Do Your Hair Products Seep Into Your Brain?
Emissary Veins + Hair Products Do you know that what you put on your scalp can easily seep into your brain? Read on to learn how it works! The 13 emissary veins, which literally drain your brain through your skull, are often overlooked by Western medicine, but are well understood in Ayurveda. In most people,
Block the Aging Enzyme + Boost Longevity Ayurvedically with Boswellia
Do you look forward to your old age? Sadly, aging has become nearly synonymous with a handful of medical concerns, rather than with ripening healthily into greater wisdom and experience. What if these age-related concerns all had a common denominator, something that, if nipped in the bud, would lower your risk of not just one,
Nourish Your Microbiome: Seasonal Prebiotics for Your Ayurvedic Body Type
Prebiotic Foods for Healthy Digestion and a Healthy Microbiome I’m sure you know about probiotics. But do you know about the importance of prebiotic foods? Prebiotics are a class of food not broken down in the stomach or small intestine. Instead they find their way, undigested, into the colon, where they are gobbled up by trillions
Breathe Away Occasional Heartburn Ayurvedically
The Mystery of the Diaphragm Did you know the diaphragm is arguably the most important muscle of the body? Sadly, few understand its function; most simply think of it as the breathing muscle. Read on to uncover the mysteries of the diaphragm! The diaphragm divides the body in half: above the diaphragm, the thoracic cavity
Is Your Lymph Affecting Your Mental Health?
Could your mood, memory, + psychology be affected by lymph? In the early 1900s, a prominent psychiatrist named Dr. Henry Cotton ran the world’s most prestigious mental institution based on the premise that depression and insanity were linked to a deep underlying infection of some kind.1 Dr. Cotton was famous for pulling infected teeth out of
Where You Eat Matters: 20 Ayurvedic Eating Tips
Where do you eat? For decades I have been teaching and writing about the three pillars of the Ayurvedic diet: How you eat: calm, relaxed and not on the run. What you eat: whole foods, seasonal foods, body type foods. When you eat: bigger lunches and lighter suppers in sync with the body’s biological circadian
Karna Purana: Ayurvedic Ear Oiling for Hearing & Cognitive Function
Listen Your Way to a Healthy Brain In a study published by the Journal of American Medicine (JAMA), researchers studied nearly 2,000 seniors in an attempt to link age-related hearing loss to cognitive decline.1 Until now, there was no known link between hearing and cognitive function. After following these seniors for 11 years, the folks with hearing loss had accelerated brain atrophy and a 24% decrease
Brain Food: Bread for Mood, Memory + Cognitive Function (The MIND Diet!)
Could your diet protect your brain as you age? In 2015, researchers at Rush University wanted to see if dietary changes could stave off cognitive decline in the elderly. They combined the Mediterranean diet with the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) into a hybrid diet called “the MIND diet.” Researchers compared all three diets for
97% of Americans are Low In Vitamin K2
Are You at Risk? Are you deficient in vitamin K2? In a recent study evaluating 452 healthy adults, 438 out of 452 (or a whopping 97%) were found to be vitamin K2 deficient or insufficient. Inadequate vitamin K2 can weaken bones and result in calcium (plaque) accumulation in the arteries, rendering them stiff and eventually
Introduction to Ayurvedic Cooking
What makes a dish Ayurvedic? Ayurveda has been preserved and practiced for thousands of years in India: does this mean all Ayurvedic meals are Indian food? These are the questions I had when I started my journey with Ayurveda. First of all, I was relieved that, no, I don’t have to eat exclusively Indian food
Manjistha: A Misunderstood Lymph- + Blood-Cleansing Herb
Does manjistha cause cancer? Recently, I have been getting many emails telling me it does. This is a case of mistaken identity, as plenty of science suggests the real manjistha does nothing of the sort; rather, it may actually help support healthy cell proliferation. The confusion has to do with web searches for manjistha
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: His Pilgrimage to Nonviolence
The Past Inspires Our Future I have always been a believer of ahimsa (nonviolence) and have made the study of yoga and Ayurvedic philosophy my life’s work. In these challenging times, I personally look for inspiration in two inspirational leaders, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Gandhi, who pioneered the power of nonviolence. I understand that many