PanchaKarma (Detox)

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  Panchakarma is an Ayurvedic body detox and can be translated as "five actions". The 5 main therapies include: Vaman (stomach cleansing/rejuvenation), Virechan (cleansing/rejuvenation of the GI tract), Basti (cleansing/rejuvenation of the lower GI tract), Nasya (nasal cleansing/rejuvenation), Raktamokshan (blood cleansing/rejuvenation). Pre-therapies include Snehan (oleation, internal and external), Swedan (sweating, usually in a steam bath). *CAUTION: … Continue reading PanchaKarma (Detox)

Ayurveda 101

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When cooking, I always keep Ayurvedic principles in mind. So what is that? To tell the truth I hardly know myself... It is quite complicated and oh so very simple and logical... certainly it can get bagged down by technical terms... One can spend, and many have, lifetimes studying just Sanskrit (an ancient language that … Continue reading Ayurveda 101