by Sheyna Holmes | Apr 26, 2023 | agni, assimilation, Ayurveda, blog, blood sugar, digestion, Digestive Health, digestive issues, enzymes, gastric secretions, GI tract, kledaka kapha, nutrition, pachaka pitta, samana vayu, stomach
by Sheyna Haisman-Holmes Most of us are familiar with the three main doshas of Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Each of these doshas have 5 subdoshas that represent each of the 5 elements. Of these 15 subdoshas, there are three with a correlating fire element that are...
by Sheyna Holmes | Jan 26, 2023 | agni, assimilation, awareness, Ayurveda, balance, blog, body constitution, bowel movements, colon, dhatus, digestion, Digestive Health, elimination, gastro-intestinal tract, GI tract, Mindful Eating, nutrients, nutrition, shad rasa, six tastes
By Sheyna Haisman-Holmes In Ayurveda there are six stages of digestion from initial food consumption to cellular nourishment. The five elements (ether, air, earth, water, fire) and the six tastes (sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, astringent) work together to...
by Sheyna Holmes | Jan 18, 2023 | agni, asatmya, assimilation, awareness, Ayurveda, ayurvediccooking, Ayurvedicdiet, bloating, blog, dairy and fruit, dhatus, digestion, Digestive Health, digestive issues, fire, food, food combinations, GI tract, Gut Health, healthy lifestyle, incompatible food combinations, indigestion, intuitive eating, microbiome, Mindful Eating, minerals, nutrients, nutrition, nyayas, satmya
By Sheyna Haisman-Holmes In Ayurveda there are three laws that govern nutrition and they are called the nyāyas. Everything we consume must be digested, broken down, assimilated and absorbed at a cellular level in order for proper nourishment to take place. Different...
by Sheyna Holmes | Nov 2, 2022 | agni, ama, assimilation, Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Healing, Ayurvedicdiet, balance, bloating, blog, cleanse, constipation, Detoxification, digestion, Digestive Health, digestive issues, disease, elimination, flatulence, food, gas, GI tract, Gut Health, indigestion, liver, microbiome, microflora, Mindful Eating, triphala, Wellness
By Sheyna Haisman-Holmes In Ayurveda, our state of health depends mostly on the condition of our Agni (digestive fire). Looking at the state of our Agni is usually the first thing to address in our healing and will be the most important thing in our longevity. Good...
by Manish Chandra | Aug 17, 2022 | ama, anxiety, ayurvedic, ayurvedic approach, Ayurvedic Healing, Ayurvedicdiet, blog, gastro-intestinal tract, GI tract, gut, Gut Health, heal your relationship to food
Troubles for gut health 1. Poor diet and nutrition a. Processed and refined foods b. Overuse and misuse of foods and drinks c. Not eating based on seasons, time of day, and according to one’s constitution d. Attraction to fad diets e. Eating in a hurry 2. Overuse of...
by Manish Chandra | Mar 16, 2022 | agni, ama, Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Healing, balance, blog, daily routine, detox, Detoxification, Digestive Health, doshas, exercise, GI tract, Gut Health, healthy lifestyle, holistic health, kapha, pitta, spring, springdetox, vata, weight loss
Why is it important to cleanse? The term “spring cleaning” applies to our bodies as well our minds in Ayurveda. With the seasonal shift from Winter into Summer, we must prepare our bodies through detoxification in the Springtime. We want to consume a low...
