Ayurvedic Articles & Resources

The information contained in these articles is presented for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace qualified medical treatment. These articles are designed to be used by Ayurvedic practitioners. If you are a lay person, please consult an Ayurvedic practitioner before attempting to implement what you read here. Each person is unique and contra-indications may be present. These articles are by Alakananda Devi (Alakananda Ma), M.B., B.S. (Lond.), and more can be found on the Alandi Ayurveda Blog.

Food, Diet and Digestion

• Almond Home Remedies: An Ayurvedic Super-food

• Apple: Sevam

• Arsenic in Your Rice?

• Banana--A Sacred Ayurvedic Fruit

• Bitter Gourd as Food and Medicine

• Carrots: An Ayurvedic View

• Cooling Cucumber in Ayurveda

• Dahi: An Ayurvedic View Of Yoghurt

• Digestive Enzymes - Should I Take Them?

• Draksha: An Ayurvedic Perspective On Grapes

• Garlic: Cloves of Immortality

• Garnishes to Beautify Your Meals

• Ghee, the Golden Ambrosia

• Honey, Nectar of the Goddess

• Kefir, the Original Heath Drink

• Lavana: An Ayurvedic View Of Salt

• Life-Giving Water: An Ayurvedic View

• Mango: Gift Of The Sun-God

• Mango Home Remedies

• Making Merry: Alcohol and Ayurveda

• Making Merry 2: Is Alcohol Safe?

• Meat and Ayurveda

• Milk: An Ayurvedic Sacred Food

• Milk, the Sacred Elixir

• Olive Oil: Myths, Mysteries and Facts

• Pear, the Fruit of Immortality: An Ayurvedic View

• Peppermint Home Remedies

• Pomegranate: An Ayurvedic Pharmacy in its Own Right

• Resistant Starch and Ayurveda

• Rose Home Remedies and Recipes

• Sesame Home Remedies

• Takram: The Ayurvedic Health Drink

• The Six Tastes in Your Meal

Self Care Year-Round

• Know Your Ayurvedic Constitution

• Using Your Ayurvedic Constitution

• Recognizing Imbalances: Daily Self-Check

• Out of Balance: How Did I Get Here?

• Regaining Balance

• Maintaining Balance: Steps to Optimal Health

• Agni: Caring For Your Digestive Fire

• Environmental Toxins: Protect Yourself

• Heart Attack Prevention

• Keys To Better Health: Ojas, Tejas And Prana

• Memory: Boost your Brain Power

• Nature Therapy

• Opening to New Challenges

• Pain: Dangers of OTC painkillers

• Prana: Supporting Vitality

• Radiation: Protect Yourself

• The Rejuvenative Power Of Gratitude

• Secrets of Longevity 1: Ages 40 -60

• Secrets Of Longevity 2: Age 60- 80--Active Elders

• Self Care for Plantar Fasciitis

• Tips for Sound Sleep

• Obstacles to Refreshing Sleep

• Stroke: Be stroke aware

• Support Your Child's Eyesight

• Supporting the Adrenals

• Tejas: Your Inner Radiance

• Tobacco Chewing Alternatives

• Vegetarian Diet: Six Good Reasons

• Virility

• Weight Loss

• Yoga for the Mind

Self Care: Seasonal

Spring

• Early Spring Self Care

• Spring Self Care

• Welcome Spring with the Bitter Taste

• Benefits of Panchakarma

• Preparing for Your Spring Cleanse

• Remedies for Allergy Season

• Spring Tips - Changing Tastes as the Seasons Change

Summer

• Ayurvedic Oils for Summer

• Home Remedies for Sun Exposure

• Late Summer Tips: Changing Tastes With The Seasons

• Managing a Dual Constitution

• Summer Beverages for Cooling

• Summer Tips - Changing Tastes with the Seasons

Fall

• Ayurvedic Self-Care for Fall

• Changing Tastes With The Seasons: Autumn

• Fall Tips for Vata, Pitta and Kapha

• Happy September with Ayurveda

• Navigating The Change Of Seasons

• Self-Care for Seasonal Colds and Flus

• Transitioning from Summer to Fall in the Era of Climate Change

• Health Tips for the Day after Thanksgiving

Winter

• Self Care for Winter

• Winter Tips—Changing Tastes As The Seasons Change

• Herbal Teas for Flu

• Post 'Flu: What To Do

• Self Care for Influenza

New Year

• De-Stressing in the New Year

• Eight Keepable New Year Resolutions

• Resolutions that Work

Self Care: Women

• A Lifetime of Breast Health

• Menstrual Cramps Remedies

• Special Daily Routines for Menstruation

• Remedies for Menstrual and Premenstrual Problems

• Women's Sexual Wellbeing Resources

• Women's Sexual Rejuvenation

• Ayurvedic Support for Menopause

• Sex After Sixty: Part 1, Women

Self Care: Men

• Harnessing Male Sexual Energy

• Resources For Harnessing Male Sexual Energy

• Nourishing Male Sexual Energy Part 1: Shukral Foods and Recipes

• Nourishing Male Sexual Energy Part 2: Shukral Herbs

• Vajiakarana: Men's Sexual Rejuvenation

• Sex After Sixty: Part 2, Men

Self Care: Infant and Child Care

• Teething Baby Ayurvedic Care

• Welcoming Ceremonies for a New Baby

Home Remedies

• Bites and Stings Home Remedies

• Hemorrhoid Home Remedies

• Pinkeye Home Remedies

• Power in Your Spice Cabinet 1: Cumin

• Power in Your Spice Cabinet 2: Coriander

• Power in Your Spice Cabinet 3: Fennel

• Power in Your Spice Cabinet 4: Fenugreek

• Power in Your Spice Cabinet 5: Cardamom

• Power in Your Spice Cabinet 6: Nutmeg

• Power in Your Spice Cabinet 7: Clove

• Power in Your Spice Cabinet 8: Saffron

• Power in Your Spice Cabinet 9: Cinnamon

• Summer Saviour: Aloe Home Remedies

• Self Care for Seasonal Colds and Flus

• Herbs for Immunity

• Home Pharmacy for Pitta

Ayurvedic Specific Condition Reviews

• Acid Indigestion (Amlapitta)

• Affective Mood Disorder

• Alzheimer's Disease

• Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders

• Arthritis (Sandhivat)

• Asthma, Lung Cancer, Rhinitis (Pranavahasrotas)

• Attention Deficit Disorder

• Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

• Breast Cancer

• Bronchial Asthma

• Caffeine Addiction

• Candidiasis (Kapha Toxins)

• Celiac Sprue (Grahani Roga), Part One

• Celiac Sprue, Part Two - Case Histories

• Cognitive Decline

• Colds and Coughs

• Eating Disorders

• Chronic Fatigue

• (Female) Infertility

• (Male) Infertility

• Fibromyalgia

• Foot Pain (Padashula)

• Hair Loss

• Influenza

• Insomnia

• Intestinal Parasites

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome | Vata Digestion

• Loss of Smell

• Obesity & Weight Loss (Meda Roga)

• Pandemic Influenza

• Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

• Prostate Cancer

• Rotator Cuff Injuries

• Skin Diseases of Adolescence

• Silent Bladder Infections

• Sinusitis | Pinasa (Chronic)

• Sinus Infections

• Skin Inflammation

• Sugar Addiction

• Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

• Thyroid Disorders

• Tinnitus

• Vata Digestion: Irritable Bowel Syndrome

• Working with Alcoholics

• Working with Marijuana Smokers

• Working with Smokers

Ayurveda Articles

• Water-Carrying Channels | Ambuvahasrotas

• Dehydration | Ambu Vaha Srotas

• Iron Nutrition | Raktavahasrotas

• Lipids & Heart Disease Risk | Raktavahasrotas

• Convalescence: Nourishing Rasa

• Cultural Issues in Bringing Ayurveda to the West

• Depression in the Situation of Brahmi Allergy: A Case History

• Gallbladder Health

• Optimal Blood Sugar Levels

• Pulse Reading

• Rakta Shodhan | Blood Cleansing

• Rejuvenating Vata

• A Guide to Breast Health | Supporting Sthanyavahasrotas

• Veterinary Ayurveda | Case Histories of Five Cats

Ayurvedic Herb Profiles

• Ashwagandha

• Chitrak

• Dog Rose

• Gotu Kola Brahmi

• Grindelia: An Ayurvedic View

• Kumari: Aloe Vera

• Lavender: An Ayurvedic View

• Methi: Fenugreek

• Ponderosa Pine

• Punarnava: The Renewer

• Shilajit: Destroyer of Weakness

• Sumac: An Ayurvedic View

• Usnea: An Ayurvedic View

• Wonders of Pippali

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