SERVES: 4—6 | TOTAL PREP TIME: 20 MINS | SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: BLENDER Enjoy homemade vegan ice cream made simply with just 5 ingredients and a blender. This healthy dessert is naturally sweetened with fresh mangoes and honey, warmly spiced with cardamom and our proprietary CoCurcumin mix, and made creamy with full-fat coconut milk. Reduced fat coconut milk can be substituted however, you may end up with a sorbet-like consistency.   INGREDIENTS 2 cups fresh mango puree (3-5 mangoes) 2 cups cup full-fat coconut milk ¼ cup raw honey (substitute: monkfruit sugar) 1 ½ tbsp CoCurcumin (substitute: ground turmeric) ½ tsp...

By Dr. Anju Sodhi (Bams, ND) It's springtime and we have some ama to get rid of. During this season of birth and growth, some people are feeling the need to conceive children. The recipes below can help with conception but also nurture those without the itch to grow families. The reproductive organs are the last tissue in Ayurvedic nutrition to receive nutrients. They are the most refined and strongest organs that not only produce gametes but also the immune system. These recipes are made to nurture the reproductive system to support immunity, increase chances of getting pregnant, and burn...

As long as there has been civilization, and some might even say even before it, humans utilized the panacea known as honey. Sweet, nutritive, and medicinal, this complex substance represents the pinnacle of symbiosis. From the plant’s propagation cycle to the bee’s livelihood, to medicine for animals and humans, honey connects the world. Moreover, it is one of the few common threads in virtually every early civilization. As far back as 8,000 years ago in Spain we have found paintings of warriors attempting to gather honey. In a post-Mesolithic rock painting in Rajat Prapat in Central India presents honey collection...

By Dr. Anju Sodhi (Bams, ND) February is American Heart Month. Cardiovascular awareness is on everyone’s mind as we celebrate the organ of love. Yet, research on the matter in regards to women is scarce. Women’s health is an important topic, but it seems like fully discussing the ins and outs of cardiovascular health specifically for women needs improvement. As cardiovascular events are still the leading cause of death in women over 65, it is important to evolve the need for awareness for cardiovascular diseases in women. There is a vast amount of research in cardiovascular health, but most of...

Ginkgo biloba is one of the most widely used herbs in natural medicine. The idea that it can help improve cognitive function is far from new. However, new research is shedding light on how ginkgo works in the body and suggesting new uses for this fascinating herb. It has long been known that ginkgo biloba increases blood flow to the brain. However, that in and of its self is not sufficient to explain the clinical benefits of its supplementation. In mouse models ginkgo decreases oxidative damage in brain tissues and increased levels of brain derived neurotropic factor, a protein necessary...