read More »How to balance Kapha Dosha
Kapha are happy-go-lucky, inviting, generous, the best listeners (and huggers!), able to handle a lot of work with grace, peaceful minded, and a curvy goddess-like physique. But when out of balance, Kaphas can also be stubborn and impossible to move, can gain weight easily, have depression (though you probably wouldn’t be …
Read More »Ayurvedic Childcare Tips For Toddlers
Our prakruti (unique doshic combination) is created at conception! So your little ones already have their doshic balance in place now. That’s why they are so different from each other. Wee ones will thrive when following doshic principles, however they are also in kapha stage of life. Kapha remember is the builder, creator, lubricant, …
Read More »Easy No Bake Apple Pecan Pie (Gluten Free, Sugar Free)
Two years ago at our Yoga Therapy Training, I served a gluten free, dairy free, no sugar added, homemade apple pie. The recipe was requested. It has taken me these years, but at long last, here, finally, it is. Unfortunately, when I first came to write it up last month I …
Read More »Primal Coconut Pumpkin Bread Recipe
Last week we returned from a Holistic Health Cruise where a variety of presenters discussed a diversity of topics. All seemed to agree on one thing. With all the popular diets these days – Paleo, Vegan, Atkins, South Beach, Raw, one’s head could really spin. So what do all these diets …
Read More »Food for VATA
Vatas are the pickiest eaters of the three mind-body types. This is probably because their digestion is very delicate. Vata governs the colon, and when out of balance, Vatas are prone to Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Since Vata is composed of Air and Space, it is easy for Vatas to get …
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