Health Articles on Ayurveda by Nourishtopia

[4/4] I love my India! (4/26/2007)

In Spring 2007, I went to South India to study Ayurveda at the Ayurvedic Retreat Hospital in Conoor, India. While there, I sent 4 emails...

[3/4] another chapter of an American in India (4/13/2007)

In Spring 2007, I went to South India to study Ayurveda at the Ayurvedic Retreat Hospital in Conoor, India. While there, I sent 4 emails...

[2/4] re: the ambience of India - more stories (4/2/2007)

4/2/2007 re: the ambience of India - more stories In Spring 2007, I went to South India to study Ayurveda at the Ayurvedic Retreat...

[1/4] news from Conoor, India while studying Ayurveda (3/21/2007)

3/21/2007 re: news from Conoor, India In Spring 2007, I went to South India to study Ayurveda at the Ayurvedic Retreat Hospital in...

Feel Impatient? Here are Habits to Feel More Patient and Accepting

Life is full of expansive and constricting moments. I used to think that if I meditated regularly and did enough affirmations, that my...

Art Therapy Exercises to Move Emotions in a Creative Way

In Ayurveda, we pay attention to the wellbeing of the emotional body (the Vigyanamaya kosha) just as much as the physical body. When I...

Journaling Prompts to Cultivate Self Compassion.

How well do you love yourself? Do you feel shame or compassion when you aren't behaving the way you think you should? The root cause of...

Tips for Tropical Health

Lime and Hibiscus FOR DIGESTIVE HEALTH AND TO KEEP YOU ALKALINE Lime juice and jamaica (hibiscus) have been shown to have antimicrobial...

The Top 11 Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet

I have been eating a whole foods plant-based (WFPB) diet since 1992. That is almost 30 years!vI call it my health insurance, because...

Sleep More Deeply with Yoga Nidra

If you are reading this, you are probably struggling with getting a decent night sleep. I know how hard it is to not sleep well. The...

Why I am Grateful for Psoriasis

How I cleared psoriasis by releasing old grief and anger. Though a healthy diet and topical treatments are important, they didn't help m

How to Stop Self-Sabotaging Your Health and Happiness in 3 Minutes

Most of the time, the only thing getting in our way from making lifestyle changes is our self. We know we should exercise, eat more...

Ayurveda's Superfood for a Calm Detox (aka kitchari)

I once fasted for 9 days on water when I was 18. Only water. I hallucinated a lot and was pretty weak. On Day 5, I was convinced that...

Lifestyle Medicine for Spring (and Kapha mind-body types)

Do you know which foods will help you stay healthy during the spring and reduce excess Kapha? Even 'healthy' foods may have qualitie

How to WANT to eat healthy and exercise. Even when it is hard.

Sometimes taking good care of ourselves feels hard. At times like this we need to remember our bigger vision of why we are eating...