by Eyton Shalom | Dec 20, 2010 | Ayurveda, Dosha
Ayurveda: the Formation of Disease through Dosha Vitiation, Weakened Agni/Digestive Fire and Accumulated Ama/Digestive Toxins Ayuveda looks at the formation of disease in the body as the function of two primary factors: One is vitiated or unbalanced Dosha...
by Eyton Shalom | Aug 19, 2010 | Ayurveda Articles, Ayurvedic Recipes, Dosha, Green Living, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine, Pitta, Spices, Summer
Chill Your Mood: Rose Water in Summer. The Reason for Rose: Pitta Fire in Ayurveda and Liver and Heart Fire in Chinese Medicine Rose water and rose essence has been used for millennia to take the edge off of heat in Summer. Heat in both Ayurveda and Chinese...
by Eyton Shalom | Mar 31, 2009 | Dosha, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Natural Food Recipes
A basic concept in Chinese Medicine is that successful medical treatment is hastened, and the patient made more comfortable, by nursing appropriate to the particular disorder. We used to have this in this Western Medicine, too, especially with infectious disease. I...
by Eyton Shalom | Jan 8, 2009 | Ayurveda, Dosha, Winter
On a recent trip to Mexico City I stayed in the historic district across the street from a sweet little restaurant that became my nightly haunt. A relic from the ’50’s, Cafe La Blanca served a lovely, mild, easy-to-digest vegetable soup that calmed my...