Are all natural foods good for all of us all of the time? Ayurveda, the science of life, says no because each food has qualities and actions that affect us differently, depending on our natural constitution, imbalances, the season and other factors. The ideal way to choose your diet for each season is to know your…
By Vedika Global Ayurveda Clinical Specialist Alexandra Krasne In Ayurveda, the diet is personalized for each person based on their constitution, imbalances, age, digestive strength or fire, disease (or lack thereof), and also the season. When I work with patients, I assess all of those things as I create a personalized diet and lifestyle plan.…
Concern for what and how we should eat is at an all-time high, and this is fueling interest in all kinds of nutritional philosophies. Ayurveda—the time-honored medical science from India—has used food as a medicine for thousands of years and so many are curious about its unique understanding of food as an integral part of…
Herbs are like people in that they have unique personalities that can be understood through dravyaguna. Dravyaguna is the system of Ayurvedic pharmacology that was developed thousands of years ago before chromatography and mass spectrometry and so it relies on qualities deciphered through taste. This is the herb monograph for Neem. Neem To Reduce Inflammation Neem,…
Ayurveda offers a plethora of herbal recommendations, starting from ginger (Zingiber officinalis) and all spices under the sun and going to formulations for better digestion or better elimination. But before we ‘throw a herb at it’, we should be mindful that all other factors involving digestion such as having enough food on a regular basis,…
