by Eyton Shalom | Dec 19, 2010 | Ayurvedic Recipes, Kapha, Natural Food Recipes, Winter
Staying Healthy with the Seasons: WinterHototogisu kata Did a cuckoo cry?Niwa no to akerya I open the doorKoyoi no sora nya And look out in the garden– Tsuki bakai There is only the moon Translation by Kenneth Rexroth, 1958, from 100 Poems from the Japanese.In...
by Eyton Shalom | Jul 24, 2010 | Ayurvedic Recipes, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Kapha, Natural Food Recipes, Pitta, Vata
Cold Beet Borscht Soup for SummerLet’s call this a soup, even though I grew up drinking it out of a glass, and at Yonah Shimmel’s Knishery in New York (est.1910) they were still serving it on tap, for $1.25, along with home made Kefir, in little plastic...
by Eyton Shalom | Jun 21, 2010 | Ayurvedic Recipes, Kapha, Pitta, Pitta Dosha Recipes, Plant Based Recipes, Seasonal Recipes, Summer
Raw Beet Salad is super high in betacyanin, a phyto-nutrient associated with their deep red color. Unfortunately, according to what I have read, this anti-cancer chemical is destroyed by cooking. How To Include Raw Beets Into Salads Though Ayurveda and Chinese...
by Eyton Shalom | Jun 4, 2010 | Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Green Living, Kapha, Pitta, Spices, Understanding the Doshas, Vata
Fasting in Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine Fasting in Ayurveda Ayurveda believes that light fasting can greatly benefit your health. Light fasting healthfully stimulates the digestive fire of your entire gut, from your salivary glands to your large intestine, including...
by Eyton Shalom | Dec 15, 2009 | Ayurvedic Recipes, Kapha, Natural Food Recipes, Pitta, Vata, Winter
One of the things we look at in Chinese Dietary Therapy is, what are the effects of particular cooking styles on the “energetic” quality of the food; here energy refers to the warming characteristics of the dish. Whereas steaming and quick boiling are...
by Eyton Shalom | Dec 14, 2009 | Ayurvedic Recipes, Kapha, Natural Food Recipes, Pitta, Vata Imbalance
Winter makes me want to cook, and brings out my love of warming spices. Today I wanted rice and vegetables, and all I had in the house was a large red beet-root, and a daikon radish. So I made Beetroot and Radish Pulao, a really simple and delicious dish. Vegetables...