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. What Vegetarianism Actually Means First, it...
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...
