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Dear Ask Ayurveda, I am a Pitta-Vata individual, although I seem to be dealing with all three doshas out of balance at the moment. With the transition into fall each year I struggle with severe constipation. I believe my Vata becomes increased, which then increases Pitta both in the mind (which leaves me angry and irritated) and in the colon (which dries it out and leads to constipation). My first thought is to try to cool down my Pitta, but this ends up increasing my Kapha and causing a slow digestion, slow metabolism, and weight gain in my lower body. …
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Dear Ask Ayurveda, I was hoping you could talk to us a little about how to balance BOTH Vata and Pitta at the same time. This is particularly tricky for me as my constitution is almost 50/50. If I am feeling Pitta aggravated and I follow the traditional cooling food/lifestyle recommended for Pitta, sometimes it will go too far and I will then become Vata aggravated. My Pitta friends tell me they struggle with this as well. Western culture can be so Vata aggravating with too much computer, video, travel... They are often dealing with Vata aggravation, even though their…
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Dear Ask Ayurveda, I am a relatively healthy man in my early 40’s. I eat well, hold an active job and overall feel pretty good most of the time. Although I am fairly health conscious, I have been dealing with this issue of constipation for as long as I can remember. I began to improve my diet in my mid 30’s but the irregularity still continues. It has gotten to the point that I typically miss 2-3 days each week. The days that I can go to the bathroom, it is a lot of work with little reward. I…
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Dear Ask Ayurveda, "I am a busy mom from New York. Last summer, I had struggled to try to stay in balance but I seemed to become very irritable (ask my kids!), as my inner "fire" seemed to get a bit out of control due to the hot weather. Despite the excessive heat and irritation, I also suffer from having a low digestive fire and slow metabolism. How can I go about increasing my digestive fire without adding a lot of heat to my body during these hot summer months? Do you have any recommendations or products for increasing the digestion…
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As I come upon my son’s third birthday, I promised him I would write this article in honor of him and in honor of all of the woman in the world who have lost their unborn baby. It is a story that never gets easier, and it is a story that will never have a happy ending. All I hope to do is to acknowledge my son, acknowledge my story, and acknowledge the fact that miscarriages and stillbirths are still very real for many woman today. When I became pregnant with my first child, I was through the roof. I…
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Dear Ask Ayurveda, I live in the Pacific Northwest of North America. It rains A LOT in fall. Although I am beginning to crave warmer fall foods, I find some can be quite dampening (for example, winter squash, dairy. . .). Some days I feel so water-logged I want to binge on popcorn, yet I know you are supposed to avoid Vata-aggravating foods during the fall season. This has got me thinking about other folks whose seasons are more atypical — like in Arizona where it’s mostly dry or Greenland where it’s mostly snowy. So how do we adjust the…
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It is clearly stated in Ayurveda that there is a powerful mind, body, and spirit connection. In order to establish health in any of these areas, we must obtain health in all three. Our emotions have a direct effect on our physical body (and vice versa) and if we have deep-seated, unresolved emotions, our physical health will never be at its best. Although our emotions may have numerous negative effects on our body, each emotion has an affinity with a specific organ. Any long-term, deep-seated emotional imbalance will begin to weaken the affected area, and over time can cause…
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As I made my way back into the world of seasonal cleansing this fall, I thought it would be nice to share this experience that I have gone through. After 2 consecutive pregnancies and 13 months of breastfeeding straight after, I simply have not had the ability to perform any type of detoxification program for three years now, which for an Ayurvedic practitioner can be a long, long time. So as the fall settled in and I realized that I FINALLY have no healthcare constrictions at this moment, I was very eager and excited to jump back in! Why do…
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With the cold winter evenings upon us, I have been thoroughly enjoying my golden milk before bed each night. Although it is traditionally made using dairy milk, it can be equally as nourishing using a healthy nut milk alternative such as homemade almond milk. Since I am drinking the golden milk on a nightly basis, I often prefer this recipe over the dairy version which can be a bit too heavy for me before bed and leave me with a coated tongue and congestion in the morning. Almond milk (specifically homemade) is much lighter by nature and easier for many…
