I was extremely fortunate that in the early years of my Ayurvedic practice I had the great privilege of doing an extended 20-year internship with Vaidya Rama Kant Mishra. He was one of India’s brightest Ayurvedic physicians, a Raj Vaidya, which means that his...
Many people I see tell me they have a food addiction, or they may crave sweets. They try to discipline themselves to eat less food or to avoid sweets, but sooner or later they end up breaking their diet and binging on the sweets or overeating the food, even healthy...
Acids are solutions and liquids that are below a pH of 7.0 and anything above a pH of 7.0 is considered alkaline. It’s important to keep the body’s fluids, such as saliva, urine and blood, on the alkaline side. The normal pH range for saliva is 6.2 to 7.6. The pH of...
Lauki squash comes under many different names, such as doodhi, bottle gourd, long squash and many others. It is a light green squash — you need to peel it and chop the squash into one-inch cubes before cooking it. My teacher and mentor Vaidya Rama Kant Mishra used to...
Ashwagandha is one of the most widely used herbs in all of Ayurveda since it is one of the best herbs to help you deal with stress, which is rampant nowadays. However, the ancient doctors said that since they couldn’t foresee what would happen in the future they were...
Edgar Cayce, considered to be America’s greatest 20th century psychic, gave more than 14,000 psychic readings while in hypnotic trances. He was considered the father of Western holistic medicine since he could diagnose illnesses while at the same time prescribe...
