There is an urban myth I have often heard that when you look around any health food store, you’ll find it’s full of sick-looking, pasty-faced people. Sometimes this ‘truism’ is reinforced with the observation that when you look around a building site, full of fit looking healthy men, their diet usually consists of an unhealthy mixture of take-aways, strong sweet tea and biscuits. Probably the moral we are meant to [...]
Most ancient cultures had the idea that the natural world, and even the planets floating around the heavens, existed in a state of harmony. Plato referred to the ‘music of the spheres’ and taught that, “rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul, on which they mightily fasten, imparting grace, and making the soul of him who is rightly educated graceful.” If all the different [...]
The importance of balance Life is by nature uncertain. The only certainty is that everything changes. The secret of good health and happiness, according to Ayurveda, is to maintain balance amidst the change. Because everyone is unique, balance is an individual thing. The beauty of Ayurveda is that it helps everyone to find his or her own unique balance. We all need stress or challenge, otherwise life would become boring. [...]
Reset your digestive system using principles from Ayurveda and in the process unlock the secret of natural weight loss. With the help of a Maharishi Ayurveda doctor, Dr. Oz, the US health guru, walks you through foods, treatments and herbs than can help you become slimmer. Watch the video here. (Great for those with a short attention span.) The following Maharishi Ayurveda herbal supplements will help with weight loss: Be [...]
In Ayurveda and the Prostate we looked at the Ayurvedic understanding of how prostate imbalances arise. We now look at the prevention and treatment strategies of Ayurveda. What is the Ayurvedic approach to prostate issues? When a patient presents symptoms, a good Ayurvedic practitioner will not just offer them a magic pill and say, “Go home and try this”. The practitioner will search for the underlying cause, or Hetu of that problem. We can tend [...]
There comes a time in almost every man’s life when he has to look to the health of his prostate gland. Fortunately Maharishi Ayurveda has excellent advice, as well as herbal preparations and detox treatments, that can help restore the health of this vital gland. What does the prostate gland do? Just as mammary glands are particular to women, the prostate gland is particular to men. In fact it is [...]
Amlaberry is the fruit of the Amalaki tree – called Indian gooseberry in English. Of all the rasayanas - Ayurvedic formulations revered for their rejuvenating influence on the physiology - Amalaki is considered one of the most potent and nourishing. Charaka Samhita, the ancient treatise on Ayurveda, describes it as the best amongst rejuvenating herbs. Good nutrition requires a balance of the six Ayurvedic tastes – sweet, sour, salty, pungent, [...]
Increased heat in summer can bring an imbalance of pitta, the dosha that governs hormones, digestion and other metabolic processes, causing summer breakouts and rashes. Recipe 1 Boil two quarts of water for two minutes Take it off the heat and add ¼ teaspoon fennel seed, 2 rose buds, and 1 clove Add to a thermos flask and drink at room temperature Recipe 2 Skin-Nourishing Spice Mixture: 3 parts turmeric [...]
[fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" layout="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" border_position="all" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" center_content="no" last="no" min_height="" hover_type="none" link=""][fusion_text] Dawn Mercer: I have had the pleasure of practising yoga for 20 years. During the last 8-10 years I have delved deeply into the whole philosophy of this sacred science and art and I feel that the knowledge and experiences of [...]
The above question came to me the other day while driving with a friend around South Manchester, looking for a venue to hold an Ayurvedic cooking course. We passed by quite a few curry houses and I was tempted by the delicious smell of fried spices. It was a hot day though and I knew that after the curry I would feel uncomfortably hot. So I postponed my curry feast [...]
There is of lot of talk about intermittent fasting these days. Benefits are said to range from weight loss, to enhanced heart and brain functioning, to increased longevity. Eat, Fast and Live Longer Last year I watched a BBC TV Horizon programme called “Eat, Fast and Live Longer”. The presenter, Michael Mosley, tried out different fasting diets and looked into the science behind them. The research on regular fasting shows [...]
Our lives are surrounded by routines. Some routines we create for ourselves, such as going for a run or doing some exercise each morning. Some routines are driven by nature, such as going to bed when it gets dark and putting on warm cloths in the winter. […]
People who take Triphala Rose regularly come out with statements like: I feel lighter in the stomach, not so bloated after meals. Triphala Rose has helped my digestion –J P, London. Why do our stomachs sometimes feel heavy and bloated? Why do we sometimes feel lethargic and heavy, especially first thing in the morning or after meals? And how can Triphala benefit you? The benefits of Triphala Rose comes through [...]
Maharishi Amrit Kalash is based on Brahmi Rasayana, which is reputed to be the king of all Rasayanas. Rasayanas are carefully crafted preparations made from herbs and sometimes minerals. Their preparation usually involves numerous long and meticulous processes. The knowledge of the preparation of Rasayanas is sometimes talked of as the highest of all the Ayurvedic sciences. Ayurveda is usually translated as ‘the science of life’. Another popular translation is [...]
When John Lennon sang, “Give peace and chance”, it conjured up big issues, such as war and civil unrest. But what about the unrest we often find in our own minds? We live in a fast and changing world and we can often find ourselves under a lot of pressure. Whenever we encounter some stressful situation, our stress-response kicks in, our physiology speeds up and we become hyperactive. Often it [...]
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Are Trans Fats really that bad? Try typing trans fatty acids into Google and you’ll get a wealth of articles on the connection between these fats and obesity, high cholesterol, heart disease and cancer. Many people also point out that the dramatic increase in the incidence of such diseases during the twentieth century coincided with the increased occurrence of trans fatty acids in our diet. Many studies uphold this observation[fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column [...]
Some trans fats are good for you Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) is a trans fat, but unlike the trans fats that get created when oil is hydrogenated, it’s a naturally occurring and beneficial trans fat. The digestive systems of grass-fed cows naturally produce plenty of CLA. This particular trans fat is linked to improved heart health[fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" [...]
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[fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"][wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_video link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ8TWJZkFYw" width="1000" height="563" description="Despite being careful with your diet, do you still gain weight?" source="http://www.maharishi.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Ayurveda-and-weightloss-400px.jpg" title="Ayurvedic advice on weightloss"] Question: "No matter how little I eat, I put on weight. What advice can Ayurveda give for this problem?" Dr Brennan: "Putting on weight so easily, no matter what [...]
[fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"][wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_video link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMkLcx1z-Rc" width="1000" height="563" description="When you sit to eat, do you sometimes have low appetite? Dr Brennan gives advice to improve your appetite." source="http://www.maharishi.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Ayurveda-and-indigestion-400px.jpg" title="Ayurvedic advice to improve a poor appetite?"] Question: "Even when somebody puts a very nice meal in front of me I have a very poor [...]
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[fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"][wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_video link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lOl5e2xsRE" width="1000" height="563" description="Do you wake up tired after a nights sleep?" source="http://www.maharishi.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Ayurveda-and-insomnia-400px.jpg" title="Do you feel tired and depressed when you wake?"] Question: I seem to sleep OK, but when I wake I still feel tired and sometimes a bit depressed. Dr Brennan: “Waking up feeling tired and [...]
[fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"][wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_video link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EykJ42SFGMU" width="1000" height="563" description="Ayurveda advice for those who find they sweat a lot when they get warm" source="http://www.maharishi.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Ayurveda-and-excessive-sweating-400px.jpg" title="Excessive sweating: do you sweat a lot - advice from Ayurveda"] Question: “I sweat a lot, even when the weather is not particularly hot. Is there something Ayurveda can recommend [...]
[fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" layout="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding_top="" padding_right="" padding_bottom="" padding_left="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none" last="no" hover_type="none" link="" border_position="all"][fusion_youtube id="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEn5QGN7GL4" width="960" height="520" autoplay="false" api_params="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" /][fusion_text] [/fusion_text] [fusion_text columns="" column_min_width="" column_spacing="" rule_style="default" rule_size="" rule_color="" class="" id=""] Question: “I do quite a lot of travelling in the course of my work and on holidays and I find that travelling [...]
[fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"][fusion_youtube id="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht84u0aIYTE" width="960" height="520" autoplay="false" api_params="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class=""][/fusion_youtube] [/fusion_separator] In this video both practitioners and patients talks about the health benefits of Maharishi Ayurveda. The video introduces the basic principles of Ayurveda, as well as research findings on the benefits of certain Maharishi Ayurveda approaches to health. It [...]
