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Cleansing Mung Bean Soup
This is an excellent soup for times when you need to cleanse. This may be when you are feeling unwell, sluggish or have poor digestion. It is also a fantastic soup to have as a cleanse at the turn of Read more
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Watch the wind – it’s a tricky little fellow
Given my usual fascination with digestion, you’d be forgiven for thinking I mean that kind of wind. But, for once, I don’t. In this instance, I refer to vata, the ‘wind’ (or air and space) principle in your body and Read more
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Caffeine – gets us moving, at what cost?
“Let’s meet for coffee”. Who doesn’t say it? I don’t even drink coffee and it is still a phrase that trips off the tongue. Coffee has reached cult status and it is no surprise. That hit of caffeine feels good. Read more
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The 6 tastes of Ayurveda
Balanced meals, balanced person, that’s the concept. Ayurveda has a delightfully simple way of devising a balanced meal; it’s all done through taste. There are 6 tastes, and if you have a balance of all 6 in your meal, your Read more
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It all comes back to Digestion
“It comes back to the beginning” – the theme tune punch line from the fantastic TV series, The Bridge. If you haven’t seen it, you should! I’m singing the song for you now, you are just very lucky not to Read more
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From SAD to happy with Ayurveda
Wow, it’s lovely to see the sun out. Out comes the sun and out come the smiles. Have you found that this winter’s dreadful weather has been making you a bit sad? Or indeed, quite a bit S.A.D.? With the Read more
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“Massage is essential” – now that sounds good
Abhyanga (Ayurvedic warm-oil massage) is not a luxury, it’s essential. That’s not from me, it’s from the ancient Ayurvedic texts: ‘Abhyanga should be resorted to daily. It wards of old age, exertion and aggravation of vata. It bestows good vision, Read more
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Are you in your element? You and your doshas
Most of us know that this creation is made up of fundamental elements – 118 at the last count. Some we’ve heard of – oxygen, gold, silver – and some most of us haven’t – number 118 is Ununoctium. Knowledge Read more
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Avoid those germs, the Ayurvedic way
They’re here again. They’re back with a vengeance. The school term begins and bang, everyone starts ailing with colds, flu’s and stomach bugs. Is it the weather? Is it the gathering of vast hoards of small, inhibition-less children in small Read more
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Sourdough – the bread that’s easy to digest
Fermentation has been used worldwide for thousands of years to produce foods and drinks of different flavours, textures and longevity. An example of this is alcohol, and less obviously bread and soy sauce. In Ayurveda, there are various slow-fermenting vinegars Read more