The Charaka Samhita — the ancient classical text of Ayurveda — defines a rasayana as “that which promotes strength and immunity to diseases.” These are also known as great rejuvenators. In general, rasayanas create Ojas in the body. Ojas is the most refined byproduct...
If you recall from my previous videos, there are four types of toxins: ama, ama visha, gar visha and electromagnetic toxins, known in Ayurveda as Indravajravijanya visha. As a quick review: ama is a residue of partially digested food that forms when either the food...
I see so many cases of constipation in my busy Ayurvedic practice, and just like everything else I treat, the underlying causes need to be addressed — we don’t just want to take laxatives since they can be habit forming and sometimes, especially if they have been used...
Ayurveda has a deep understanding of the causes of cellulite as well as how to manage it. At the deepest level it is said that the vibrational energy is not received through the body’s nadis and marmas, the body’s vibrational centers which receive and distribute the...
Intermittent fasting is all the rage right now where research has shown that limiting your intake of foods and calorie-containing beverages for only a window of 8 hours a day may be beneficial to your health. You abstain from food for the remaining 16 hours, but...
