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094: Mindful Rewilding with Micah Mortali

by John Douillard on December 3, 2019 | Leave a Comment

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December 3, 2019 | 49 minutes, 31 seconds Download Natural Healing By now, we’ve all heard of the healing properties of nature, like the healing magic of a walk through the woods! Ayurveda described the benefits of nature thousands of years ago. More recently, in the 1980s, a Japanese practice became popular called shinrin-yoku, which […]

Categories: Dangerous Food & Herbs, Diet + Detox, Diet and Seasonal Eating, Digestion & Elimination, Food Sensitivities, Nutritional Deficiencies, Podcast Library, Wheat & Gluten Issues Tagged: alternative medicine, ayurveda, holistic medicine, interview, podcast, stress, video

Clean the Air + Fight Stress with Tulsi

by John Douillard on November 23, 2019 | 4 Comments

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The Taj Mahal’s Air Pollution Solution We’re all aware that air pollution poses health risks, but few of us realize what a global threat air pollution actually is. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is now considered the world’s largest environmental health risk.1 In India, air pollution around the Taj Mahal had […]

Categories: Cleansing & Detox, Herbs + Supplements Tagged: ayurveda, ayurvedic, ayurvedic detox, holistic medicine, stress, Tulsi

093: The High Cost of Cheap Food with Bob Quinn

by John Douillard on November 5, 2019 | 3 Comments

Bob Quinn is an organic ancient grain farmer In Montana. He has been farming organic khorasan (kamut) wheat for more than 30 years and has inspired many farmers to transition to organic farming.

Categories: Dangerous Food & Herbs, Diet + Detox, Diet and Seasonal Eating, Digestion & Elimination, Food Sensitivities, Nutritional Deficiencies, Podcast Library, Wheat & Gluten Issues Tagged: ayurveda, farm, grain, holistic medicine, interview, organic, podcast, video, wheat

Proven Strategy to Prevent Holiday Weight Gain

by John Douillard on October 22, 2019 | Leave a Comment

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How is Your Holiday Diet? With holidays around the corner, chances are you’ll be indulging in excess food, snacks, and alcohol, while watching your blood sugar, cholesterol, and unwanted winter weight rise. Several studies suggest between the first week of November and first week of January there is significant increase in weight gain and obesity […]

Categories: Cleansing & Detox, Dangerous Food & Herbs, Diet + Detox, Diet and Seasonal Eating, Optimal Weight, Recipes Tagged: #3SeasonDietChallenge, blood sugar, cholesterol, diet, diets, fast, fasting, holistic medicine, weight balancing

092: Hormonology with Gabrielle Lichterman

by John Douillard on October 7, 2019 | 2 Comments

Podcast Hormonology with Gabrielle Lichterman_OCTOBER 2019

October 7, 2019 | 61 minutes, 24 seconds Download Every once in a while, you read something so important, you just want to make sure everyone hears about it. Recently, I read the book 28 Days by women’s health journalist Gabrielle Lichterman, who sourced thousands of scientific studies to explain and verify what women feel […]

Categories: Circadian Medicine, Emotional Health, Energy + Vitality, Kids/Teen/College Health, Love + Libido, Podcast Library, Women's Health Tagged: ayurveda, holistic medicine, interview, podcast, video, women's health

Science Behind Slow Eating

by John Douillard on September 14, 2019 | 5 Comments

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Eating Slow Feels Good! Years ago, I co-directed an Ayurvedic in-residence wellness center with Dr. Deepak Chopra. We prescribed Ayurvedic treatments and guided patients through 1-3 week detoxification and rejuvenation programs. The organization we worked for had a handful of centers around the country, but ours was for more serious conditions, such as cancer and […]

Categories: Ayurvedic Health, Digestion & Elimination, Meditation Tagged: alternative medicine, ayurveda, ayurvedic, digestive health, holistic medicine, meditation, stress

Nature’s RDA for Healing

by John Douillard on July 16, 2019 | Leave a Comment

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Don’t you feel better after being outdoors? Nature walking, forest bathing, hiking, and just being in the wilderness have been shown to offer numerous health and psychological benefits, but how much time is needed in the woods to get these benefits? A new study published in Scientific Reports finds two hours a week is minimum […]

Categories: Ayurvedic Health, Emotional Health, Meditation Tagged: alternative medicine, emotional health, holistic medicine, meditation, mental health, stress

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by Helen Galvin on July 10, 2019 | 2 Comments

Join our family! We are currently seeking a friendly, dependable Front Office + Customer Care Associate who will compassionately, intelligently and efficiently support our customers with their general inquiries about (but not limited to) health, herbs & other products, their orders, processing  new orders and their scheduling inquiries.                                            This position offers a rare opportunity […]

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Vedic Techniques to Unleash the Power of Quantum Healing

by John Douillard on June 27, 2019 | 5 Comments

A spontaneous healing is when the body recovers from a disease state spontaneously without apparent cause or aid of medical care.1 Some call it the placebo effect and others call it quantum healing, suggesting healing from an invisible source that works through mechanisms that are, as of yet, unknown. Spontaneous remissions, spontaneous regressions, or quantum […]

Categories: Ayurvedic Health, Energy + Vitality, Meditation Tagged: Abhyanga, alternative medicine, emotional health, healing, health, holistic medicine, marma, meditation, mental health, pranayama, pulse, video, yoga

The Healing Power of Prana, Intention + Biophotons

by John Douillard on June 20, 2019 | 9 Comments

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What is the connection between mind and body? How does the juncture point operate and could it be the key to health and quantum healing? According to Ayurveda, we carry a life force called prana that bridges the physical body and the subtle energies (like mind and emotions). We have various layers (koshas) to our […]

Categories: Ayurvedic Health Tagged: ayurveda, ayurvedic, dna, healing, health, holistic medicine, meditation, mindfulness, video, yoga

Flower Power: Mood Benefits of Eating June Flowers

by John Douillard on June 8, 2019 | 1 Comment

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Summertime, and the livin’ is easy . . . and dotted with flowers. The sun is out, summer is kick-starting, and the blooms are in full force. Not only is this a delicious feast for the eyes, but some of the flowers blooming right now are actually safe to eat! The edible flowers blooming in […]

Categories: Diet and Seasonal Eating, Emotional Health Tagged: #3SeasonDietChallenge, alternative medicine, holistic medicine, mood health

Ayurveda 201: Six Weeks to Transformation & Bliss Through Ayurvedic Psychology

by John Douillard on June 4, 2019 | 1 Comment

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For 26 years, I administered Ayurvedic panchakarma detox retreats, guiding thousands of patients through the mental and emotional transformation that Ayurveda requires for optimal health and longevity, giving us the capacity to live a content, joyful life with the freedom to love, give, and care for others fully. To take this knowledge to the next […]

Categories: Emotional Health, Meditation Tagged: ayurvedic detox, emotional charge, emotional health, emotional patterns, holistic medicine, meditation, mental health, panchakarma, yoga

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