by Eyton Shalom | Jul 12, 2014 | Ayurveda, Dosha, Eating with the Seasons, Kapha, Pitta
There are many ways to pacify the Pitta which becomes elevated with the oppressive heat of summer. Some are good for you, like cooling teas and juicy cooling fruits, others are unhealthy, like air conditioning, especially turned down low, which attacks the surface of...
by Eyton Shalom | May 12, 2014 | Acupuncture Articles, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Dosha, Dry Needling
Vertigo and Headache Treated with Dry Needling and Classical Chinese Acupuncture Combines the Best of Two worlds. First I use Dry Needling to deactivate the inflammed trigger points that are the immediate cause of the Headache pain. I also stimulate the motor points...
by Eyton Shalom | Mar 20, 2014 | Ayurveda, Dosha, Wellness
Ayurveda: the Formation of Disease through Dosha Elevation, Weakened Metabolic Fire/Agni, and Increased Toxins/Ama Ayurveda looks at the formation of disease in the body as the function of two primary factors: One is elevated or unbalanced Dosha (Vatta, Pitta, and...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Feb 26, 2014 | Ayurveda, Ayurveda Articles, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Dosha, Vata
Does Ayurveda propose vegetarianism and a vegeterian diet for all? Many modern Ayuvedic physicians, especially those teaching in Europe and the West, espouse lacto-vegeterianism as the ideal diet for everyone. But is this an accurate reflection of the Ayurvedic texts...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jan 17, 2014 | Autumn, Ayurveda, Dosha, Understanding the Doshas, Vata, Winter
A simple way to take the edge off of the cold, windy, dryness of the late Autumn early Winter Vata season is with a good Vata tea.. Why Vata Balancing Tea? To balance Vata is to reduces it. We reduce, or pacify our doshas, because their natural tendency is to...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Aug 21, 2013 | Ayurvedic Recipes, Chinese Medicine Recipes, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine Recipes, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Dosha, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Natural Food Recipes, Pitta, Spices, Understanding the Doshas, Vata, Vata Imbalance
The way to prepare dishes that pacify Vata Dosha is to first understand what Vatta embodies. Vata dosha is the manifestation of Air and Space in our human bodies. Air and Space in its pure state is cold and dry. Air only becomes warm due to the effects of fire from...