by Manish Chandra | Nov 14, 2023 | autumn, ayurvediccooking, Ayurvedicdiet, ayurvedicrecipes, blog, celebration, comforteating, comfortfood, Cooking, digestion, eat seasonally, Energy, fall, fallguidelines, food, food combining, groceries, guidelinesforfall, healthy lifestyle, healthy lifetsyle, healthy options, holidays, Mindful Eating, pumpkin, Recipes, Seasonal, seasonal diet, seasonaldiet, seasonalroutine, seasons, tips, vata season
In Ayurveda, every food has an energetic effect on the body. Understanding these principles allows one to use food as a tool for healing. To begin, one must have awareness of their present state. Do you generally feel warm or cold? Does your digestion seam fast or...
by Manish Chandra | 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 Manish Chandra | 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 Manish Chandra | 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 | Sep 7, 2022 | abhyanga, ayurvedic, ayurvedic approach, Ayurvedic Healing, ayurvedic herbs, Ayurvedicdiet, ayurvedicrecipes, balance, blog, breath, breathe, breathing, carbohydrates, cold, Cooking, daily routine, dehydration, Digestive Health, dosha, doshas, Energy, exercise, farmers market, fats, fruits, gastro-intestinal tract, Gut Health, heal your relationship to food, healthy lifestyle, Herbs, holistic health, intuitive eating, lethargy\dehydration, microbiome, Mindful Eating, nervous system, pitta, pranayama, summer Ayurvedic diet, yoga
In case you haven’t noticed, it’s hot! Across the US we’re experiencing a heat wave; this is the season known in Ayurvedic and Chinese Medicine as Late Summer. For many of us the heat can feel both exhausting and irritating. How do we surrender to the heat and support...
by Manish Chandra | Apr 19, 2022 | Ayurveda, balance, blog, diet foods, Digestive Health, doshas, foodfads, gmos, grocery list, Gut Health, healthy lifestyle, holistic health, kapha, liverhealth, Mindful Eating, nutrients, pitta, processedfoods, spring, spring nutrition, vata, Wellness
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...