by Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum | May 23, 2019 | Ayurveda Blog
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...
by Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum | May 17, 2019 | Ayurveda Blog, Case History
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...
by Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum | May 15, 2019 | Ayurveda Blog, Food Blog
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...
by Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum | May 15, 2019 | Ayurveda Blog, Food Blog, Nutrition
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...
by Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum | May 8, 2019 | Ayurveda Blog
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...
by Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum | Oct 5, 2018 | Ayurveda Blog
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...
