What is your digestive type? Digestion is a quality in our lives that differs from person to person. Within our own household I can see that my children have a certain type of digestion and they differ from one another. My husband and I definitely have differences in our digestion patterns and I envy [...]
Kitchari is a first line of defense for cleansing the gut and improving digestion. DIRECTIONS: Soak rice and mung dahl overnight or for 8 hours. When ready to prepare the kitchari, drain the rice and mung dahl and rinse well. Heat a pot and add ghee. Allow ghee to warm [...]
In Ayurveda, childhood is the kapha phase of life. The elements of Kapha dosha are water and earth. The qualities or gunas are heavy, stable, oily, slow, dull, cool. This dosha is associated with strong and stable digestion when it is in balance. Therefore, children typically have strong digestion. My digestion [...]
STEPS YOU CAN TAKE RIGHT NOW TO IMPROVE DIGESTION Improving digestion can be very simple. With the tweak of a few minor lifestyle practices, you can be on your way to better digestion immediately! In Ayurveda, digestion is the key to optimal health. All health starts in the digestive tract. All disease [...]
I am convinced digestion is the great secret of life. ~Sydney Smith Before I learned about Ayurveda and digestion, I thought my digestion and elimination were the same. I had my own struggles with both over the years. When I was a kid, I used to “hold [...]
Digestion is simple. But it can feel complicated until you know more about what is happening in the body. What you eat impacts your day to day, as well as long term, well being. 2 factors most health conscious people account for when eating are...does it taste good and does it have nutritional value? Most [...]
