For thousands of years, people across South Asia and the Middle East have eaten with their hands, and not utensils. Even today, the practice has become very common – and to the casual onlooker, it may seem somewhat strange! However, first of all, we have to understand that eating itself, as also cooking, is somewhat…
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Jala Rahasya: The Secret of Water in Ayurveda
“May waters filled with medicinal properties protect my body, so I may have the vision of the Sun!”-Rig Veda, IX.9.7 (Author’s translation) According to Ayurveda, the properties of water vary. Different types of water are thus useful for different people, disorders and times. Unboiled water is said to take 3 hours to digest, boiled and cooled…
Ritucharya (Seasonal Routines):
[EXCERPT from Up-coming book “Ayurvedic Wellness Tips”] © Durgadas (Rodney) Lingham/Arogya Ayurvedic Health Ltd. All Rights Reserved. No part of this article may be copied or reproduced in any form, without direct permission from the author. Quotes may be used in research works, providing proper citations and references are given. Ayurveda considers the effects of…
India’s Curry Influence
Today we see many curries across the globe, from the Indonesian and Thai to the classic India, as well as other influences. Many ask how this came to be? Curries originated in the Indus Valley civilisation, which began as early as 7,000BCE in Northern India, however, many spices came from India to the West, notably…
Taking Care of Yourself Amidst COVID-19
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What was the Ancient Indian diet like?
What did ancient Indians eat for wellness?
Why Ayurveda – Nature’s Healing System?
Why should I try Ayurveda? Ayurveda is the world’s oldest natural-healing system – time-tested across India, China, Korea, Japan, SE-Asia and also influencing founders of western medical systems as Hippocrates and later Arab physicians taking this science into Europe in the Middle-Ages, with the revival of surgery and humoric medicine It promotes models of biological…
SPRING NEWS AND UPDATES
2019 Spring News and Updates Spring is in the air again, with kapha (phlegm) being aggravated and starting to liquefy with the warmer weather, and the time of allergies. For allergies, place a little ghee (clarified butter) in the nostrils after cleansing sinuses with a neti pot in the morning (add a little warm water…
RESET your Digestion!
Resetting your digestion means re-setting your biological rhythms also, which ancient systems as Ayurveda see as the root-cause of many diseases, not merely gastrointestinal! Many people today complain of issues such as : Bloating/abdominal distention after eating IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) and similar symptoms Constipation or difficulty passing stool Intolerance to foods such as wheat and…
Ayurvedic Massages – Good or Bad?
Ayurveda has long considered the uses of massage, often as a daily palliative treatment, but performed with specific oils after a complete Ayurvedic examination by a trained professional to examine all facets of psychology, disorders, constitutional issues and others. Here, panaceas are often not the best, nor Ayurvedic per se! Many forms of Ayurvedic massage today can…
Ayurvedic Karmic Evaluation Assessment
Our Ayurvedic Karmic Evaluation Assessment looks at these from a deeper perspective of the past incarnations, calculated from one’s time of birth and other facets such as physical features and signs correlated with these.