Chronic Stress Affects Your Immunity
If you’re like most people, you’ve read a lot of tips on avoiding COVID-19. You likely know the basics: Wash your hands; keep a safe distance from others; avoid travel and quarantine yourself if you have traveled, and don’t go out at all if you experience any...
Turmeric & Peppermint Mouthwash
Did you know that bad oral bacteria can inhibit normal stomach acid production and interfere with a healthy gut microbiome? Ayurvedic medicine encourages a time-to-time cleanse of the oral cavity with an herbal decoction. A 7-day throat cleanse called gandusha "mouth...
The Basics of Ayurvedic Medicine for a Clean Body
If you find yourself feeling the urge to cleanse or “detox,” have no doubt that your body is communicating something important to you! Cleansing unwanted waste is an integral part of the body’s activity on a cellular level. Our biological clocks schedule cleansing...
Healing Holy Basil: Queen of Herbs
Holy basil, known as tulsi in most Indian languages, is one of the most beneficial Ayurvedic plants for health and healing. As one of the eight named indispensable items in any ancient Vedic worship ritual, every house and temple had at least one Tulsi bush in its...
Ginger: The Wellness Wonder
Ginger root, zingiber officinale, is a common product found in many kitchens. Along with its ability to enhance the taste of both savory and sweet foods, ginger also serves as a good medicinal aid for multiple ailments. According to Ayurveda, ginger’s overall...
Simple Ways to Achieve Peak Brain Health
Everyone experiences some moments of “brain fog” from time to time, whether you are trying to find your keys or are struggling to remember a name. As we age or our daily stress increases, these little moments of forgetfulness become more worrying. The good news is...
Ayurvedic Gifts of Resilience for Children’s Emotional Health
by Dr. Sairupa Krishnamurti, ND & Ayurveda Practitioner With the intensity of the pandemic, discussions on the necessity of anti-racism in the face of racial violence, isolation away from friends, and summer break without activities: our homes and hearts are...
How to Deal with Depression Associated with the Outbreak of Coronavirus / COVID-19
The current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is a very particular and rare situation. It can affect people physically and psychologically. In this context, many people will experience a variety of emotional symptoms such as depression, panic, distress or anxiety...
How to Boost Your Immune System and Navigate COVID-19 Fears
With many of us glued to the news about the spread of the coronavirus, we want to address the questions we’re receiving daily. Preventing illness altogether may be out of our control; however, preparing our bodies, minds and homes can help us to navigate this era with...
Distraction: What’s the Cost to Your Wellbeing?
Here’s a challenge: Can you read this article from beginning to end without being distracted? And how will any distractions affect your ultimate understanding of the subject? The answers might surprise you. We tend to think that distractions are a normal part of life,...
How to Conquer Stress and Put the Joy Back into Your Holidays
December brings festive parties, fun times with family, favourite traditions…and stress. How much stress? According to a Healthline survey, the combination of joy and pressure that makes up the month of December means that more than 60% of us find the holiday season...
Ayurveda: Healthcare for Yogis (and You!)
Ayurveda is a complete and universal science of life. Within this vast body of knowledge is the medical/health science that we simply refer to as “Ayurvedic Medicine.” It is a unified science—where spirit meets senses and mind meets matter. Ayurvedic Medicine is...