by Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum | Nov 16, 2023 | Ayurveda Blog, Healthy Living, Nutrition
Sometimes when you know a little bit about a subject, you might only know just enough to get yourself into trouble. This is especially true when it comes to treating congestion. In the early stages of studying Ayurveda we learn that congestion is a Kapha imbalance and...
by Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum | Aug 16, 2023 | Ayurveda Blog, Healthy Living, Nutrition
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...
by Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum | Aug 9, 2023 | Ayurveda Blog, Healthy Living, Nutrition
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...
by Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum | May 19, 2023 | Ayurveda Blog, Healthy Living, Nutrition
One of the goals in Ayurveda is to prevent the patient from forming ama from the food, but instead helping them to produce Ojas. Ama is the residue of partially digested food which can happen as food moves through your digestive tract if either the food is too heavy...
by Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum | May 5, 2023 | Ayurveda Blog, Food Blog, Healthy Living, Nutrition
Over the past several decades, a new phenomenon has arisen: we are becoming food averse, to the point that we are now avoiding all various classifications of food, and ultimately pushing ourselves into a corner where there is hardly any food left to eat. Let me...
by Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum | Feb 16, 2023 | Ayurveda Blog, Healthy Living, Nutrition
Many people I see nowadays are either vegetarians or they want to become vegetarian. From counseling so many thousands of people through my 35 years of practice I can show you how to approach it in a more intelligent way. First, it seems that many people incorrectly...