I love the summer. Being a vata-predominant, not-well-covered body type, I find myself cold for 90% of the year in the UK. So come summer, my whole body relaxes and I feel like a basking lizard absorbing all the warmth Read more…
There is no doubt this is a testing time for everyone around the globe. Along with the obvious physical concerns, there can be financial and emotional stress to deal with. Many of us are not just concerned for ourselves but Read more…
The hay fever season is almost with us much to the chagrin of those who suffer with it. There is a lot that can be done to prevent and help with hay fever in Ayurveda, do read on! There are Read more…
It started years ago, with a fear that my heart burn was stomach cancer. This wasn’t the first time that I had convinced myself that an ailment was cancer. This time, I was really gripped by this and sought out Read more…
These contain no refined sugar and just a tiny amount of maple/agave syrup, which can be omitted altogether if you’re being ultra sugar free! They are tasty and moreish though, not nearly as worthy as they sound.
Many of us love to travel and find that a change of scene, a rest or an expanse of mind all help to boost our health. The travelling itself can take its toll, however, and has long been documented in Read more…
We all have a constitution. This is our basic, unchanging elemental makeup that is set at conception and remains the same throughout life. In Ayurveda we see the constitution in terms of the 5 basic elements: earth, water, fire, air Read more…
Stress is getting to most of us Do I need to describe stress to you? I doubt it. In my consultations, I routinely ask my clients to rate their stress levels out of 10 and nearly everyone answers above 5. Read more…
Not all woods burn the same in a fire, do they? The same can be said about foods we put in our ‘digestive fire’. Some burn (or digest) easily, some are more difficult. This important aspect of food often gets Read more…