Next up in our routine is oil pulling, a traditional Ayurvedic practice in use for thousands of years, and is a safe and effective healthy oral hygiene routine, complimentary to brushing our teeth, flossing, and scraping the tongue. Oil pulling may seem strange at...
The next recommendation is to scrape the tongue. Tongue scraping, a sister to oil pulling is a very ancient Ayurvedic daily practice where the tongue is cleaned with a simple tongue scraper. It is still followed by practically everyone in India today. We recommend...
Fennel seed is one of the first spices that someone new to Ayurveda is likely to encounter. Among the spices, fennel has all the properties of ajwain, black pepper, or chilies, but fennel is milder, and it has a sweet quality that makes it less heating. It does so...
The first recommendation is for a healthy person to get up before the sun rises, usually before 6am, depending on the location. Exceptions include being very young, very old, a new parent, or having a fever or diarrhea. Several studies correlate waking up early with...
In the purport to Srimad Bhagavatam 1.10.10, Srila Prabhupada explains how irregular habits, overeating, excessive sense gratification and an artificial standard of living, sap the vitality and shorten our duration of life. Therefore, keeping a healthy body and mind,...
