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Balancing Weight, Energy + Emotions @ Kripalu

by Emma Sartwell on February 28, 2020 | Leave a Comment

Join Dr. John at Kripalu February 28–March 1, 2020, Friday-Sunday: 2 nights. Learn more and register here. Would you like to finish your day feeling the same energy you started out with—without craving sweets or stimulants? John Douillard offers diet, herbal, exercise, and lifestyle tools for your Ayurvedic type, to help reset your fat burners, […]

Tagged: ayurveda, ayurvedic, diet, digestive health, exercise, lifestyle

The Right Exercise Can Lengthen Your Telomeres

by John Douillard on October 31, 2019 | 9 Comments

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What Type of Exercise Should I Do? New research once again points to health and longevity benefits of endurance exercise compared to resistance training. Now, no one is suggesting resistance (weight) training is in any way harmful— numerous studies tout its many health benefits, as they do with any type of physical exercise.1,2 Recently, however, […]

Categories: Aging + Longevity, Ayurvedic Health, DIY Ayurveda, Energy + Vitality, Fitness/Nose Breathing Tagged: dna, exercise, genes, genetic code, genetics, meditation, nose breathing, nose breathing exercise, video, yoga

Strong but Not Stressed: Ayurvedic Exercise vs HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training)

by John Douillard on July 23, 2019 | 17 Comments

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Fitness trends, much like diet trends, change so quickly it’s hard to keep up. Constantly changing health strategies are confusing and exactly why I turn to time-tested ancient wisdom, backed by science, at LifeSpa. My first book (published in 1994), Body, Mind, and Sport, is all about Ayurvedic exercise, employing nose breathing to keep exertion […]

Categories: Ayurvedic Health, Fitness/Nose Breathing, Optimal Weight Tagged: ayurveda, ayurvedic, exercise, nose breathing exercise

Boost Lymph for Healthy Blood Sugar

by John Douillard on May 28, 2019 | 4 Comments

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A slew of health concerns can be caused by blood sugar levels. Educating yourself about the ways in which blood sugar affects you is crucial to balancing these levels. Conditions associated with chronically high blood sugar levels include weight gain, cardiovascular and cognitive health, as well as a host of degenerative conditions. Even blood sugars […]

Categories: Blood Sugar, Cleansing & Detox, Lymphatic Health Tagged: ayurvedic detox, blood glucose test, blood sugar, exercise, lymph health, weight balancing

Dr. John’s Ayurvedic Fitness Plan

by John Douillard on January 8, 2019 | 2 Comments

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I have always been a believer that athletics was the best model for life—living life fully from a calm center. Along the way, I have been a big fan of Dan Millman’s books: most famously, The Way of the Peaceful Warrior. He most eloquently links athletics, peak performance, life, and spirituality in his 17 books. As […]

Categories: Ayurvedic Health, Fitness/Nose Breathing Tagged: Abhyanga, exercise, fitness, muscle, nose breathing exercise, yoga

Gerald Pollack PODCAST | Finally: How to Source the Best Water

by John Douillard on December 3, 2018 | 7 Comments

Ancient Wisdom Discovered Magic Water We all grew up knowing that water can be a liquid, a solid (like ice), or a gas (like steam), but, more than a half-century ago, scientists discovered what is called “the fourth phase of water,”1, 2 a crystalline, hexagonal gel-like substance that scientists believe may be linked to the origin […]

Categories: Energy + Vitality Tagged: energy, exercise, ghee, Tulsi, turmeric

3 Ayurvedic Pillars of Effortless Exercise

by John Douillard on July 19, 2018 | 4 Comments

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Recently, I competed in a sprint triathlon with my family here in Colorado. With only a couple of weeks to train for this event, we incorporated a few Ayurvedic training techniques and successfully used them for this triathlon. The Personal Scoop Originally, my 24-year-old daughter and 18-year-old son were going to join me for this […]

Categories: Ayurvedic Health, Fitness/Nose Breathing, Men's Health, Women's Health Tagged: ashwagandha, exercise, nose breathing exercise

10 Breathing Exercises (Pranayama) to Restore Mind-Body Balance

by John Douillard on June 30, 2018 | 4 Comments

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The body has two opposing nervous systems that act to either speed up or slow down various functions of the body. How you breathe determines which nervous system is activated. Startled by a bear, you would likely take a mouth wide open, gasping breath. When under stress, we cry, scream, yell or gasp, and run […]

Categories: Energy + Vitality, Fitness/Nose Breathing, Meditation Tagged: exercise, nose breathing exercise

Plant-Based Protein Powders: What You Need To Know

by John Douillard on June 23, 2018 | 11 Comments

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In the name of health, many have mistakenly switched from whey protein powders to plant-based protein powders thinking they are more natural, less processed and better for you in general. We can blame this notion on millions of marketing dollars that have been slowly convincing us that a protein powder made from peas, hemp, soy, […]

Categories: Dangerous Food & Herbs, Diet and Seasonal Eating Tagged: exercise, protein

Boost Fat Metabolism with this Breathing Technique

by John Douillard on April 7, 2018 | 4 Comments

Most people think we lose weight by converting body fat into energy, creating heat, and by sweating off the pounds during vigorous workouts, but the way the body actually rids itself of fat may surprise you. In a study published in the British Medical Journal, researchers investigated where the fat goes when one loses weight […]

Categories: Fitness/Nose Breathing, Optimal Weight Tagged: exercise, nose breathing exercise, weight balancing

Improve Digestion: 3 Habits of People with Perfect Digestion

by John Douillard on March 17, 2018 | 43 Comments

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Ayurveda to Improve Digestion According to Ayurveda, the health and integrity of the digestive process is truly the fulcrum of one’s health. Did you know that 74% of Americans are experiencing some form of digestive distress? With optimal digestion being the driver of a healthy immune system, balanced moods, steady energy, stable blood sugar, and […]

Categories: Ayurvedic Health, Blood Sugar, Digestion & Elimination, DIY Ayurveda Tagged: ayurveda, ayurvedic, blood sugar, diet, digestive health, emotional health, exercise, stress, vegan

5 Reasons Morning Exercise is Better than Evening Exercise

by John Douillard on March 10, 2018 | 6 Comments

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Ayurveda considers the morning to be the best time to exercise, but many find the thought of waking up early to workout exhausting in itself. Traditionally, farmers would wake up very early and do most of their physical labor in the cool morning hours, before it got too hot. In Ayurveda, the first four hours […]

Categories: Circadian Medicine, Fitness/Nose Breathing Tagged: blood sugar, exercise, nose breathing exercise

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