Your path to optimal health
When the limes are flinging themselves from the tree, bursting with juicy flavour and a neighbour harvests a carrier bag full of fresh coriander for you to rescue it from seeding – there’s a delicious hummus waiting to be created!
If you’re feeling the effects of different, or excess foods and drinks that tend to come with social, holiday, and away from home times; this simple tempered daal recipe is a great soother, cleanser and reset for body-mind-digestion.
Understanding Ayurvedic principles, dosha type (elemental constitution), and the specific signs of balance and imbalance for you can help you to chose the ‘right’ path to optimal health, and a supportive lifesytyle to avoid dis-ease. Read on to learn about Vata, Pitta and Kapha dosha and the elemental qualities that can guide self-care and wellbeing strategies.
Viral ilnesses like covid, colds and flu deplete our metabolic resources and can leave us feeling slow, sludgy, bogged down and in need of quick sources of energy from our food and drinks. However, the crash that comes after high energy foods enhances the abundant qualities of Kpaha dosha that can hang around, sapping energy levels and motivation. Learn how to restore energy balance by eating well.