How to Recover from Drinking Too Much (Using Ayurveda)
If you or someone you know have had a few too many drinks this festive season, it’s not too late to repair some of the damage. Here’s my three-minute rundown of the two things you can do to stimulate your gut and your liver and to give yourself a good cleanse from the...
How to Enjoy the Delights of Christmas Without Regrets
The festive season is here, and a lot of us let our guard down at this point and overindulge… I’ve put together a quick video telling you how you can set yourself up to make choices for yourself that still let you enjoy the season, without the aftertaste of...
Does Your Yoga Practice Suit Your Body Type?
In our busy lives, yoga is the perfect way of calming and strengthening body and mind – but you might find that you haven’t quite gelled with the practice because you’ve been doing the wrong type of yoga, or positions, that just don’t suit your particular body...
Nourishing the 7 tissues: how to pick up health issues before they turn into disease
Gastroenterologists traditionally say that the digestion of food, passing through your digestive tract, takes anywhere from 24 to 72 hours. In Ayurveda we place great importance on the subtle digestion as this affects all health, as well as longevity, appearance and...
6 Tips To Improve Gut Health
It’s difficult to be healthy without a healthy gut – it’s that simple. The health of your gastrointestinal system is going to impact overall well-being. The gut is responsible for how your digestive and immune systems work as good bacteria in your stomach...
Eating For The Seasons
Every wondered why summertime is all about salad, watermelon, ice teas and fresh seafood on the barbeque? Come winter nothing is as attractive as curling up by the fire with a warm, nourishing soup or stew? While we naturally think of the seasons as summer, autumn,...
Rosemary & thyme roasted vegetables
Serves 1-2 Ingredients: • 1 fennel bulb • 8-10 baby carrots • 1/3 butternut squash • Olive oil to drizzle • ¼ cup fresh chopped rosemary • 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves • 1 tablespoon salt Method: 1. Preheat the oven to 200°C. 2. Trim and cut the fennel bulb into...
Lost your mojo guys? Here’s how to get it back
Symptoms of a hormone imbalance are often vague, misdiagnosed or ignored – particularly in men who are less likely to get help for their medical concerns. We’re seeing a lot more males with hormone issues and this affects their testosterone, sex drive and mental...
Pumpkin & basil
Serves 1-2 Ingredients: • ¼ A bunch of basil, stems removed, leaves chopped roughly • About 2 cups of pumpkin, chopped to about one inch pieces • 1 Tablespoons of ghee • 2 pinches hing • Salt to taste Method: 1. Melt ghee over low to medium heat 2. Add hing – cook for...
Keeping fit, healthy and relaxed in the later years of life
During the vata years, 55 plus, you’ll start to notice that your body is less able to bounce back and rejuvenate than it could in your younger years. It may be harder to shift kilos and aches and pains can take longer to clear up. You might also suffer skin issues,...
