Articles on Ayurveda
Insights, remedies, and Ayurvedic wisdom from Dr. Teitelbaum.
These are the Best Cooking Oils for Your Health
We all know by now all the dangerous oils which we should avoid: the hydrogenated oils, trans fatty acids, processed vegetable and seed oils. But there still remains some confusion on which are the best oils to consume....
How To Rebuild The Mucus Layer In Your Gut Naturally
This video is another one of a few I’ve made recently on various parts of the gut microbiome. It’s important to learn how to maintain the integrity of this important ecosystem, because almost every disease you can think of...
The Keystone Species – The Most Important Bacteria in Your Gut Microbiome
The Human Genome Project which began in 1990 and was completed in 2003, with remaining gaps largely filled in by later projects, identified the roughly 20,000 genes within humans. Today scientists continue to study how genes...
A Deep Dive into Cholesterol
Many people are very concerned about their cholesterol levels because their doctors have convinced them that cholesterol causes heart attacks and strokes. Most of this information has come from the 1940's and since then much...
The Cinnamon You’re Buying Might Be the Wrong One
Spices can be used to help make the food taste better, but they also contain numerous health benefits as well. Let's talk today about the use of cinnamon, since you have to be careful in choosing the right brand. Many people...
The Ayurvedic Problem With Overnight Oats
Many people make overnight oats where they soak the oats in cow's milk, or a plant-based milk. It makes it easy for those with young children or those who need to be in work very early, who don't have much time to cook in...
Vedic Grounding Mats: Natural Grounding for Body, Mind & Spirit
Grounding mats have become very popular since books have been written about the usefulness of connecting ourselves back to the earth. It is best to plant your feet directly on the earth without shoes on because the rubber...
How to Think Outside the Box and Heal the Root Cause – Not the Symptom
When I take on a new patient, they immediately describe to me their symptoms, and/or they give me the names of any and all diseases they may have been diagnosed with. Once they are done telling me all of these details, I...
Here’s Why You Should Stop Avoiding Gluten
Avoiding gluten is so all-pervasive nowadays that it's become quite commonplace for the vast majority of restaurants to offer gluten-free alternatives. So many people are giving up gluten and grains in general even if they...
Cow Milk vs Plant Based Milk
Nowadays the vast majority of the United States and other developed countries are moving away from cow and goat's milk and instead are turning towards the use of plant-based milks. There may be some reasons for the...
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. What a Positive ANA Titer Means This is diagnosed on bloodwork and detects...