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Cleanse Emotional Trauma with Ayurveda

by John Douillard on December 5, 2019 | 1 Comment

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Ayurvedic Anatomy of Psychology According to Ayurveda, we feel emotional impressions in the emotional heart. This is called sadaka pitta—the aspect of pitta that feels everything. These impressions are then transported to the brain through the carrying channels of prana vata—the emotional aspect of vata. Emotional impressions felt by sadaka pitta are carried and written […]

Categories: Ayurvedic Health, Cognitive Health, DIY Ayurveda, Emotional Health Tagged: ayurvedic detox, brain health, cleanse, cognitive health, emotional charge, emotional health, emotional patterns, lymph health, meditation, nasya, nose breathing, sleep, sleep health, video

Top 10 Ayurvedic Life Hacks

by John Douillard on October 26, 2019 | 8 Comments

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Ayurvedic medicine is rich in time-tested wisdom, backed by good science, which we would now call life hacks. Some of these ancient health-promoting strategies are on the top of my list to helps us live longer, healthier, and happier during our stay here on earth. Here are my top ten! Dr. John’s Top 10 Ayurvedic […]

Categories: Circadian Medicine, Digestion & Elimination, DIY Ayurveda, Fitness/Nose Breathing, Herbs + Supplements, Meditation, Skin Health Tagged: ashwagandha, circad, digestive health, ghee, meditation, nasya, nose breathing, pranayama, sesame, turmeric, yoga

Occasional Migraines? Relief by Body Type

by John Douillard on August 13, 2019 | 14 Comments

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Ever experienced a migraine? It can be a debilitating experience, and, frustratingly, sometimes its onset a total mystery. I have investigated the Western science and the Ayurvedic perspective to get some insight into this painful phenomena. Migraines are pressure headaches, much different than tension headaches. They come as a result of vasodilation of cerebral arteries, […]

Categories: Ayurvedic Health, Cleansing & Detox, Cognitive Health, Lymphatic Health Tagged: ayurvedic detox, digestive health, liver health, lymph health, manjistha, nasya, panchakarma, stress, triphala

Arrive Healthy! Reduce Airplane Stress

by John Douillard on July 11, 2019 | 5 Comments

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When I worked for the New Jersey Nets, I traveled 17 days out of each month for the 2000 NBA season. The job was great, but I felt the travel took years off my life. I remember waking up in hotel rooms: my eyes were puffy, the ring on my finger was tight, and my […]

Categories: Aging + Longevity, Ayurvedic Health, Circadian Medicine, Digestion & Elimination, Herbs + Supplements, Lymphatic Health Tagged: Abhyanga, ashwagandha, digestive health, iodine, lymph health, manjistha, nasya, shilajit, stress, triphala, turmeric, video

Sleep Your Way to Brain Health

by John Douillard on July 9, 2019 | 9 Comments

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A good night’s sleep is one of our circadian rights. Unfortunately, for many reasons, sound sleep on a regular basis is easier said than done, at least for ~30% of Americans. Science links poor sleep to a host of health concerns, such as weight gain and cardiovascular health. But impact on brain, mood, and cognitive […]

Categories: Circadian Medicine, Cognitive Health, Lymphatic Health, Sleep Health Tagged: brain health, circad, cognitive health, lymph health, melatonin, nasya, sleep, sleep health

At-Home SAN (Sagittal Sinus Abhyanga Nasya): Cleanse Your Sinuses + Emotional Baggage

by John Douillard on March 19, 2019 | 52 Comments

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Nasya is considered one of the five most powerful therapies in Ayurveda. What is nasya? The nasal inhalation of herbalized oils into the sinuses, which has many benefits. In my opinion, the most unique benefit is supporting cleansing of lymphatic vessels in the brain called the sagittal sinus or tarpaka kapha. The saggital sinus is […]

Categories: Cognitive Health, DIY Ayurveda, Emotional Health Tagged: Abhyanga, emotional health, emotional patterns, nasya, thyroid health

Best Ways to Detox Your Brain + Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)

by John Douillard on February 14, 2019 | 27 Comments

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Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) + Brain Lymphatics (Glymphatics) The brain and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are crucial to our health and happiness. Read on to learn more about how they work and how to keep them healthy. Did you know that your brain has its own lymphatic system (called glymphatics) and that there are easy ways to […]

Categories: Cleansing & Detox, Cognitive Health, Digestion + Lymph, DIY Ayurveda, Emotional Health, Fitness/Nose Breathing, Lymphatic Health Tagged: ayurvedic detox, brain health, lymph health, meditation, nasya, nose breathing exercise, sesame, sleep, sleep health, video

14 Natural Urges We Shouldn’t Suppress

by John Douillard on January 3, 2019 | 7 Comments

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How often do you resist the impulse to pass gas, burp, yawn, or sleep? Or suppress the desire to pee, poo, or shed a tear? Habitually and often unconsciously, we commonly find ourselves suppressing natural urges such as these, thinking nothing of it. According to Vāgbhata (one of the most influential classical writers of Ayurveda), […]

Categories: Ayurvedic Health, Digestion & Elimination, Emotional Health, Energy + Vitality, Fitness/Nose Breathing Tagged: digestive health, emotional health, emotional patterns, energy, ghee, liver health, nasya, sleep, sleep health, triphala, video

Lymphatic System Linked to Seventh Sense! Modern Science Proves Ancient Wisdom

by John Douillard on September 15, 2018 | 9 Comments

The seventh sense, as proposed by Jonathan Kipnis, a professor of neuroscience at the University of Virginia, may be our most important sense—as it may be the one keeping us alive! (1) We all know about the five senses, taste, touch, smell, hearing, and sight. The sixth sense is said to govern movement, position in […]

Categories: Lymphatic Health Tagged: immune health, lymph health, nasya

5 Back-to-School Tips for Healthy Kids

by John Douillard on August 9, 2018 | 5 Comments

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More and more parents are asking, “What can I do preventatively now to keep my family healthy this year?” Over the years, I have streamlined 5 basic lifestyle tips based on the five-thousand-year-old, time-tested medical system of Ayurveda. These are all outlined in my book, Perfect Health for Kids, and I have summarized them here. […]

Categories: Immune Health, Kids/Teen/College Health Tagged: ashwagandha, digestive health, immune health, mood health, nasya, triphala

4 Quick & Easy Tips for Healthy Air Travel

by John Douillard on July 3, 2018 | 10 Comments

Many of us look forward to our travels plans all year, but all too often we find ourselves needing a vacation after the vacation! Travel-related circadian stress can take a major toll on the body, revealing physiological weak links that creep to the surface. Sleep issues often rear their ugly head, and digestion often slows […]

Categories: Digestion & Elimination, Immune Health, Sleep Health Tagged: ashwagandha, digestive health, melatonin, nasya, triphala

Ayurveda’s #1 Prebiotic for the Skin: Sesame Oil

by John Douillard on March 24, 2018 | 7 Comments

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Human skin has its own microbiome—this is information that only recently has come to light in western science. As the science unfolds before us, we are seeing more and more that the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda may have, in a sense, already “been there and done that!” Our skin is home to more than 40 […]

Categories: Probiotics & Microbiology, Skin Health Tagged: nasya, oil pulling

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