by Eyton Shalom | Feb 11, 2020 | Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine
Source Natural’s Wellness Formula is one of my favorite herbal mixes for certain kinds of cold and for flu. Let’s be clear though–no herb formula is a substitute for staying home in bed. Nursing in the form of rest, staying warm, sleeping a lot, and...
by Eyton Shalom | Feb 10, 2020 | Ayurvedic Recipes, Pitta, Vata
Vegan Protein for Ulcerative Colitis and other digestive issues has to be easy to digest and, according to Ayurveda, should not aggravate any of the three doshas. In Ayurveda we call light, easy to digest food that pacifies all three doshas, tridoshic, or Sattvic. A...
by Eyton Shalom | Jan 30, 2020 | Ayurveda, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Eating with the Seasons, Kapha, Wellness
There is a reason to Pacify Kapha in Late Winter and Early Spring. Kapha Dosha rises naturally in all of us in when the snows melt, the rivers flood, and even in coastal Southern California the earth is moist from the Winter rains. But the nights are still long...
by Eyton Shalom | Jan 30, 2020 | Acupuncture Articles, Ayurveda Articles, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Conditions Treated, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Dosha, Pitta, Vata
What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)? Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a functional disorder of the Large Intestine (Colon) intestines that causes diarrhea and/or constipation, abdominal pain and/or cramps, bloating, and gas. People with IBS-D will have diarrhea on...
by Eyton Shalom | Jan 14, 2020 | Autumn, Ayurveda Articles, Understanding the Doshas, Vata, Winter
Vata in Winter and Late Autumn Ayurveda understands that a healthy spirit and a healthy body, is better than just one or the other. In describing the passage of space through time Ayurveda also describes the way in which the qualities of each dosha elevate in nature...