Articles on Ayurveda
Insights, remedies, and Ayurvedic wisdom from Dr. Teitelbaum.
Curry Leaves – Benefits You Never Knew About
Herbs and spices are used as medicine in Ayurveda. They each contain some agni, or digestive fire, and can therefore help you digest and assimilate the nutrients in your food. We use spices instead of the commonly used...
High ANA Titer? Don’t Just ‘Watch and Wait’ – Here’s What Your Body Is Telling You
Roughly 10% of the population will have a positive ANA titer, so it's good to know exactly what that means and what you should do about it. This is diagnosed on bloodwork and detects antibodies targeting the nucleus of...
The Best Natural Methods to Reduce Varicose Veins
The arteries carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to the body's tissues. But the veins return oxygen-poor blood back to the heart after the body has used up the oxygen and nutrients. Varicose veins are primarily...
Missing Links in Treating Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune diseases are increasing at alarming rates. Everyone has their theories as to why this might be happening and there are so many autoimmune diets and treatment protocols going around it becomes confusing to the...
Important Facts About Iodine That Most People Don’t Know
I wrote a book called Healing the Thyroid With Ayurveda, and in that book I discuss how to effectively treat the thyroid gland and heal it, rather than giving the thyroid hormone which primarily shuts down the thyroid gland...
The Problem with Synthetic Nutrients and Lab Made Vitamins
Many people are discovering the health benefits of berberine, since it can help to lower blood sugar, and is used for inflammatory conditions and a hyper-reactive immune system. Lots of people have also found out about...
How Butyrate Rebuilds Your Gut Lining, Kills Inflammation, and Restores Balance
There's a lot of talk about butyrate these days. Let's see why that is and also let's discuss some important things you need to know about this very important compound. When we eat fiber, much of it is indigestible which...
Bhumi Amla – Your Liver’s Best Friend
My teacher and mentor, Vaidya Rama Kant Mishra, spent 20 years teaching me the fine art of Ayurveda. He made over 500 formulas for me to use in treating all the very difficult cases I see each and every day. So I am familiar...
Coriander Seed – The Best Spice for Detox
When many of us think of detox, our mind goes straight to the use of milk thistle, dandelion tea or burdock root. If you are an Ayurvedic physician you would consider guduchi, kutki, neem and bhringraj, among others. These...
Can You Prevent Cancer with Ayurveda? Here’s What You Need to Know!
Everyone is looking for a cure for cancer. This is very difficult to accomplish since cancer can be very aggressive in certain cases and may be hard to reverse. The best cure for cancer is to prevent it from happening in the...
Why Ayurveda Avoids Flax Seeds
In the Western world, we just look at the nutritional value of the food, and if that is the only parameter we take into account, then sometimes we can get into trouble. This is especially true in the case of flax seeds....
How Ayurveda Treats Blepharitis at the Root Cause
Blepharitis is an inflammation of the eyelids, usually occurring on both eyes along the edge of the eyelids. It occurs when the tiny oil glands of the inner eyelid become clogged and inflamed causing red, itchy eyelids...