What Cleanse is Best for your Body-Mind Type?

Cleanses are so HOT these days, they’re like a bikram yoga class in the summer. But just like not every yoga class is for every body, not every cleanse is going to benefit every body in the most optimal way. So before diving into the vast juicer-kale-mung bean laden world of cleansing, take a moment and use this guide below so you hit the Ojas-full feelings of detoxification & rejuvenation just right, and skip the fatigue/wrinkles/depression of depletion cleansing.

10 Belly-Friendly Snacks For Sensitive and Bloated Tummies

Last weeks article on constipating snacks stirred up some emotions and got quite a bit of attention. If you missed it, you can read it here. It’s great to see that so many of you are interested in improving digestion and regularity.

Juicing and Juice Cleanses: The Ayurvedic Perspective

Juice cleanses are becoming more and more popular day by day. As a nation that loves novelty, we embraced the newly found panacea and categorically proclaim that juicing will save the health of the sick and overweight nation.

Poop Big or Go Home!

Usually, only boys discuss poop with each other and make a big deal out of being constipated. Girls are not supposed to get involved into the dirty boys’ talk. Well, I will break this rule for today.

5 Amazing Benefits of Deep Breath

If you ever been to a yoga class or tai chi or any other mindful movement class, you must’ve heard endless praise to deep breath. Instructors can go on and on about diaphragmic breathing, about engaging the entire ribcage and abdominal muscles and about staying mindful while doing all this. The truth is, the rhythm and the depth of your breath directly affects the state of your mind and the health of your body. According to yoga and ayurveda, breath is a carrier of Prana, the Energy, that gives life to the body. No breath, no life and no energy!

Liver Detox Salad

Living in a polluted city, going through the rush and stresses of the modern life, and eating more fat and sugar than our ancestors ever did, we put a huge burden on our liver. Liver is responsible for purifying our body from all the toxins. It helps to break down fats and sugars besides all the medications that we mindlessly put in our body. It also plays an important role in the metabolism of protein and stores the vitamins A, D, K, B12 and folate and synthesizes blood clotting factors. In one word, you can’t afford to have a malfunctioning Liver if you want to live an active happy life. Unfortunately, if you have ever been to a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine or Ayurveda, you were likely told that you Liver needs some help, that it needs to be strengthened and purified.

Summer Wellness Guide

Ayurveda and Chinese medicine have a lot in common, as Subhuti Dharmananda, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Traditional Medicine, Portland, Oregon notes in one of his article. Recently, I started working with a great Chinese herbalist and acupuncturist, Klara Kadar to resolve my PCOS issues. The last sonogram showed no cysts at all so we are definitely moving in the right direction and the herbs are doing its job! Wanting to learn more about Chinese medicine and its application to daily life, I asked Klara to share some guidelines on how to stay healthy during the hot summer. Klara generously wrote up a very detailed article! Enjoy!