Learning to Change With the Times

Learning to Change With the Times

While it is good to live with the values learnt in your childhood, sometimes you have to break free, says RENU GULATI All of us are bound by rules and regulations we acquire from our family, society, culture and environment. I am not asking you to give up discipline...

Living a Wholesome Life the Ayurveda Way

Our everyday actions, speech and thought affect our well-being says Ayurveda practitioner and psychiatrist, DR ANITA DUGGAL How we behave affects our health and wellbeing as does our diet, lifestyle, environment and seasonal changes. We also know that mental...
Consumption of Cows milk: the pros and cons

Consumption of Cows milk: the pros and cons

Ayurveda recommends daily consumption of milk for all healthy individuals and for all ages, it pacifies vata and pitta dosha and increases kapha dosha. However, modern milk is not the same as it was in ancient times and can have a detrimental effect on many people due...
Incompatible foods

Incompatible foods

Incompatible food combinations are important to consider as these are more difficult to digest and can create build-up of toxic waste in the system. Incompatibility can occur due to properties of the substances, their combination, processing, place, time or dose of...
Rasam (South Indian Digestive Soup)

Rasam (South Indian Digestive Soup)

Serves 3-4 Ingredients ¼ tsp coriander seeds½ tsp cumin seeds¼ tsp peppercorns¼ tsp hing powderHalf a lime sized dried tamarind ball ( Optional)One cup of water for soaking tamarind ( Optional )¼ teaspoon salt10 curry leaves2 cloves of garlicOne handful of chopped...
Ginger Cinnamon Ayurvedic Tea

Ginger Cinnamon Ayurvedic Tea

Ingredients 1 tsp ground fresh ginger2 crushed peppercorns2 cm cinnamon crushed2 cups of water Method Add 2 cups of water in a pan. Add fresh ginger, peppercorns and cinnamon into it and bring the mixture to boil. Reduce water to 3/4 by boiling it on a low heat and...
Ayurvedic Cumin Tea Recipe

Ayurvedic Cumin Tea Recipe

Ingredients 1 teaspoon cumin seeds250 ml of drinking water Method Take a pan and put 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds into it. Dry roast for 5 seconds and then pour 250ml of water into the pan. Let the water boil and cover it for 5 minutes. Strain it into a cup and enjoy it...
Coconut and Amla Chutney

Coconut and Amla Chutney

Serves 2/3 Ingredients 2 handfuls of freshly grated coconut or dry grated coconut2 chopped Indian Gooseberries ( amla)/ Juice of one Lime/ Juice of half a lemon1 cm piece of chopped peeled fresh ginger2 handfuls of freshly chopped coriander/parsley1 handful of freshly...
Spiced Whole Green Mung Dal Recipe

Spiced Whole Green Mung Dal Recipe

Serves 2 Ingredients ½ cup of whole green Mung dal2 1/2 cups water1 tsp ghee¼ tsp black mustard seeds¼ Cumin seeds1pinch of hing ( asafetida)¼ tsp finely chopped ginger1 small handful of chopped coriander leaves1/8 tsp turmeric1/4 tsp coriander powder1/8 th teaspoon...
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