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Are Dry Ginger and Fresh Ginger the Same?
One common question I get about Pitta is whether Pitta body types can eat ginger, so here’s my take on it.Pitta dosha is a combination of fire and water. If you think about how that is going to express when fire and water combine in the body, you’re looking at acid...
How to Create the Ultimate DetoxiVACATION
Let’s face it: a stay-at-home vacation can feel like a compromise. Here’s tips to get it right so you can feel refreshed and fully decompressed from your well-earned time off. Nearly 40% fewer people here in the Netherlands are planning summer travel compared to last...
Help Your Body Detox Heat with these Cooling Recipes
It’s HOT!!!! Try these recipes to help you cool down the Pitta a bit today, and throughout the summer. We’re at the very beginning of summer, and as the heat of the season starts to accumulate in your body, it’s important to take steps to help your body detox excess...
Prioritize Yourself During Frustrating Times
We’ve all been there: getting super motivated to eat healthy (from this moment forward!), committing to an amazing exercise plan, feeling we can meditate every day. Yes! Motivation feels soooooo good! But…motivation doesn’t always last long. It’s a scarce commodity...
Top 5 Ayurvedic Tips You Thought You Didn’t Have Time For
One thing that people overlook about healing themselves is that there’s a HUGE mental shift needed to convince the brain it’s worth slowing down to introduce new actions. If your mantra for the past years has been “I don’t have enough time”, you’re going to feel like...
How to Stop Putting Pressure On Yourself to be Perfect
You know your body can heal. You sense that it is possible to do it naturally. Why not prove it to yourself?Many people are asking themselves now, “I have the time, why don’t I do it?” Have you been hearing people say this a lot, too? It seems like they are...
Eat Fresh, Shop Less
We’re all trying to limit runs to the store, to reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus to others unknowingly. How can you make all your fresh foods last for at least 2 weeks? Eat fresh food to stay healthy & fit. Eating enough fresh veggies already took some...
What Time to Take Ayurvedic Herbs
Ayurveda has a clear, structured approach to administering dravyas (lit. medicines). The timing of taking the formula is one small part, and it’s very important, since each timing will give a different effect. So let’s take a closer look at why you may be recommended...
Ayurvedic Tips to Prepare Yourself for COVID-19 Exposure
Here where I sit in Amsterdam, the coronavirus progression is heating up. What does Ayurveda have to offer to help you prepare for exposure? This article is not meant to give advice to treat the coronavirus, but to discuss what we can do to give ourselves the best...
Why Do Panchakarma?
We’re going to keep going with the info series I started last month to provide reliable info all about Panchakarma – the Ayurvedic treatment sequence that can give you incredible cleansing effect! I want to help everyone understand what to expect, how to use the tool...
