Dr. Alexina Mehta, Naturopathic Physician

25/07/2025

🌞 Why Getting Morning Light Is a Non-Negotiable for Vibrant Health

One of the most powerful daily habits for your body, mind, and spirit is simply stepping outside and getting natural light in the early morning.

This isn’t just a wellness trend—it's a practice echoed across modern science and ancient wisdom traditions including Ayurveda, Tibetan Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Japanese Zen and nature practices.

🔬 Western Science: Cortisol & Circadian Rhythm

From a biological standpoint, morning light is essential to regulate your Cortisol Awakening Response (CAR)—your body’s natural energy and stress rhythm.

Light enters the eyes and signals the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) in your brain to reset your internal clock.

This triggers a healthy rise in cortisol—giving you mental clarity, motivation, stable blood sugar, and metabolism.

It also sets the stage for melatonin production at night, improving sleep and reducing inflammation.

👉 If you don’t get light in the morning, your cortisol and melatonin rhythms can go out of sync—leaving you tired, wired, foggy, and struggling with weight or mood.

Now let's look at what Ayurveda tells us...

In Ayurveda, the early morning is sacred:

Before sunrise (~4:00–6:00 am) is Brahma Muhurta, ideal for meditation and spiritual practice—when clarity and inspiration are most accessible.

Sunrise (~6:00–6:30 am) begins Kapha time, a grounded energy that helps you anchor the day.

Morning sun is sattvic (pure and uplifting), and its light stimulates agni (digestive fire) and ojas (vital immunity and resilience).

Daily exposure to the sun is part of dinacharya, the Ayurvedic daily routine, to synchronize your inner clock with cosmic rhythms.

What to do:

1. Wake by 6:00–6:30 am if possible.

2. Step outside within 30 minutes of waking.

3. Spend 10–20 minutes in natural light.

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23/07/2025

🌿 The Ancient Practice of “Chulen” Nourishment Beyond Food 🌿

What if you could feel deeply nourished—without relying on food, caffeine, or constant stimulation?

In Tibetan Medicine, there is a rare and beautiful practice called Chulen (pronounced “Joo-len”), which means “taking the essence.”

✨ It was traditionally used by yogis and meditators to:
• Restore deep vitality
• Sustain long retreats without meals
• Awaken subtle energy in the body
• Rejuvenate the spirit from within

Chulen can be practiced with herbal elixirs or through breathwork and visualization to draw in the pure essence of the five elements: Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Space.

In today’s fast-paced world, we may not all be living in mountain caves—but the wisdom remains.

Women in midlife often tell me:

🌀 “I feel drained no matter how well I eat.”
🌀 “I want energy that comes from within—not another supplement.”
🌀 “I’m craving a deeper level of nourishment.”

If that’s you… Chulen might just be the ancient key your modern body and soul are asking for.

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09/07/2025

This is What A Healthy Relationship With Food Looks Like.
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19/06/2025

When I was a little girl and my mom would take us shopping for new clothes, my father would always say:
“Make sure you buy them loose, comfortable cotton clothes.”

As a kid, you just wear whatever your parents give you. But as I got older, like most teenage girls, I started experimenting with tighter clothes.

I remember thinking: these are so uncomfortable.
But like so many girls, I thought it was just part of fashion — that I had to sacrifice comfort to look a certain way.

Now, after years of studying healing sciences and arts, I finally understand why my father was so adamant. His wisdom about how to dress came from his upbringing in India — and it makes complete sense through the lens of Ayurveda.

So what does Ayurveda and science say?

Within Vedic knowledge, there’s a branch called Vastu Shastra — the ancient science of harmonizing your environment with your body’s energy. And yes — your clothing plays a role in your well-being.

🧬 The Science Behind It:
Your skin isn’t just a barrier — it’s your largest sensory organ. What touches your skin affects your nervous system, temperature regulation, hormones, and even inflammation levels.

✨ Natural Fibers = Nervous System Support
Cotton, silk, linen, h**p, and wool allow your skin to breathe, regulate heat, and reduce static electricity (which subtly affects your energy field).
Synthetics — like polyester, spandex, and many athleisure fabrics — can trap heat, block detoxification through the skin, and may release hormone-disrupting chemicals over time.

✨ Colors = Frequency Medicine
Colors carry specific light frequencies that influence your physiology:

Pastels calm the stress response

Earth tones ground anxiety

Warm reds & oranges boost circulation and energy

✨ Flow Supports Flow
Loose, flowing clothing supports lymphatic circulation, digestion, and pranic flow — all of which help regulate hormones and metabolic rhythms naturally.

🌿 In the photo above, I’m wearing a loose, comfortable cotton dress my sister gave me for my birthday. White and gold. Flowy. Comfortable. And I absolutely love it. 🤍✨

17/06/2025

Recently, we made the pilgrimage hike up to the Tiger’s Nest in Bhutan.

Like many, I had seen photos of this sacred place and felt awe every time. I remember thinking, One day, I’ll go there.

And when that day came—when our family at came together—it was beyond anything I could have imagined.

The mountain, the energy, the people, the joy, the inner strength… everything aligned into one deeply moving experience.

The trek itself is breathtaking.

And once you step inside the temple, it’s radiant—filled with the hum of prayers and sacred presence.

Monks chant in every corner.
Devotees offer prostrations, grounding their intentions in devotion.

Every part of the temple feels alive with spirit.

Tucked within it is the cave where Padmasambhava practiced. Without question, it’s a space where miracles are born.

The otherworldly is here—in this world.

It’s within each of us. We feel it when we choose to live not just for the mundane, but for the sacred—to allow the beauty and power of divinity to express more fully through our lives.

If you’re reading this, I invite you to seek awe in your own life.

You don’t need to visit this temple. Maybe your temple is something else… perhaps it’s your own body.

Because a temple is a place that holds the spirit—prayer, devotion, light.

And your body is that temple.

Sometimes, it just takes a simple shift in awareness to remember who you really are.

So, ask yourself: What would life feel like if you returned to that sense of awe—for your own being, your own path?

Surely, it would be more joyful. More sacred. More alive.

Temples around the world remind us of the one that lives within.

14/06/2025

Tamra Jal...an Ayurvedic practice that helps to ground you, increase Agni (digestive fire) and strengthen metabolism.

This practice is ancient and written about in the ancient Ayurvedic texts on medicine: The Charaka Samhita and the Ashtanga Hridaya.

I personally notice this practice really helps me, and many of my family members love it too.

They notice when they drink the water first think in the morning, they feel more alert and actually need less caffeine to get going in their day.

It should be done in moderation, so I wouldn't have more than one glass a day.

It helps with:
1. Gut peristalsis: so if your digestion is slow, this could help.
2. Increasing Agni or digestive fire which in turn helps your metabolism.
3. Calms excessive Pitta. If you're inflamed or irritated easily, this may help.
4. Reduces bloating. If your waist size changes regularly, likely it's bloating and this could help.
5. Support neurotransmitter production.
6. Gives a boost of energy in the morning.

Watch the video on how to do it and let us know how you like it once you give it a try!

13/06/2025

There's a lot that goes into weight loss.

It's not just calories in, calories out for many people.

Maybe before 40 that strategy works.

But many people I speak with tell me they have done the food restriction and increase exercise with little results...

Here are 10 reasons that can stall weight loss...note that there are more reasons than this but here's a good list to start with!☺️

1. Underlying infections/toxins
2. Inflammation
3. Insulin resistance
4. Gut dysbiosis
5. Emotional or Mental Stress
6. Hydration
7. Nutrition (avoiding anything processed, seed oils, sugars, alcohol, etc)
8. Sleep quality
9. Lymphatic stagnation
10. Medications

What to do about it?

First, don't panic.

You need to understand which of these is impacting you first.

When you do then you can begin to address it.

Of course that's what we do over here.

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11/06/2025

When we think about health, we need to expand our view...

It's not just eating right and exercising.

The Healthiest People I know share these traits:

1. Prioritize consciousness. Meaning they partake in activities to wake up so they can understand themselves more deeply. They make this the most important part of their life because it affects all other areas, especially health.

2. They take action when they understand they need to change. They don't wait. They understand that to be alive is a privilege and a huge opportunity. They don't take this for granted.

3. They try new things. They keep trying until they understand. They are motivated by becoming more in tune with themselves. More connected.

4. They cultivate patience and diligence. This is obviously needed to be healthy.

5. They are deeply humble. They understand that they need more than just their own abilities to heal. Healing is grace in action.

6. They are happy, regardless of what's coming and going in their lives. Because they prioritize consciousness, they have found happiness is from within.

7. They do inner work daily. They know that this is the key to good health. They don't create conflicts. They prioritize compassion and don't waste their energy in activities that are going to drain them.

8. They move their bodies, partaking in joyful activities that involve nature. They understand to be outside is therapeutic.

9. They honor their constitution and have a lifestyle that is in accordance to what is recommended for their unique nature.

10. They respect themselves and stay in alignment with themselves. They smile easily and often and share their joy with those around them.

These are some of my observations, after working with thousands of people over the last 20 years.

Based on this, how many traits do you have? From 0-10?

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11/06/2025

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