Just Say No to Allergy Season

Just Say No to Allergy Season

Photo by Karolina Grabowska. Ayurveda is an ancient science that is deeply integrated with the cycles of the seasons. Nature and the body are deeply connected: the activity in your gut and the activity in the soil involve and depend on each other…. Both intertwine...
Turmeric: What you may not know about this Golden Herb

Turmeric: What you may not know about this Golden Herb

Turmeric is like the secret ingredient to the elixir of life. According to a recent article reviewed by a medical expert, turmeric is “one of the most effective nutritional supplements in existence.”* Scroll down for our golden milk recipe–it’s simple and...
Food Qualities and Healing from the Inside Out

Food Qualities and Healing from the Inside Out

Please enjoy the following excerpt from the upcoming book coauthored by our in-house Ayurvedic doctor, Manish Chandra. There are foods that you like and those that you don’t like. Your likes and dislikes differ from others; they differ in you from time to time....
10 Fake Healthy Foods to Watch out For!

10 Fake Healthy Foods to Watch out For!

            Healthy living is extremely convoluted these days. With buzz words like “dairy free” and “gluten-free” on the shelves, it makes the buyer think that what they are reaching for is the healthier option. When in fact, it may be just as bad. As individuals we...
Agni, Your Digestive Fire

Agni, Your Digestive Fire

Agni is known in Ayurveda as the internal digestive fire, as well as the deity of fire. The devotion to Agni is not nature-worship, but a recognition of the awe inspiring power that softens metal, evaporates water, and may bring life or death. Fire is known across the...
The Six Tastes: Sour

The Six Tastes: Sour

Our entire psychology is connected with our nutrition. Salt: basis for awakening consciousness; Sour: refreshing, activating; Sweet: general sense of well-being; Bitter: resistance for the will” – Albert Soesman The Six Tastes Taste has been studied for thousands of...