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Osteoporosis – A Complete Picture
Osteoporosis is a disease in which the density and quality of bone are reduced. The word osteoporosis literally means “porous bone.” It is a disease where the body either loses too much bone, makes too little bone, or...
Acid Reflux
Acid reflux is very common with over 60 million Americans experiencing heartburn at least once a month and at least 15 million experiencing symptoms every day. Symptoms include burning pain in the chest that might worsen...
Ghee: The Ultimate Superfood
The Charaka Samhita, the foremost Ayurvedic text, states in sutra 27, verse 232, “out of all the oils fit for human consumption, ghee is the best to eat.” Let’s see why this is so. Ghee is clarified butter that has been used...
Treating Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system loses its intelligence and begins to attack the protective covering around the nerves, known as the myelin sheath. Some symptoms could be blurred...
Pulse Diagnosis
The ancient doctors of India made many amazing discoveries, all of which are now being proven by modern research. But I have to say that one of the most important and useful things they developed was pulse diagnosis. This...
Understanding & Treating Autism
My name is Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum. I am a Chiropractor and an Ayurvedic Practitioner and I’ve been in practice for the last 35 years in Southern New Jersey, 15 minutes outside of Philadelphia. I was very fortunate in that I...
Treating Eczema
We’re seeing a huge upsurge of eczema in my very busy Ayurvedic practice, especially among children. Let’s take a look at why the incidence is increasing and why current treatments are not effectively getting to the root of...
A Guide & Understanding to Detoxification
There are four basic things we need to do in order to stay healthy and live to a ripe old age:First, identify imbalances in their early stages and fix them before they progress into a full-blown disease Second, eat healthy...
How to Properly Treat Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, or PCOS is the most common hormonal condition affecting women of reproductive age. The rates of PCOS are going up exponentially each year, to the point where we are now experiencing an epidemic....
Treating the Root Cause of Hashimoto’s Disease
14 million Americans. That’s how many are suffering from Hashimoto’s, an autoimmune disease affecting the thyroid gland right now! Less than 100 years ago, it was rare. Now it’s the most common autoimmune disease in...
The Crucial Role Of Gall Bladder
Why am I devoting a whole video to talking about the gall bladder? It’s just a small pouch that holds bile.It seems quite insignificant. Unlike the heart, or the brain or many other organs and glands. In fact no one seems to...
Don’t Forget About the Liver – The Liver and Its Role in Disease
Doctors are trained to diagnose and treat disease. They have the most amazing diagnostic tools and tests which enable them to do so, but too often in the haste to attach a name to the disease, the underlying cause is overlooked. Finding the causes of the disease...
How to Deal with Recurring UTIs – Antibiotics and Their Connection to UTIs
Antibiotics are usually given when someone presents with a urinary tract infection (UTI). However, in many cases the antibiotics will deplete the specific strains of friendly bacteria in the bladder. Since friendly bacteria prevent infection, recurring...
Vegetarianism – Important Areas of Nutrition That Are Being Overlooked
Ayurveda was based on knowledge and wisdom of the ancient seers of India who were vegetarian. While a vegetarian diet wasn't necessarily recommended for everyone, the ancient doctors gave this advice, “You need something from an animal every day in your diet.” ...
Treatment for Frequent Ear Infections in Children
The current treatment for frequent ear infections is antibiotics and/or pain medications. When the ear infections become too frequent the use of ear tubes might be recommended. Let's take a broader look at the problem so that ear infections can be prevented in...
The Real Issue with Cholesterol: What’s Good and What’s Not
The real issue is not so much the cholesterol level, but is more about whether the arteries are clogged. There are some foods which contain cholesterol and could clog your arteries, and as such, should be avoided. These are red meats like beef, ham, pork,...
When the Thyroid and the Gallbladder Are Not Functioning Well
When the thyroid is weak the gallbladder will not empty bile, creating a whole host of problems including constipation, high cholesterol, high estrogen or low progesterone causing fibroid tumors, cysts and tumors on breasts and ovaries, osteoporosis, and acid reflux...
Addressing the Root: Migraines and Headaches
Headaches and Migraines are Terrible so Let's Address the Cause I cannot stress how important it is to address the root cause of disease or illness. While it’s wonderful to have medications for symptomatic relief, it is imperative to fix the underlying reasons that...
Dealing with Irregular Menstrual Cycles the Ayurvedic Way
Dealing with irregular menstrual cycles can be a struggle. In my practice I see some very common mistakes being made every day in the treatment of symptoms and disease. It is easy enough to suppress the symptoms with pharmaceuticals, but instead the underlying cause...
The Real Deal About Cholesterol
As I have said, the issue is that the arteries are clogged, not so much the cholesterol level. Avoid These Some foods which contain cholesterol could clog your arteries and should be avoided: red meats, beef, ham, pork, duck, sausages, bacon, hard aged cheeses, etc....
Tips to Lower Your Risk of Cancer
Patients always ask me if there is a cure for cancer. The answer is that the best cure is preventing it in the first place. Here are some tips to prevent cancer. Don't ever: Put chemical bug sprays like Deet on your skin. The skin immediately absorbs whatever...
Fungal and Other Skin Infections
Here's an important fact: the skin has friendly bacteria just like the gut! Like in the gut, one of the many functions of the skin’s microbiome is to prevent infections. This is important because the skin is teeming with all kinds of microorganisms, and the...
Life Stages and Nutrition: Infants
I would like to share some gems of nutritional/clinical knowledge based on my experience in treating patients from all stages of life. First, let's discuss the nutrition and infants. Keep in mind that while doctors do amazing work in the realms of surgery, diagnosing...
Prevent and Treat Recurring UTIs
When someone presents with a urinary tract infection (UTI) antibiotics are usually given. What may happen in many cases is that the antibiotics will deplete the specific strains of friendly bacteria in the bladder. Since the friendly bacteria prevent...
Tips to Keep Your Brain Healthy Into Old Age
Here are a few simple tips to integrate into your daily life to enjoy optimal brain health well into old age. Always: Eat ghee: it's the number one most nourishing food for the brain. Do an oil massage to the scalp: the oil sinks in, both nourishing and lubricating...
Signs of Adrenal Fatigue and How to Address It
The adrenal glands are responsible for our “fight or flight” response to stress. When stress is prolonged and the adrenals are forced to work overtime, they can become exhausted, leading to what is commonly called adrenal fatigue or adrenal weakness. Hans Selye, a...
Case History: Recurrent Uveitis
Uveitis is an inflammation of the eye. In this case, it occurred in the iris, and is therefore called Iritis. Treatment consists of steroid drops to the eyes. However, it is important to always think outside the box, go deeper, and find the underlying cause to prevent...
How Important is Vitamin K2?
Vitamin K2 is one of the most recent ones to be discovered. It wasn’t even formally classified until 2006 and is so interesting to study! It has the ability to place calcium where it belongs - in the bones and teeth - and keep it from places where it does not...
Ojas vs Ama
As I watched my beautiful new grandson breastfeed recently, I noticed how his face took on a beautiful glow after eating. This is because breast milk immediately makes Ojas in the body. When we eat food, if we have excellent digestion, and the food is very pure...
Mishra Modernizes Ayurveda
It's been over two years since my teacher, Dr. Rama Kant Mishra's passing. I, along with Nancy Lonsdorf, M.D. from John's Hopkins and Stanford, were fortunate enough to have been the first doctors he trained after he came here from India in the late 1990's. During...
Simple Tips to Avoid Osteoporosis
Every day I see patients who were recently diagnosed with either osteopenia or osteoporosis. My new book Healing the Thyroid With Ayurveda will delve more deeply into the subject because thyroid problems can contribute to bone loss. There are numerous factors that...
Inflammation and the Food We Eat
Let's now look at inflammation, the food we eat, and hardening of the arteries. Inflammation and the hardening of the arteries occur together. Certain foods and drinks cause inflammation in the walls of the arteries. Once inflammation sets up, your body mounts an...
Book Tour Dates
My book, “Healing the Thyroid With Ayurveda” is finally here! It is available on Amazon and Barnes & Nobles bookstores (among others). Here is my book tour schedule as well as radio, TV, and print interviews. Can’t wait to meet you in my travels and share...
My Upcoming Book
I'm thrilled to announce the upcoming release of my new book on the thyroid gland. This will be the first book which addresses treatment of the thyroid gland from an Ayurvedic perspective, and will be published March 19, 2019. The publisher is Inner Traditions and it...
True Healing
Most Western holistic doctors use “neutraceuticals” (synthetic vitamins, minerals, Amino acids, essential fatty acids, etc.) in their practices. However, these are lacking in “intelligence” or the healing energy of nature since they are man-made and may have harmful...