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 | Nov 17, 2022 | Ayurveda Blog, Healthy Living, Nutrition
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...
by Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum | Jul 7, 2022 | Healthy Living, Nutrition
It’s just too bad Ayurveda isn’t more popular here in America. If it were, we wouldn’t have to spend years stumbling over our mistakes in our efforts to learn what constitutes a healthy diet. The ancient doctors figured that out thousands of years ago for us. Case in...
by Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum | May 20, 2022 | Healthy Living, Nutrition
While we may need calcium to nourish our bones and teeth, to help our blood clot, to nourish our nerves so they can send messages, and to help our muscles contract, we definitely don’t want it to accumulate in our bodily tissues. And since calcium molecules travel...
by Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum | Apr 20, 2022 | Healthy Living, Nutrition, Women's Health
Clinical experience counts for something. When you see over 100,000 patients over a 35-year span of a lifetime, many patterns start to emerge where you can see lots of causes and effects, even before research bares them out. For example, it became apparent to me early...
