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Peppermint is distinguished by its high concentration of an aromatic, volatile oil known as mentha, which gives mint its smell. Mentha, like many aromatic oils, shocks, refreshes and numbs, with the end result of relaxing, opening and clearing tissues. It is penetrating, subtle, clear, etheric, light, and dry.
Whereas pungent spices like cinnamon and cayenne can increase swelling, heat, and inflammation, aromatic spices like mint generally disperse fluids and heat, leaving a cooling aftereffect. Its aroma when inhaled easily reaches the brain. Psychologically, peppermint inspires, refreshes and arouses with a sense of awe and letting go.
Mint clears all forms of stagnation - in the stomach, blood, gallbladder, lymph, lungs, and even emotions. It is used to clear mucus from the respiratory tract and open the sinuses. It soothes sore throats, and reduces eye redness. This ability to clear, along with its diaphoretic quality (releases heat via sweat), can alleviate early stages of fever and also bring rashes to a head for quicker healing. Applied topically as an antipruritic, peppermint alleviates itching, as well.
A renowned stomachic for dyspepsia, mint's stimulating and inspiring nature is a traditional remedy for indigestion. It is a carminative, meaning that it both prevents and facilitates the release of gas. Mint relaxes muscle tissue, especially smooth muscle tissue, making it a useful antispasmodic. It is used to calm all cases of colic, including colicky peristalsis of the intestines, vasospasm type headaches, bronchospasms, and uterine spasms.
About Mint
From tingly shampoos to teas and flowerbeds, mint is an inspiring, popular worldwide herb whose medicinal qualities are also extensive. Varieties of mint grow in nearly every country and climate. In Central and South America mint is called hierbabuena, which literally translates to "good herb." A member of the Mint family (Lamiaceae), peppermint's cousins include many other aromatic herbs like basil, rosemary, sage, oregano, and catnip.
Cooking Mint
Mint leaves have a pleasant warm, fresh, aromatic, sweet flavor with a cool aftertaste, an ideal addition to teas, beverages, jellies, syrups, candies, and ice creams. The Ancients believed that mint would prevent the coagulation of milk and its acid fermentation.
Mint helps digest crude fibers in meat. Mint leaves, jelly and sauces are used on lamb dishes from the Middle East, to Great Britain and in American cuisine too. Mint is also key ingredient in Touareg tea, a popular tea in northern African and Arab countries.
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Redirects Vata downwards in the digestive tract. Moves prana upwards and outwards in the blood.
Find out by taking this free, easy quiz.
You'll learn your body type, and whether 'Mint' is a good fit.
Complete the basic quiz in 1 minute, or go deeper with additional quizzes
at your own leisure to learn more about your body.
AYURVEDA'S GUIDE TO VITALITY & WHOLESOME NOURISHMENT
Your Ayurvedic diet is tailored to your individual body and your specific imbalances.
With an Ayurvedic diet you feel joy and satisfaction because what you are eating truly nourishes and balances you.
Disease results from diets and lifestyles that are incompatible with your nature.
By eating a personalized diet matched to your body, you experience optimal health.
See How it Works.
Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics
(gunas).
Aggravating them weakens your body and causes imbalance.
By knowing which biocharacteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct metabolic imbalances before you get sick.
Every biocharacteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold).
You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite biocharacteristic.
Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food.
Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body.
Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food.
Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods.
Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion.
Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste.
One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes.
The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent.
Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below?
Ayurveda is a metabolic theory of medicine that explains individual health, tendencies, and disease patterns through the concept of doshas, which can be understood as your metabolic patterns and tendencies.
Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.
Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.
Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.
The 3 metabolic body types
(doshas),
are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).
Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.
Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.
Ayurveda & Greek Medicine were the dominant form of medicine along the Silk Road from England to China and South Asia.
They work by assessing your metabolic type, patterns, and nature.
Greek medicine recognizes 4 metabolic temperaments, Melancholic, Choleric, Sanguine, and Phlegmatic.
Has a hot and dry metabolic nature. Enthusiastic, vibrant and bright. In excess burns up fluids and ojas, irritable. Corresponds to high bilirubin in the blood that irritates and heats up the body and liver.
Herbs or spices with volatile essential oils that present strong aromas. Aromatic oils shock, refresh and numb tissue, with the end result of relaxing, opening and clearing stagnant fluids in tissues.
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary.
The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.
STRONG CARMINATIVE
Stimulates the release of gas. Helpful for bloating or cramping abdominal pain. Propels food downward. Carminatives typically expel gas by relaxing the muscles of the intestines.
An herb that strengthens spleen function by improving strength of the blood. Spleen tonics Builds agni, brighten the person's appearances & firms up tissues.
An herb that increases appetite or settles a nauseas or nervous stomach. These generally increase the digestive fire, therefore relieving symptoms of sluggish or difficult digestion.
Creates a feeling of awareness or tension in the area in the forehead. Activates the frontal lobe - the area responsible for motor function, emotional expression, thinking, and decision making.
Antipruritics are herbs that inhibit itching, often associated with skin conditions such as sunburns, allergic reactions, eczema, psoriasis, chickenpox, fungal infections, insect bites, or contact dermatitis (as in poison ivy rashes).
A vasodilator is an herb that widens the blood vessels by the relaxation of smooth muscle cells within the vessel walls, thereby increasing circulation systemically or to a local area.
In each study below, students from the
Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda ate the selected food for 3 days and reported the effects.
See other studies of food & herbs at Joyful Belly.
TEMPERATURE/CIRCULATION
How did Mint affect your temperature?
15
12
9
6
3
0
0
13
10
5
0
Much colder
Slightly colder
Same
Slightly warmer
Much warmer
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your ear temperature?
26
21
16
11
6
1
2
22
4
Hotter
No Change
Cooler
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your sweat quantity?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
1
21
6
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect the color of your skin?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
2
2
0
24
Yellower/Greener
Paler
Redder
Grayer
No Change
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect the color of your tongue body?
25
20
15
10
5
0
3
5
1
19
Paler
Redder
Bluer
No Change
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect the swelling of your tongue body?
16
13
10
7
4
1
2
13
13
More Swelling
Less Swelling
No Change
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your appetite/hunger?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
4
17
7
0
Much less hungry
Slightly less hungry
Same
Slightly hungrier
Much hungrier
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your digestion speed?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
14
14
0
0
Much faster
Slightly faster
Same
Slightly slower
Much slower
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
TOXINS
How did Mint affect the amount of gas & bloating?
20
16
12
8
4
0
2
15
9
1
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your stool smell?
25
20
15
10
5
0
1
4
21
2
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
Tongue: How did Mint affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
20
16
12
8
4
0
2
15
10
1
0
Much smaller
Slightly less
Same
Slightly larger coating
Much larger
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect the color of your tongue coating?
25
20
15
10
5
0
4
0
1
3
20
Yellower
Browner
Grayer
Whiter
No Change
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your throat soreness?
20
16
12
8
4
0
1
18
9
More sore
No Change
Less sore
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your urine smell?
25
20
15
10
5
0
2
3
21
2
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
1
26
1
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Many more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your sweat smell?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
4
24
0
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your acne?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
26
2
More acne
No Change
Less acne
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your freckles/moles?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
27
1
Darker
No Change
Lighter
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
0
0
0
3
Redder/Bloodshot
Yellower
Grayer
Browner
Whiter
25
No Change
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect the color of the lower eye lid?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
0
27
1
More green/dark green
More purple
No Change
Less green/purple
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
HYDRATION
How did Mint affect your urine frequency/quantity?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
2
15
10
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect the dryness of your skin?
30
24
18
12
6
0
4
0
24
Drier
Oilier
No Change
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
23
5
Puffier
No Change
Less Puffy
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect the cracks on your tongue?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
4
18
5
1
Larger/longer/more cracks
Slightly more
Same
Slightly less/smaller/shorter
Much less
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
FLUID-THICKNESS
How did Mint affect your ear pressure?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
23
5
More pressure
No Change
Less pressure
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your congestion?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
11
17
More congestion
No Change
Less congestion
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
12
16
More thick
No Change
Less thick
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
NERVOUS-SYSTEM
How did Mint affect your energy levels?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
1
14
13
0
Much less energy
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more energy
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your muscle tension?
20
16
12
8
4
0
1
12
15
0
0
Much less tension
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more tension
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your anxiety?
20
16
12
8
4
0
1
11
15
1
0
Much less anxiety
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more anxiety
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect the stillness of your tongue?
26
21
16
11
6
1
4
22
2
More still
No Change
More Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
DIGESTION
How did Mint affect the amount of gas & bloating?
20
16
12
8
4
0
2
15
9
1
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect burning sensations in digestive tract (do not include acid reflux)?
20
16
12
8
4
0
6
3
18
1
0
Much relief
Slight relief
Same
Slightly more burning
Much more burning
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your appetite/hunger?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
4
17
7
0
Much less hungry
Slightly less hungry
Same
Slightly hungrier
Much hungrier
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your digestion speed?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
14
14
0
0
Much faster
Slightly faster
Same
Slightly slower
Much slower
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
TONGUE
How did Mint affect the cracks on your tongue?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
4
18
5
1
Larger/longer/more cracks
Slightly more
Same
Slightly less/smaller/shorter
Much less
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
Tongue: How did Mint affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?
20
16
12
8
4
0
2
15
10
1
0
Much smaller
Slightly less
Same
Slightly larger coating
Much larger
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect the swelling of your tongue body?
16
13
10
7
4
1
2
13
13
More Swelling
Less Swelling
No Change
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect the color of your tongue body?
25
20
15
10
5
0
3
5
1
19
Paler
Redder
Bluer
No Change
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect the stillness of your tongue?
26
21
16
11
6
1
4
22
2
More still
No Change
More Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect the color of your tongue coating?
25
20
15
10
5
0
4
0
1
3
20
Yellower
Browner
Grayer
Whiter
No Change
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
STOOL
How did Mint affect your stool consistency?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
4
23
1
0
Much softer
Slightly softer
Same
Slightly harder
Much harder
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your stool frequency/quantity?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
2
22
4
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your stool color?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
0
3
1
24
More yellow
More gray
More green
More orange
Same
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your stool lightness?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
4
23
1
0
Much lighter
Slightly lighter
Same
Slightly darker
Much darker
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your stool smell?
25
20
15
10
5
0
1
4
21
2
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
URINE
How did Mint affect your urine frequency/quantity?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
2
15
10
1
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
1
26
1
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Many more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your urine clarity?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
18
10
More cloudy
Same
More clear
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your urine smell?
25
20
15
10
5
0
2
3
21
2
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your urine lightness?
25
20
15
10
5
0
1
5
20
2
0
Much lighter
Slightly lighter
Same
Slightly Darker
Much Darker
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
SWEAT
How did Mint affect your sweat smell?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
4
24
0
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your sweat quantity?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
1
21
6
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
SKIN
How did Mint affect the color of your skin?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
2
2
0
24
Yellower/Greener
Paler
Redder
Grayer
No Change
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your freckles/moles?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
27
1
Darker
No Change
Lighter
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your acne?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
26
2
More acne
No Change
Less acne
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect the dryness of your skin?
30
24
18
12
6
0
4
0
24
Drier
Oilier
No Change
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
EYE
How did Mint affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
0
0
0
3
Redder/Bloodshot
Yellower
Grayer
Browner
Whiter
25
No Change
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect the color of the lower eye lid?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
0
27
1
More green/dark green
More purple
No Change
Less green/purple
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
23
5
Puffier
No Change
Less Puffy
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
ENT
How did Mint affect your throat soreness?
20
16
12
8
4
0
1
18
9
More sore
No Change
Less sore
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
12
16
More thick
No Change
Less thick
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your ear temperature?
26
21
16
11
6
1
2
22
4
Hotter
No Change
Cooler
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your congestion?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
11
17
More congestion
No Change
Less congestion
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your ear pressure?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
23
5
More pressure
No Change
Less pressure
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
HEART
How did Mint affect your heart rhythm?
30
24
18
12
6
0
0
27
1
More palpitations
Same
Less palpitations
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your heart pain/pressure/cramping?
25
20
15
10
5
0
2
4
22
0
0
Much less
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your heart rate?
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
7
21
0
0
Much slower
Slightly slower
Same
Slightly faster
Much faster
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
SYSTEMIC
How did Mint affect your temperature?
15
12
9
6
3
0
0
13
10
5
0
Much colder
Slightly colder
Same
Slightly warmer
Much warmer
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your energy levels?
20
16
12
8
4
0
0
1
14
13
0
Much less energy
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more energy
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your muscle tension?
20
16
12
8
4
0
1
12
15
0
0
Much less tension
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more tension
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
How did Mint affect your anxiety?
20
16
12
8
4
0
1
11
15
1
0
Much less anxiety
Slightly less
Same
Slightly more anxiety
Much more
Total Responses: 28 Study ID:77 (2021-11-28 - 2021-12-06)
Mint may be beneficial for these symptoms.
The suitability of any food for a condition is highly dependent on the individual.
Please see your doctor before using this food to treat a medical condition.
We will use this information to better predict food that helps you.
CONTRAINDICATED FOR THESE SYMPTOMS
Mint may be harmful or contraindicated for these symptoms.
Please see your doctor before using this food to treat a medical condition.
Mint's stimulating and inspiring nature could scatter the brain in a Vata person. It's diuretic nature may be too drying from some constitutions. Mint may contribute to insufficient lactation in nursing mothers. It may potentially aggravate acid reflux. For individuals with hypoacidity, however, it lowers acid reflux.
Eating Ayurvedically makes you feel nourished and energized. Food digests with ease when
right for your body type (dosha). Healthy digestion is seen as the cornerstone of well-being in
Ayurveda. Healthy digestion generally prevents illness. If you do get sick, a strong digestive fire
reduces the severity of illness and increases your resilience. It also improves your mood. Once
you begin eating Ayurvedically, you will feel refreshed, vital and strong.
John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a
healthy diet and lifestyle with Ayurveda.
His approach to Ayurveda is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful.
John also directs the Joyful Belly College of Ayurveda,
offering professional clinical training in Ayurveda for over 15 years.
John's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, medieval Catholic philosophy,
& botany. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University.
His wife and family of 7 kids live in Asheville, NC.
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