When the weather turns cold, dry and windy; vata dosha, the lightest, airy element of the 3 doshas in ayurveda increases all around us—and inside us. In order to stay...
From fruits to grains: how to calm and balance vata dosha with food
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Diet & herbs
8 reasons to love manjistha
Manjistha, also known as Indian madder in English or Rubia cordifolia in Latin, has been a popular alterative herb in ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years. Not to be...
Benefits of neem for skin and body
Neem (Azadirachta indica, Latin) (Margosa Tree, English) is a tree mostly found in tropical and semitropical regions such as India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Nepal. It has a...
11 health benefits of cinnamon
Although the holidays are in the review mirror, there are spices from the festive season that serve us well during the entire year. One such spice is cinnamon. Before we...
Chamomile for health, wellness and skin
“Give me a word, any word, and I’ll show you that the root of that word is Greek.” Sounds familiar? In this case, the famous line from My Big Fat Greek Wedding is actually...
Gotu kola: a powerful ingredient for wellness and skin
Centella Asiatica L. or gotu kola, also known as Indian pennywort and Asiatic pennywort, has been gaining a lot of attention lately, especially in skin care. What makes it...
Why sunflower oil is a hidden gem for your skin
If sesame oil is the queen of oils in ayurveda, I’d like to dub sunflower oil the hidden gem of oils. Why? It’s one of the few oils that ayurveda defines as tridoshic, which...
6 types of warming foods you must know
Winter is coming! No, Game of Thrones is not back but cold season is upon us again. As the days get shorter and the weather turns colder each day, we feel more and more...
5 habits that you think are healthy—but are they?
Remember when eating fat free was all the craze, just to learn decades later that your brain and body do need (good) fats to function properly? Building healthy habits has...