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...
In the Western world we think of spices primarily used to make the food taste good. But it turns out that they also have healing properties, just like the herbs and foods do. They are very good at helping out one’s digestion as well. I have had many patients tell me...
Nowadays people are so busy working and trying to take care of themselves and their families that they feel they are too busy to cook food. As a result, we see them consuming raw vegetables in different ways, which while they may look healthy, actually aren’t as...
Again, I would like to show you the brilliance of my Ayurvedic mentor and teacher, Vaidya Rama Kant Mishra, who was able to source hundreds of herbs for our busy practices, some of which were quite rare. Since I’m sure most of you are somewhat familiar with the more...
Taro root is a starchy vegetable which was originally cultivated in Asia but is now used in a variety of cuisines around the world. It tastes almost exactly like a white potato when cooked and is a healthier alternative than the potato, which is a nightshade vegetable...
I was extremely fortunate to have sat with Vaidya Rama Kant Mishra who hailed from a 5,000 year-old lineage of Ayurvedic physicians. He had an encyclopedic knowledge of herbs and as a result was asked to give up his busy Ayurvedic practice in India and come to America...
