by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Oct 15, 2012 | Ayurveda, Dosha, Vata
Here is a quick guide to Healthy Living for Vata Dosha in Autumn. The foundation of health in Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine are Lifestyle and Diet. To build a temple you have to make the foundation first. Here is a template for a lifestyle that will keep Vata dosha...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Oct 15, 2012 | Ayurveda, Ayurveda Articles, Dosha, Understanding the Doshas, Vata, Vata Imbalance
21 Tips for Vata Dosha 70% of diseases begin with Vata elevation. In large strokes, Vata is elevated by frenetic, jam packed 24/7 lifestyles, by overstimulation, by cold dry weather and cold dry food, by too much bitter medicines, by raw food, lack of rest, and by the...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Oct 15, 2012 | Ayurveda, Conditions Treated, Dosha, Meditation, Mindfulness, Spices, Understanding the Doshas, Vata, Vata Imbalance, Wellness
Vata Dosha, Fear, Anxiety, and ADDH Vata dosha is the dosha whose nervous system responds to stressors with fear. Anxiety is the cascade of physical and mental responses, or symptoms, that occur when our sympathetic nervous system has been activated by the flight...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jul 8, 2012 | Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Recipes, Chinese Medicine Recipes, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine Recipes, Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Dosha, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Kapha, Natural Food Recipes, Pitta, Plant Based Recipes, Seasonal Recipes, Summer, Vata
Summer is a time when even cold dry (Vata) types or cold damp (Kapha) types can have little more raw foods. One of the ways to make raw foods more compatible for cold types with weaker digestive energy (Agni/Spleen Qi) is to have it in small amounts with other foods...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Dec 19, 2011 | Ayurvedic Recipes, Natural Food Recipes, Vata
Kale with Pomegranate Molasses and Cumin One of my favorite ways to cook Kale is inspired by the classic Linguine with Broccoli that you find at Southern Italian restaurants. Their method is really simple–olive oil, garlic, lemon, parmesan. I take the olive oil...
by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Dec 13, 2011 | Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Recipes, Eating with the Seasons, Green Living, Natural Food Recipes, Pitta, Seasonal Recipes, Spices, Vata
It seems silly to buy canned cranberry sauce with a ton of sugar and the bonus of toxic Phtalates, when it is so easy to make it homemade. Takes literally minutes. Boil water, add cranberries and sweetener. Simmer 15 minutes. Voila! Ingredients1 bag cranberries....