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How to Define Health in Ayurveda

Modern medicine simply defines health as a lack of disease, injury, or pain, but it’s much more than that. One of the reasons that Ayurveda still inspires me to this day is its broad definition of health, which is: “Samadosha Samagnischa Samadhatumala kriyaha Prasanna atmenindriya manaha Swasthya ityabhidheeyate” That Sanskrit phrase is quoted from one… Continue reading How to Define Health in Ayurveda

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Ayurvedic Hacks: Two Simple Remedies for Digestive Health

In computer programming, a hack refers to a clever bit of programming that solves a problem. In Ayurveda, there are also hacks (though I don’t think the original sages who wrote the Ayurvedic texts had this term in mind). Since I began studying Ayurveda, I’ve come to learn countless simple tweaks to diet and lifestyle… Continue reading Ayurvedic Hacks: Two Simple Remedies for Digestive Health