Category: Ayurveda
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A Cook’s Guide to the Core Spices of Ayurvedic Kitchens
A practical guide to the core Ayurvedic spices, how cooks use them and what NIH sources report about…
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Ritucharya: Seasonal Eating in the Ayurvedic Calendar
How Ayurveda adjusts diet through six seasons, with the foods the Ritucharya review names for each.
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Stocking an Ayurvedic Pantry: Grains, Pulses, Spices and Fats
What goes into an ayurvedic pantry: grains, pulses, spices, fats and storage tips for simple home cooking.
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Ayurvedic Food Combining: The Traditional Rules Explained
The traditional Ayurvedic rules on incompatible foods (Viruddha Ahara), with the review’s examples and the limits of the…
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Ayurvedic Eating Habits: Portions, Timing and Attention at Meals
The traditional habits around meals in Ayurveda: eating when hungry, slowly and attentively, in moderate amounts.
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What Research Says About Ayurveda, and the Safety Questions to Ask
What NIH’s NCCIH reports about Ayurvedic trials, metals in some products and practitioner regulation, plus questions to ask.
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Agni, the Digestive Fire: A Core Idea in Ayurvedic Eating
What agni means in Ayurveda, how it relates to ama, the doshas and the seasons, and the limits…
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Ayurvedic Cooking for Beginners: Principles, Pantry and Daily Practice
A beginner hub to Ayurvedic cooking: doshas, tastes, spices, pantry, seasons, a sample day and safety notes.