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Ayurveda offers you simple, practical ways to manage your health using the biocharacteristics theory of medicine. This method can help you understand your body and how to prevent or minimize disease. Ayurveda helps you experience the medicine of food, und

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A Season of Deficiency & Change Autumn is a season of deficiency and change. When the temperature starts to drop, the body scrambles to protect itself from heat loss. Nourishing foods, especially soups, seem all the more enticing w

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Here are ten habits to improve digestion. Wait for the signs of true hunger. Eat the same time every day. The stomach likes to b

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A Season of Transition January is traditionally the coldest month of the year in North America. Ayurvedically, January is a month of transition from Vata to Kapha season. Vata season is characterized by the body scrambling to prote

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Ayurveda's Secret to Weight Loss Weight loss can seem like a constant fight against your own body. You can't trust your instincts, and may even feel like your own body betrayed you, leading you to weight problems. Fighting your unr

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Your Body in Winter Early winter starts in late November and lasts through mid January. As the days grow shorter, they grow colder as well. As your body prepares for the drop in temperatures, you find yourself craving heavier foods

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Although our digestion can get used to some forbidden foods and combinations anything that aggravates doshas without expelling them is considered a bad food combination. Generally Vata has the most difficulty with poor food combining because they do not h

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Early Summer - Mid-May to Mid-July Hot, humid weather destroys the appetite and aggravates Pitta-Kapha rashes, irritabilit

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Routine meal times are essential for health. The mind loves freedom but the body loves stability. Digestion is demanding on resources. The body schedules blood to make sure enough is available for digestion. Eating off schedule not only

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American breakfasts tend to resemble desserts. They are often sweet and rich in carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. The romantic ideal of a hearty breakfast has led to popularity of the 'hungry-man breakfast' and 'mile high stack of pancakes.' These breakf

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Are you finding it difficult to make menu choices at restaurants that support the your wellbeing? Food is an important way to build relationships, and studies show that having friends and socializing is good for your health too. Ayurveda does not as

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Rich foods and holiday libations may be difficult to avoid during this festive season, or anytime you gather with friends and loved ones. Food is often the centerpiece of social occasions, and an important part of relationship building. It's important to

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Introduction Humans experience hunger in 4 different ways. With the fast pace and distractions of modern life, it's easy to detach from these biological messages and eat mindlessly. If you're stressed, overworked, and always

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Next time you are hungry, this ancient technique will help you decide how much to eat: Place your two hands together and make the shape of a bowl or cup. Limit your portion size to this volume, approximately 2/3's the size of your stomach. Ideally, you'd

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Is Snacking Healthy? Your ancestors survived long periods without foods. While regular mealtimes are essential in Ayurveda, snacks are not. Fasting between meals encourages your body to digest fats, and rests your GI tract. It may

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This excerpt was taken from "Explore Your Hunger", published by John & Natalie Immel in 2014. There are many feelin

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Many people are anxious about which healthy foods to eat. This simple exercise restores your body's natural, healthy instincts around food. If you are baffled by the very concept of "inner body wisdom", here are some tips to wake up your natural food crav

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If you like being alert in the morning, you may want to think twice about that heavy, late dinner. Groggy Mornings A heavy, late night meal will (more often than not) make your blood rich, thick, and stagnant during the n

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Water before a meal is nectar. It replenishes fluids and encourages juicy digestive organs. Small sips during a meal is honey. It helps turn the food into a sauce. Water after a meal i

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Evolution is still catching up to grocery stores. Quite simply, our taste buds have not yet evolved for modern living. For example, food with sweet taste is rare in nature (thus highly desirable) but common in the modern grocery store. There were no ice c

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Using Recipes, Ingredients and Spices Medicinally Ayurveda harnesses the power of food to heal. Food has an effect on your body that you can feel. Food can make you light or heavy, dry or oily, hot or cold, etc. We call these quali

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Introduction Your days are rushed, and you find yourself grabbing a bite of food as you run out the door. Maybe eating on the run has become a way of life for you. So how are you going to stay healthy when you just don't have the t

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Young children naturally do not overeat. Many are the toddler who picks at their food for days on end, leaving the nervous mother wondering why he won't eat and how will their bodies grow develop on so little food. The ways in which your body turns hunger

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No matter how much you love digestive enzymes for saving you from embarrassing gas or tummy discomfort, digestive enzymes could magnify

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Modern Desserts & Ancient Digestive Organs Modern desserts have introduced a new level of sweet and gooey goodness to the food chain. Refined flours, refined sugars, and corn syrup were non-existant 150 years ago. The resulting exp

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After eating, blood rushes to the stomach to supply stomach glands with fluids. The food is mixed with acids and slowly turns into a sauce. About fifteen minutes after eating, the food if fully hydrated and blood flow to the stomach relaxes somewhat. To e

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You've decided to take the plunge and commit to a healthier lifestyle, but how do you get your family on board? What can you do to overcome resistance? Even when the family is supportive, how do you cook a meal for everyone when Ayurveda is tailored to th

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Lunch Eat the biggest meal of the day during lunch. Lunch is the warmest time of the day when digestion is strongest. Food eaten during lunch has a chance to get digested before bedtime. If you must cheat on your diet, cheat during

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Modern varieties of wheat, after centuries of breeding, contains much more gluten than their ancient counterparts. This predisposes many of us to wheat intolerances and allergies. Intolerances to wheat must be carefully differentiated from allergies

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Savor la moment! Want to enjoy food and digest it better? Most cultures eat food in courses, relishing every bite, and this is a healthier gastronomie. Food served in courses may be more medicinal. We've known for a long time that Americans

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Have you ever met a person that seems to eat "whatever they want" - going out to eat at fancy restaurants, enjoying decadent desserts, eating foods that you deem "unhealthy" on a regular basis - but who still manages to enjoy good health? Often times, it

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All foods that are difficult to digest must be chewed with care. Insufficient chewing of food forces stomachs to break down larger chunks by acids. While an easy task for a toot

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SymbolMeaningMetric ccup236 ml tspteaspoon5ml tbsptablespoon15ml 16 fl.oz.pint

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Food is how communities share life together. Every day, the dinner table is where we do most of the living, the giving, and the receiving that happens in community. For many individuals, praying and holding hands at the dinner table is also a cherished da

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Ayurveda recommends concentration on the taste of food while eating. Paying attention improves your intuitive eating skills. Did you know that the flavor of food changes with every ten bites. By actually tasting the food, you enjoy it more. Plus, it keeps

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Antacids are a multi-billion dollar industry. The trouble is, many people who take them could be making their heartburn worse. The reason is that most people don't actually have hyperacidity. If you suffer from acid reflux, it's more likely that your stom