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While we all look forward to a summer vacation, many folks dread the travel. From an Ayurvedic perspective, the vata dosha (or air energy) can easily become disturbed from flying or while traveling. A new branch of medicine called Circadian Medicine has measured the negative effect of travel stress (vata imbalance) on the nervous system. […]
Average Reading Time: 5 minutes, 17 seconds Sinus complaints are incredibly common at all times of the year. Poor air quality, winter dryness and pollens in the spring and fall leave few unaffected. Anyone who deals with sinus issues knows that it is incredibly uncomfortable, and it is very difficult to function normally when experiencing […]
Average Reading Time: 3 minutes and 28 seconds There are many Ayurvedic practices that can help you stay healthy throughout the winter months. The best part? Several of these quick and easy techniques can be done in the shower, so they don’t make a big mess. Here are my 6 best tips for avoiding bugs and […]
Average Reading Time: 3 minutes and 50 seconds I have written numerous articles on the new discovery of lymphatic vessels that drain 3 pounds of toxins annually from the brain while you sleep at night, but this understanding is just the tip of a massive health-promoting iceberg—and I am super excited to share these latest […]
Average Reading Time: 2 minutes and 45 seconds In a study published by the Journal of American Medicine (JAMA), researchers studied 1984 older individuals in an attempt to link age-related hearing loss to cognitive decline. (1) It is accepted that as we age hearing becomes more difficult, but until now, there was no known link […]
Average Reading Time: 4 minutes and 54 seconds The lymphatic system is considered one of the seven body tissues and the first to become compromised under stress. There is a stark contrast between how little attention is given to the lymph in the west and how highly it is revered in Ayurveda. The Sanskrit word […]
Ringing in the ears, tinnitus, or “Karna Nada” in Ayurveda affects more than 50 million adults in the US. (1) According to one study, the most common causes of ringing in the ears are: Exposure to loud noises on a regular basis, such as loud music or in the workplace (1) One time loud noise […]
Nasya is considered to be one of the five most powerful therapeutic techniques in Ayurveda. Nasya is the nasal inhalation of herbalized oils into the sinuses. This can be done in an attempt to clean out lymphatic vessels in the brain – called the sagittal sinus. (1, 4) The saggital sinus is just under the skull […]
Average Reading Time: 3 minutes and 44 seconds In the early 1900’s, a prominent psychiatrist named Dr. Henry Cotton ran the world’s most prestigious mental institution based on the premise that depression and insanity were linked to a deep underlying infection of some kind. (1) Dr. Cotton was famous for pulling infected teeth out of […]
Average Reading Time: 3 minutes and 29 seconds Occasional migraine headaches are pressure headaches which are much different than that occasional tension headache. They come as a results of vasodilation of the cerebral arteries, which increases intracranial and arterial pressure, resulting in a pressure headache. An occasional tension headache typically results when the muscles in […]
Average Reading Time: 1 minute and 41 seconds According to Ayurveda, the lymphatic system (or the rasa dhatu) is the first system of the body to be treated. It acts as the body’s major plumbing system to drain waste and carry the body’s immune response to and from every individual system of the body. A new […]
Average Reading Time: 8 minutes and 16 seconds 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 swollen. My eyes were puffy, […]
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