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Ayurveda and Blood Sugar: Ancient Approaches to Modern Problems

Ayurveda and Blood Sugar: Ancient Approaches to Modern Problems

Across many centuries and around the world, Ayurveda stands as a beacon of ancient healing wisdom to help remind us of the most holistic path to health. Ayurveda’s teachings echo into the modern world's understanding of medical science including the origins of modern surgery, to the understanding of epigenetic changes. Particularly in the realm of metabolic health, Ayurveda offers unparalleled insights. As the tapestry of modern metabolic concerns becomes increasingly commonplace, delving into Ayurveda’s understanding of blood sugar regulation may provide new insights into the modern issues prevalent in metabolic health.. The Philosophical Tenets of Ayurveda Ayurveda's foundational belief orbits...

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Ayurvedic Strategies for Back to School

Ayurvedic Strategies for Back to School

As the summer comes to an end, we turn our attention to the changing seasons and of course, the full swing of the back to school season.  In Ayurveda, as autumn sets in, it is characterized by the ascension of the Vata energy as the dominant movement expressed by nature. Vata energy is considered a combination of two of the 5 elements of nature: air and ether, which can be conceptualized as “the space between.” As a result of these 2 primordial forces rising, which we call Vata energy, increases in dryness, coldness, and winds naturally occur. We watch as...

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A doctor touching a fake, educational spine.

No Bones About It: The Ayurvedic Approach to Healthy Bones

Our bones are the deepest tissue of the body and all 206 of them are constantly remodeling themselves throughout our lifespan. They are a reservoir of minerals encasing the marrow that makes our blood, and they quite literally give us form to carry us through life. It is perhaps this endurance that makes them so fascinating, but as we get older and their resilience deteriorates, we must reciprocate the energy to keep them strong as they have for us all these years. Fortunately, our bones, like the rest of our body and mind, are always ready to heal and be...

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Yoga poses on ascending towers of cubes of sugar.

Yoga and Balancing Blood Sugar

Today, more than 30 million Americans have type two diabetes1 and blood sugar dysregulation is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States2. As a result, much research has gone into any and all ways to mitigate the severity and progression caused by unhealthy sugar metabolism. Dietary approaches, herbal and nutritional supplements such as Gymnema, and a host of pharmaceutical drugs all play their role in helping manage blood sugar and stem the growing epidemic of diseases caused by sugar dysregulation. Ultimately, the results of sugar dysregulation impact all aspects of health, in particular, our cardiovascular, nervous, and...

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