Tales from the kitchen, culinary techniques, cultural practices, recipes,travel, health and life
I am in my week 2 of my 21 day rejuvenation treatment.You can read about the week 1 in my previous posts. Food wise I switched from oats and rice grits to a lighter diet, I have kitchadi or Kanji(rice gruel) or green moong bean soup for breakfast, lunch and dinner. As far as the treatments... Continue Reading →
Im sharing the recipe for Ayurvedic Elixir -Curry leaf and Gooseberry juice (Amla/usirikaya) today that I learnt from the locals here in Kerala.Im calling it an elixir because it has excellent benefits if taken daily.Lets take a look at the benefits. 1.Curry leaves are rich in iron & gooseberry is rich in vitamin C,... Continue Reading →
DETOX!! Detoxes have a bad reputation because most of them leave you hungry,tired, craving for food or just plain boring and useless, only to realize they are unbalanced and that it was only temporary and it did nothing to your body after. Let me tell you Ayurvedic Panchakarma is different.I was a non believer just... Continue Reading →
Where in the world am I? I am in Kerala, India.At an Ayurvedic retreat called Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala . Kerala is one of the root hubs of Ayurvedic science which has been preserved since centuries.Kerala is also a preserve for some of the most ancient dance forms and self defense techniques which are almost extinct... Continue Reading →
If you are a person who needs theories and proofs and research to make you believe in something, please by all means skip reading this post. If you are willing to understand how Ayurvedic system of healing works please read through. What is Ayurveda? Ayurveda is a science of life, it has roots from ancient... Continue Reading →
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