Articles on Ayurveda
Insights, remedies, and Ayurvedic wisdom from Dr. Teitelbaum.
The Harmful Effects of Fluoride in Drinking Water
A Short History of Fluoridation In 1945 some parts of the United States began putting fluoride in the drinking water after scientists noted that people who were living in areas with high levels of fluoride in their water had...
Ditch the Green Smoothies
It’s just too bad Ayurveda isn’t more popular here in America. If it were, we wouldn’t have to spend years stumbling over our mistakes in our efforts to learn what constitutes a healthy diet. The ancient doctors figured that...
Rheumatoid Arthritis – Causes and Treatment
Osteoarthritis is a very common condition which results from wear and tear on the joints, breaking down the cartilage in the joint, causing pain, inflammation and stiffness. On the other hand, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), does not occur from...
Preventing Full-Blown Alzheimer’s Disease
What Alzheimer's Is and Who Is at Risk Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease where both the brain cell connections and the brain cells themselves degenerate and die, eventually destroying memory and other important brain...
The Potent Health Benefits of Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA)
What If One Antioxidant Could Do All This? What if I told you there was a an antioxidant that was both water soluble (such as Vitamin C) and fat soluble (such as Vitamin E)? What if I told you there was a compound that has...
The Amazing Health Benefits of Goat’s Milk
As many of you may know, Ayurvedic practitioners are big fans of animal milk. Cow’s milk is extremely nourishing and I always make sure our patients know how to seek out the best type of milk and how to take it in the...
Factors that can Cause Parkinson’s Disease
What Happens in Parkinson's Disease Parkinson’s Disease results from certain brain cells dying. These nerve cells are located in a part of the brain known as the Substantia Nigra. And these cells are responsible for makingdopamine, a...
Fibromyalgia – Understand the Underlying Imbalances
One thing I can tell you having treated just about any disease you can think of over the past 35 years is that 1) the name of the disease doesn’t tell you much regarding how it should be treated, 2) the underlying causes are...
Breaking Down Calcifications with Kulthi Lentils
When Calcium Goes Where It Should Not While we may need calcium to nourish our bones and teeth, to help our blood clot, to nourish our nerves so they can send messages, and to help our muscles contract, we definitely don’t...
How to Avoid a Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) Infection
What SIBO Is Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) occurs when there is an increase in the bacteria population in the small intestine. Let’s examine for a minute what this actually means. Once you swallow the food and...
The Benefits of Daily Oil Massages (Abhyanga)
Ayurveda is built on many fundamental principles which together can create a long healthy life. One of the hallmarks of Ayurvedic wisdom is the daily oil massage, known as abhyanga. Let’s take a look at the many reasons the...
How to Treat Infertility With Ayurveda
When I was young, nearly everyone on our block had 4, 5, 6 or more children. Infertility was quite rare, happening only occasionally. Fast forward to the 21st century when approximately 1 in 7 couples are affected by...