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The cucumbers in this recipe are good for counteracting the heavy properties of yogurt, breads, and even pastas. In Ayurveda, the summer season is a time for fresh, cooling, sweet fruits and fresh flowers! Cucumbers are a good summer food and they are also thirst-relieving. Ayurveda finds cucumber to be sweet, astringent, and cool. It balances Pitta and Vata but increases Kapha. For Kapha folks, you can eat this with extra hing and mustard seeds. It is a diuretic and good for urinary tract infections.  This yogurt dip, called cucumber raita, is considered tri-doshic, versatile and can be used as a...

According to Ayurveda, "Asafoetida is a grounding herb that can therefore balance an overactive, over emotional, turbulent system." Asafoetida is botanically known as Ferula assa-foetida, it is a member of the Apiaceae plant family and the commercial part used is the oleo-gum resin extracted from the thickened roots and rhizomes. It is also known as hing, Food of Gods and stinking gum. Hing is a popular spice all over the world and is used as a digestive aid, flavoring agent and as a condiment in food varieties and in pickles. It is used in daily food preparations in India.  ...

Yoga has truly taken America by storm. With the amount of yoga studios and teacher trainings, the demand keeps growing. Numbers indicate that north Americans who practice some form of yoga has doubled in the last five years . . . and is now estimated at fifteen million people.   Did you know that three-fourths of fitness clubs offer yoga classes, and yoga was named one of the two fastest-growing segments of the exercise industry by Trendwatch 2000 (an annual report on fitness trends)? While a lot of people (including those running the media) view yoga as a gentler way...

  This Ayurvedic remedy is an amazing sleep aid Poppy seeds are extremely rich in minerals and oils and are known to restore the body. Ayurveda regards them as a tonifier, since poppy seeds contain moisturizing oils, adding them into your diet will nourish and tone your skin. According to Chinese Medicine, their deep blue color indicates that they strengthen the kidneys, which is fundamental for building vibrancy and vitality. Also as an effective remedy for insomnia, it will relax your central nervous system, putting your body in "rest and digest" mode, so your body can use its energy to rebuild strength...

In conventional medicine, when a woman thinks she is pregnant, she goes to the doctor, is given a pregnancy test and her blood pressure, pulse rate, and weight are checked. Then she is advised to eat a generally healthy diet and to take some prenatal vitamins. In both my pregnancies, I remember thinking how this prenatal advice doesn't give any specific recommendations for maintaining a happy and healthy pregnancy.   In Ayurveda, it has been recognized for thousands of years that the mother must be very happy and feel harmony with nature during pregnancy. For this, various steps and key...