Food As Medicine

We Are What We Eat

Lakshmis Garden

The kitchen is our first line of defense against disease. According to the 4,000+ year-old Indian science of Ayurveda, our tissues are created from the digested foods that we eat…so, in...

We Are What We Eat

Lakshmis Garden

The kitchen is our first line of defense against disease. According to the 4,000+ year-old Indian science of Ayurveda, our tissues are created from the digested foods that we eat…so, in...

Cleansing and the Mind

Lakshmis Garden

Recently I spoke of cleansing one’s body in order to get it functioning optimally.  This idea also relates to all of life according to Ayurveda, including the mind.  When our mind...

Cleansing and the Mind

Lakshmis Garden

Recently I spoke of cleansing one’s body in order to get it functioning optimally.  This idea also relates to all of life according to Ayurveda, including the mind.  When our mind...

The Magic of Plants

Lakshmis Garden

The key to milk thistle’s magic is a constituent known as silymarin.  And like with every magic trick, the beauty (or in this case, the value) is not in what...

The Magic of Plants

Lakshmis Garden

The key to milk thistle’s magic is a constituent known as silymarin.  And like with every magic trick, the beauty (or in this case, the value) is not in what...

Our Weak Link and the Disease Process

Lakshmis Garden

This week I’ll look at another aspect of intestinal cleansing, which in Sanskrit is called khavaigunya, otherwise referred to as a person’s weak link.

Our Weak Link and the Disease Process

Lakshmis Garden

This week I’ll look at another aspect of intestinal cleansing, which in Sanskrit is called khavaigunya, otherwise referred to as a person’s weak link.

Influences on the Mind

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This month’s topic will return to our five senses and their influences on the mind.  I’ll also talk about the importance of maintaining clarity of mind via the process of...

Influences on the Mind

Lakshmis Garden

This month’s topic will return to our five senses and their influences on the mind.  I’ll also talk about the importance of maintaining clarity of mind via the process of...

Meditation

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Even though meditation is one sure-fire way to reduce the distractions of the mind, the act of doing it can seem impossible or stress inducing.  One reason being is that...

Meditation

Lakshmis Garden

Even though meditation is one sure-fire way to reduce the distractions of the mind, the act of doing it can seem impossible or stress inducing.  One reason being is that...