Electrolytes are vital to our health, and indeed to our survival. They consist of positively and negatively charged particles known as ions which are formed when minerals are dissolved in...
Preventing Cell Damage From Electromagnetic Fields Panchakarma Body (Detox Programs): I was recently responsible for supervising a patient’s 8-day Panchakarma, body detox program. The lady was an office worker. On checking...
We are inundated with so much information – and misinformation – from the media about the life-extending properties of a variety of nutritional supplements, it is hardly surprising that practitioners...
Even in the most orthodox medical circles, there is mounting pressure for food manufacturers to decrease radically the amount of added salt and sugar used in processed foods. It is...
The Rudraksha is a tree that grows extensively from the foothills of the Himalayas to South-East Asia, Indonesia, Australia and Hawaii. Legend has it that the Lord Shiva (‘Rudra’) once...
Cold hands and feet: Cold hands and feet do not in themselves constitute an illness, but if they are ignored more serious health issues can arise in the future. Many...
Signs of a Pitta imbalance In cases of constant burning hands and feet or burning feet syndrome this is explained by Ayurveda as being due to a Pitta imbalance. Burning...
Lakshadi oil is the massage oil which we have selected for balancing Pitta. When Pitta is in excess it helps to pacify it and conversely, when it is deficient it...
According to Ayurvedic principles, each one of us has a unique constitutional make-up which is a variable combination of the three basic doshas – Vata, Pitta and Kapha. If any...