Herbs and spices are used as medicine in Ayurveda. They each contain some agni, or digestive fire, and can therefore help you digest and assimilate the nutrients in your food. We use spices instead of the commonly used digestive enzyme formulas available in health...
Roughly 10% of the population will have a positive ANA titer, so it’s good to know exactly what that means and what you should do about it. This is diagnosed on bloodwork and detects antibodies targeting the nucleus of certain cells in your body. These...
Autoimmune diseases are increasing at alarming rates. Everyone has their theories as to why this might be happening and there are so many autoimmune diets and treatment protocols going around it becomes confusing to the layperson as to which path to take. Thee are...
I wrote a book called Healing the Thyroid With Ayurveda, and in that book I discuss how to effectively treat the thyroid gland and heal it, rather than giving the thyroid hormone which primarily shuts down the thyroid gland since it’s no longer called upon to...
Many people are discovering the health benefits of berberine, since it can help to lower blood sugar, and is used for inflammatory conditions and a hyper-reactive immune system. Lots of people have also found out about caprylic acid and how it helps to kill off a...
My teacher and mentor, Vaidya Rama Kant Mishra, spent 20 years teaching me the fine art of Ayurveda. He made over 500 formulas for me to use in treating all the very difficult cases I see each and every day. So I am familiar with so many herbs that are used for...
