Spring is a season of renewal, rebirth. It’s time to lighten up our clothing (warm days are teasing us in Dallas), food, stuff, weight, and thinking and a great time to clean up our digestive system...
Archive for category: Ayurveda
The Down and Dirty on AMA
Ever have those days when you feel just a bit "off", not great, but you can't figure out why or even exactly what's off. Maybe you may have a tinge of a headache, or maybe your joints are a little tight or sore.....you may have Ama!
Ghee- “The Essence of All The Grasses in the World”- Dr. Frawley
Ghee has a wonderful rich taste that contains amazing healing properties. Ghee is also used in Ayurveda for medicinal purposes. Learn the recipe and start obtaining the benefits of ghee...
Ayurveda’s View of Digestion (Part Two)
Ayurveda recognizes there are 6 stages in digestion. These 6 stages will break down the process your body takes to digest food...
Ayurveda’s View of Digestion
Ayurveda views digestion with a little different twist. Ayurveda is based on the five element theory, which means that all matter and energy is either one or a combination of ether, air, fire, water, and earth. Read more about what foods are what...
The Ayurveda Clock
Vata, Pitta and Kapha are more apparent and less apparent during different stages of our lifetimes, during different seasons of the year, and even different times of the day.
Kapha Pacifying Diet Guidelines
If you experience any of the following symptoms, your kapha doṣa could be out of balance: skin is moist and sticky, overweight, excess mucous, hard time getting up in the morning, sluggish, lethargic, thick tongue coated with white film, slow bowel movement, attachment issues, possessive, or...
Pitta Pacifying Diet Guidelines
If you experience any of the following symptoms, your pitta doṣa could be out of balance: acne, rashes, cold sores, loose stools, nausea or acid reflux, heartburn, or ulcers, body always hot, inflammation in the joints or body, migraines, or...
Vata Pacifying Diet Guidelines
If you experience any of the following symptoms, your vata doṣa could be out of balance: dry skin, constipation or hard, dry stools, gas, bloating, cold hands and feet, light sleep or interrupted sleep, nervousness, experiencing fear, anxiety, or even panic, having a scattered mind or...
Thinking About Taste in a New Way
Taste or rasa is your body’s interpretation of the elements that make up a substance or food. “Ra” means relish and “sa” means juice. All substances, and for the sake of this discussion, food, are made up of the 5 elements. They are...