by Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum | Feb 8, 2023 | Ayurveda Blog, Healthy Living, Nutrition
Many people are now supplementing their diets with protein powders. My teacher and mentor, Vaidya Rama Kant Mishra, identified the problems associated with each of the protein powders on the market, and therefore decided to make a healthier version, one which met his...
by Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum | Feb 3, 2023 | Ayurveda Blog, Healthy Living, Nutrition
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...
by Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum | Jan 27, 2023 | Ayurveda Blog, Healthy Living, Skin Health
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...
by Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum | Jan 5, 2023 | Ayurveda Blog, Healthy Living
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...
by Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum | Dec 10, 2022 | Ayurveda Blog, Healthy Living
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...
by Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum | Dec 1, 2022 | Ayurveda Blog, Food Blog, Healthy Living
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...
