Ancient Wisdom meets Modern ScienceAyurveda + Natural Health News
Average Reading Time: 3 minutes and 17 seconds Slow, deep, abdominal and nose breathing (nasal breathing) has been shown to activate the parasympathetic nervous system (famously known for the “rest and digest” relaxation response), which is responsible for bodily restoration and rejuvenation. New studies are linking deep breathing to numerous and profound health benefits. (2) […]
Perhaps the most prolific dietary heart health mantra that has been preached and practiced for the past 30 years is to reduce your intake of salt. In this article, I want to share the science behind a modern myth: that salt is one of the causes of blood pressure and heart-related issues. (3,4,5,6,7,8) In fact, […]
Average Reading Time: 1 minute, 59 seconds Many of us grew up on Kellogg’s Cornflakes for breakfast thinking it was a whole grain healthy choice. When I was growing up, we couldn’t eat them without a sprinkle of sugar or two, and having just one bowl was a task! Years later, corn was identified as […]
Average Reading Time: 4 minutes and 12 seconds Throughout history, folklore has always suggested a strong link between joyfulness and health and longevity. The bible said, “…the joyfulness of man prolongeth his days” (Ecclesiasticus 30:22). Shakespeare seemed to agree when he said, “Mirth and merriment bars a thousand harms and lengthens life.” Today, the evidence […]
Average Reading Time: 2 minutes and 38 seconds In 2004, the British Medical Journal designed most heart-healthy meal imaginable, and called it the “polymeal.” (1) Based on the results of the Framingham Heart Study, which surveyed more than 5000 subjects and followed them for 46 years, the polymeal was shown to reduce heart disease by […]
Average Reading Time: 1 minute and 55 seconds Over sixty years ago, an unproven theory that cholesterol, particularly saturated fats, caused heart disease was introduced into the American psyche. At the time it was called, the “Lipid Hypothesis,” and while based on flawed science, it became the gold standard for screening heart disease ever since. […]
Average Reading Time: 2 minutes and 14 seconds It will take some time for doctors and the general public to decompress from sixty years of conditioning that a high cholesterol reading on a blood test means an increased risk for heart disease. While the total cholesterol number means little according to the new science, it […]
Average Reading Time: 2 minutes and 19 seconds The “Lipid Hypothesis,” or “Cholesterol Theory,” suggests that saturated fats – which are loaded with cholesterol – are the cause of heart disease. Today, sixty years later, we are learning that this theory was based on flawed science and that saturated fats, like those in butter, meat, […]
Average Reading Time: 3 minutes, 20 seconds Imagine a fruit that supports healthy blood sugar levels, cholesterol levels already within the normal range, healthy arterial linings, and protects against the ravages of oxidative stress. Now, a wealth of new studies on an Ayurvedic herbal fruit called Amalaki provides compelling evidence that this fruit may just […]
Average Reading Time: 1 minute, 38 seconds Early spring is a time when the animals dig up bitter roots that help scrub the liver and the villi of the intestinal tract. Next come the fluorescent green sprouts, rich in chlorophyll, to color the landscape and fertilize the good microbes that live in the intestines. Then, […]
In western medicine, the word lymph immediately conjures up images of scary visits to an oncologist. Ayurveda, on the other hand, is friendly with the lymph. The lymph is the very first system evaluated to support optimal health. The lymphatic system is the largest circulatory system of the body with many roles, and yet it […]
In 1986, I went to India for a 2-week vacation and ended up staying for a year and a half. I was invited to stay and study Ayurveda, and the man who became my teacher was an expert in a long lineage of pulse readers. When I returned from India to co-direct Deepak Chopra’s Ayurvedic […]
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