The best salt according to Ayurveda

There are many views on salt, and I believe it has to do with our different cultures and traditions, just as well as our history and access to different types of salt depending on where you are located. Today I am going to give you the ayurvedic perspective on salt. Because, as you might know, […]

Fruit with yoghurt? Ayurveda advises you not to do it

I could talk about this all day, but the most important thing regarding fruit is how you digest it, as with anything if we take into account the Ayurvedic principles. As you know, according to Ayurveda most diseases find their root cause in the digestive tract. Undigested food and waste materials (feces, urine, sweat…) that […]

Forget about the doshas!

Little boy holding book looking surprised.

For a second. It is not that the doshas are not important, but it would be wrong to follow lifestyle guidelines purely based on one of the doshas. I will explain to you why. You see, I would like you to work with the qualities rather than just keeping the doshas in mind. Ayurveda is […]

The power of agni: Why your digestive fire matters in Ayurveda

In ayurveda, when we evaluate someone’s health, one of the first things we do is look at the level their digestive fire. The agni represents the fire element and involves everything related to transformation. The main functions of agni are digestion, absorption and transformation of food and sensations into energy, since everything we ingest is […]