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Cold and Flu Remedies

Self-Care for Body and Mind We are deep in the trenches of cold and flu season.  As we all know, viruses are changing and it can be difficult to not be a victim of the yuck.  It’s hard to not see a cold as a major inconvenience, especially in the heights of the holiday season. But

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New Years Message (2024): Opening Windows

Opening windows…. By Amber West   As a healer, the first step to helping someone is to get a sense of their core, the heart of their inner self.  From there listening to understand the blockages they experience and having a curiosity as to why they are arising at this time. Often, as the person experiencing the

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Ayurvedic Panchakarma for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Ayurvedic Panchakarma compared to Modern Medicine Joint pain is one of the most common causes of chronic pain and inflammation for the aging body. Conditions like rheumatoid arthritis can have a lot of variables that cause it and aggravate it. Similarly, there is a lot of variability in how joint pain manifests and how people

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Vata-Balacing Tea – Lemon Balm-Ginger Detox

This Vata-balancing tea is an excellent aid to your fall detox process. Lemon Balm is shrub of the mint-family of plants. It is sweet, sour and astrigent in its taste profile. Sweet taste support kapha dosha, which imparts the soothing quality. Sour taste supportive of the warming quality of pitta dosha. Astringent taste promote regulatory

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Ayurveda for Disease Management

Ayurveda is a Nature-based functional medicine that has been practiced for over 5000 years. As nature-based functional medicine, Ayurveda specializes in optimizing the natural pathways in the body to improve their function, this translates to reversal of degenerative processes, enhancement of healing processes, reduction of symptoms and ultimately a holistic healing experience. Thus, with Ayurveda,

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The Heart, Part 1: Health and Wellness

In Ayurveda, we also learn that heart is an integral part of the function of the mind and mental activity. Especially, the inward and outward effect of emotions. Studies of the Heart-Math Research Institute have demonstrated that “that communication between the heart and brain actually is a dynamic, ongoing, two-way dialogue, with each organ continuously influencing the other’s function.

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Ayurvedic Principles #5: Daily Routines

Podcast on Daily Routines by Dr. Anup Routines Regulate the Body: Maintaining consistent routines is an essential part of living a healthy and balanced life. According to Ayurveda, routines are important for regulating the body and stimulating it to function optimally. This includes having a consistent sleeping and waking cycle, as well as eating meals

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The Magic of Kaishore Guggul

Kaishore guggul is one of most prominent and prolific Guggulu-based formulations in Ayurvedic medicine. It is well reputed for use in management of arthritic conditions, skin conditions, vascular disorders, non-healing wounds, and so much more. Prominent herbs in this formulation are Guduchi, Guggul, Triphala, Trikatu. This combination of herbs instill the unique actions of this

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Ayurvedic Principles #4: Ayurvedic Body Types

One of the many strengths of Ayurveda arises from it’s ability to individuate and customize recommendations for the individual person. In this way, each one of us is treated as unique and treated as a whole. Understanding the Ayurvedic body type or Ayurvedic constitution is a powerful tool. It is an essential requirement to adopt

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