It’s easy to get into a routine: eating, working, and exercising in the same ways day after day. But did you know that microbes in the air change from one season to the next? Did you know that microbes in your gut should be changing from one season to the next? Did you know that receptors in your brain for mood hormones also change seasonally?
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10 Ayurvedic Tips to Prevent Seasonal Allergies
Ayurveda refers to spring as the kapha season. Kapha literally means “to stick together.” For many, kapha season is also allergy season. The snow begins to melt and rain becomes more frequent, resulting in the earth holding onto more water. This is nature’s response to a long and dry winter. The body parallels this shift […]
Fruit: Ayurvedic Food Combining Guidelines
Average Reading Time: 3 minutes and 18 seconds Ayurveda suggests that fruit should be eaten alone, yes, it’s true! That said, this is more of a guideline than a strict rule. Let me explain… If we think in terms of an ancestral diet, where we naturally ate seasonally and geographically, we would all be eating […]
The “World’s Best Restaurant” Cooks Seasonal Food
Average Reading Time: 1 minute and 43 seconds Copenhagen’s famed restaurant, Noma, was voted “The Best Restaurant in the World” by Restaurant Magazine in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Their chefs created a diet called the New Nordic Diet, which is based on seasonal and traditional Nordic cuisine. The diet was rich in seasonal and sustainable […]
3-Season Diet Challenge | January Guide
Cheers to 2018! Let’s dive into the new year with the 3-Season Diet Challenge. We will not only be optimizing our digestion, mood and immunity, but also saving money and, ideally, be shopping as locally as possible. The month of January is when the qualities of the vata dosha are stronger: light, dry, airy, and […]
Why You Should Eat Seasonally
In nature, the diet of herbivores in the wild changes dramatically from season to season and, as if like a symphony, the microbes needed to digest each seasons harvest thrive with each seasonal shift. Seasonal microbes flourish on cue to digest the woody, branches and barks of winter, the greens of spring and the acorns […]
Guided Group Colorado Cleanse: Each Spring & Fall
Fall Colorado Cleanse: Oct 15-28, 2019 Registration opens Sept 17, 2019 Not ready for a 2-week cleanse? Check out our Short Home Cleanse. Each spring and fall, we host a 2-week Ayurvedic cleanse guided by Dr. John—this is an opportunity to cleanse with a community of hundreds around the world! Dr. John will guide you […]
Ayurvedic Weight Loss Tips: Spring Edition
While spring is a great time to lose those extra holiday pounds, it is also a time that we can easily gain weight. Let me explain so that we can all become successful springtime fat burners.
Episode 32: Ayurvedic Psychology with Dr. David Frawley & Dr. John Douillard
Please join Dr. John and Dr. David Frawley as they discuss a topic very close to Dr. John’s heart. There is no greater expert on this subject than Dr. David Frawley, who just released his book with Suhas Kshirsagar, titled The Art and Science of Vedic Counseling. Dr. Frawley is recognized worldwide as the most […]
Cooked vs. Raw Food Diet: Benefits, When to Choose and More
Average Reading Time: 5 minutes and 9 seconds The controversy as to whether a raw food diet or a cooked food diet may continue to rage on as we attempt to prove them mutually exclusive. The reality, according to the science, is that they both are beneficial and our ancestors enjoyed both. The logic that […]
Dangers of Eating Late
Ayurveda starts with circadian medicine for good reason. Fixing your daily routine (dinacharya) and seasonal routine (ritchucharya) is step one to healthy energy levels, blood pressure, balanced weight, and more.
We Are Circadian Beings—Let’s Act Like Them
Do you ever notice that you feel differently in the summer and winter? That you crave different foods, have different sleeping patterns, or experience different moods? Well, we are circadian beings, which means our ability to survive and thrive as a species depends on our connection to the rhythms of nature.
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