Precision Ayurveda: Using Genome Sequencing to Personalize Herbal Protocols
In 2015, a multicentre Indian research team published “Genome-wide analysis correlates Ayurveda Prakriti” in Scientific Reports. The study did not...
June 5, 2026
Micronutrient Deficiencies Through a Dosha Lens: B12, D3, and Iron in Ayurvedic Context
Constitutional assessment can be useful within Ayurveda, but it should not be used to predict a vitamin or mineral deficiency....
June 4, 2026
Biofilm Formation and Ama: Microbiology Meets Ayurvedic Toxin Theory
A 1998 National Institutes of Health research announcement stated that biofilms accounted for more than 80% of microbial infections in...
June 2, 2026
Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Ayurvedic Practices: Convergence of Nervous System Healing
Stephen Porges introduced Polyvagal Theory in a 1995 paper, not in 1994. The theory proposed that different vagal pathways participate...
June 1, 2026
Gut Mucosal Barrier and Sleshma Kapha: Ayurvedic Strategies for Intestinal Lining Repair
Ayurveda and modern gastroenterology both attend to digestion, bowel function, inflammation, nourishment and tissue integrity, but their terms are not...
May 30, 2026
AMPK Activation and Ayurvedic Metabolism Herbs: Where Cellular Energy Science Meets Tradition
AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a central regulator of cellular energy balance and an important research target in metabolic disease....
May 29, 2026
Heat Shock Proteins and Swedana: What Modern Thermobiology Validates in Ayurvedic Steam Therapy
In 1962, Ferruccio Ritossa noticed something unusual in fruit fly chromosomes that had been accidentally exposed to higher than usual...
May 28, 2026
Phytochemical Profiling of Ashwagandha: Withanolides, Alkaloids, and What Each Does
When a supplement company markets ashwagandha as “standardized to 5% withanolides,” it is making a claim about phytochemical content. But...
May 26, 2026
Microplastics and the Doshas: Emerging Research on Environmental Toxins in Ayurvedic Context
In 2022, researchers reported quantifiable plastic polymers in blood samples from 17 of 22 healthy adult donors. The study was...
May 24, 2026
Nrf2 Pathway Activation by Ayurvedic Herbs: Antioxidant Science Meets Ancient Medicine
Every cell in your body is engaged in a constant balancing act. Reactive oxygen species generated by metabolism, pollution, stress,...
May 23, 2026