In Ayurveda, the diet is personalized for each person based on their constitution, imbalances, age, digestive fire, disease (or lack thereof), and also the season. When I work with patients, I assess all of those things as I create a personalized diet and lifestyle plan. There’s no one-size-fits all diet for an individual and there… Continue reading What to Eat to Stay Healthy in the Summer Heat
When I first read Angelina Jolie’s account of her preventative double mastectomy, family history of breast and ovarian cancer, and why she decided to remove her breasts after a positive genetic test, I freaked out a little bit. I began to worry about my own chances of contracting cancer as breast and ovarian cancer appear… Continue reading Fear and Disease: the Mind’s Role in 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