Ayurvedic Dips and Spreads: 5 Healing Preparations Beyond the Usual Chutneys
In many Indian kitchens, a chutney, paste, pickle, or seasoned fat is more than decoration. A small accompaniment can change...
June 8, 2026
Samprapti Ghatakas: The Eight Limbs of Ayurvedic Disease Pathogenesis
Consider an illustrative case: a 45-year-old man has rheumatoid arthritis confirmed by a rheumatologist, positive rheumatoid factor and anti-CCP antibodies,...
June 8, 2026
Ayurveda for Chefs and Cooks: Preventing Burn Injuries, Skin Damage, and Kitchen Fatigue
I spent three months in a commercial kitchen in Pondicherry while researching a wellness project on chef health, and the...
June 7, 2026
Ayurvedic Cold Sore Protocol: Herpes Labialis Through a Pitta-Rakta Lens
There was a stretch in my early twenties when I got a cold sore almost every month. It often appeared...
June 7, 2026
Nanotechnology Carriers for Ayurvedic Bhasma: How Ancient Mineral Medicines Achieve Nano-Scale
Modern microscopy has confirmed an important but easily overstated point about Ayurvedic bhasma: some preparations contain nanometre-scale crystallites, while the...
June 7, 2026
Ayurvedic Low-FODMAP Adaptations: Healing IBS Without Starving Your Gut Flora
A low-FODMAP diet can reduce symptoms for some people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but its restricted phase is not...
June 7, 2026
Manah Prakriti Assessment: Evaluating Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas Dominance in Practice
Consider two people who both use the word “anxiety.” One is restless, speaks rapidly, moves from plan to plan, lies...
June 7, 2026
Ayurveda for Surfers: Skin Protection, Ear Health, and Ocean Recovery Rituals
Surfing combines prolonged sun exposure, repeated paddling, sudden impacts, wind, water in the external ear canal, and the ordinary demands...
June 6, 2026
Ayurvedic Fertility Mapping: Understanding Your Cycle Through the Rutu-Kshetra-Ambu-Beeja Framework
Fertility tracking often begins with calendar dates, ovulation-prediction kits, and the assumption that ovulation always occurs on day 14. In...
June 6, 2026
Phage Therapy and Ayurvedic Antimicrobials: Converging Solutions to Anti
In 2019, a patient at UC San Diego received phage therapy - the deliberate use of viruses to kill bacteria...
June 6, 2026