January 2, 2025You are your food. You are what you eat. Food is your medicine. These statements have been recognised by Ayurveda,…
October 14, 2019Honey is a sweet, viscous food substance made by bees and some related insects. Bees store honey in wax structures…
June 12, 2019Here in New Zealand, we are going through Winter, and many of us are feeling the drying effects as the…
May 9, 2019The joints get a lot of hard use over the years, and if we don't look after them, they can…
April 15, 2019The system of Ayurveda and ayurvedic medicine is based on the qualities (Gunas) of nature. It is the combinations of…
April 2, 2019In western medicine we talk about immunity, meaning the ability to resist diseases, especially infections. Western anatomy and physiology explains…
March 13, 2019Pitta is one of the three ayurvedic doshas, and is made up of fire and water elements. Pitta is considered…
March 5, 2019We have talked about Agni in previous posts. It is one of the most important concepts in Ayurveda. Agni is…
February 18, 2019In the Summer when the weather is hot, our digestive fire (agni) is diminished. We are less hungry, and easily…
January 16, 2019If your skin is dry and rough most of the time, it means the air element of Vata is predominant…
