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How to use Herbs and Spices in your Kitchen

What is an herb or a spice? What is the difference. Why is local more important imported? lets talk about turmeric, kasuri methi (fenugreek leaves), cumin, garam masala, and chili powder, nutmeg, sage, rosemary, and star anise.

Daily Routine (Dinacharya) in Ayurveda

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daily Routine

If I were to ask you about your daily routine, what would you say? 

It seems that many people would begin to describe their day-to-day routine involving physical tasks and commitments like showering, getting ready for work, packing the kid's lunches, etc.

Daily Routine

Daily Routine is one of the lifestyle modifications suggested to bring balance to our body and mind. The idea is to synchronize our internal clock to the cycle of the sun during a 24 hour cycle. Read more.

Creation of Ayurveda Formulas (Bhashajya Kalpana)

 

Bhaishaja Kalpana, Creation of Ayurveda Formulas is the art of processing of different therapeutic compounds together as a formulations. It is one of the most important aspects of Ayurveda. Ayurvedic dravya and “herb” as in western herbology are very different things although the general public think the word herb encompasses all non-allopathic/ CAM (complementary and alternative medicine) compounds.

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Sanskrit for Ayurveda

Sanskrit for Ayurveda practitioners
Mithun Baliga

Sanskrit is the spoken language of the Devatas or Demigods, according to Vedas. Samskrtam is said to be the oldest language known. Sanskrit is such a language rich in meaning, oftentimes there is no equivalent translation of the depth in which a word or sentence may be expressed through its context. Any student who is interested in Ayurveda will inevitably turn to the Briyat Treya.

Mamsa Dhatu - Muscle System in Ayurveda

 

 by Rishi Forrester, and, Danae Delaney

Mamsa Dhatu refers to the 3rd tissue in the evolution of the dhatus in Ayurveda. This tissue governs muscles, tendons, skins, and various excretions of the body. Our focus is on the increase and decrease of the mamsa dhatu in relation to emaciation, weight loss, and weight gain. emaciation and weight loss can be closely tied to Mamsa dhatu because it is closely tied with Earth and Fire and its manifestation in the body.

What are Doshas

By Dr. Nandini Daljit

Ayurveda and Organic Foods

Western nutrition and Ayurvedic nutrition have definite differences about how people nourish themselves. Western nutrition concerns itself with the amount of calories, amount of macronutrients, carbs, proteins and fats, and micronutrients, vitamin and mineral content, and an ingredient list. Of course, western people are obsessed with being thin, so of course, calories is the first thing listed on western food labels.

Samkhya Philosophy in Ayurveda

Authors: Students of San Diego College of Ayurveda

Samkhya to me is the most realistic, understandable and exquisite philosophy of creation and the components of our being. From physical/material existence to the highest level of consciousness Samkyha explains it all.