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The Gerson Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine GIAM is recognized as the largest and most authentic resource of information on Ayurveda in the United States.

GIAM combines traditional Ayurveda and state- of-the-art internal medicine.

Did you know that the color of your tongue can detect imbalances in your body? One in particular is your gut health, li...
08/27/2025

Did you know that the color of your tongue can detect imbalances in your body? One in particular is your gut health, like the level and nature of toxicity, dosha imbalances, and how strong your digestion is or how much it lacks.

Some benefits that come with practicing tongue scraping regularly include: Better digestion, removal of bad breath, immune boosting and taste bud activation.

What does your tongue say about you?

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Benefits of HuggingSomething as “simple” as hugging, can be so beneficial for our wellbeing. In these times especially, ...
08/04/2025

Benefits of Hugging

Something as “simple” as hugging, can be so beneficial for our wellbeing. In these times especially, when it seems we are more vulnerable, take time and hug your loved ones. Some of the benefits of hugging include:

Stress Reduction
Improved Mood
Social Connection
Enhanced Physical Health, and more….

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In the heat of the Summer, try this Coconut Rice recipe to cool your body down during this Pitta season. Because it is e...
08/02/2025

In the heat of the Summer, try this Coconut Rice recipe to cool your body down during this Pitta season. Because it is easy to digest, it cools digestive tract and is perfect as a side dish.

COCONUT RICE

INGREDIENTS
1/2 c COCONUT FLAKE
2 tbsp COCONUT OIL
3 c WATER
1 c BASMATI RICE
1/4 tsp SALT (MINERAL SALT)

PREPARATION
1. Bring water to a boil. Add rice, half of the coconut flakes, oil, and salt. Allow the water to return to a boil, turn lower heat to a simmer and cover.

2. Meanwhile, roast remaining coconut flakes until slightly browned. Garnish over rice when tender.

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Mindful eating focuses on your experience when eating. It is eating with intent and being present with your meal. Notici...
07/31/2025

Mindful eating focuses on your experience when eating. It is eating with intent and being present with your meal. Noticing its texture, smells, and flavors. It encourages you to listen to your body to eat when it is hungry and to stop when you are full. Mindful eating helps not only improve your relationship with food, but also helps with reduction of stress and anxiety and may help with digestion and weight management.

So put down your phone, turn off devices, and use your senses to enjoy and explore your meal. Chew slowly and thoroughly and be patient.

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Our world is going through a collective shift, whether it is through climate disasters, political differences/approaches...
07/09/2025

Our world is going through a collective shift, whether it is through climate disasters, political differences/approaches, individual struggles, etc. It’s during this time that we remind each other to look within. Take a moment to meditate. Breathe in each thought and feeling passing through, and let it go as you exhale. There is no perfect way to meditate. So take a moment and silence the noise of the world, and reconnect with your Self.

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Kapha Season is here! Late winter and early spring is considered Kapha season, with qualities such as cool, damp, and he...
03/30/2025

Kapha Season is here! Late winter and early spring is considered Kapha season, with qualities such as cool, damp, and heavy. These can manifest into things like congestion, mucus, and lacking in energy.

A tip to make it through this season is focusing on practices to help balance Kapha. Practices may include foods that are light and warming to the body, movement such as exercise, and grounding yourself by spending more time outside, in nature.

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Masala Chai (Indian Spiced Tea)Chai! There are literally hundreds of recipes for Indian Spiced Tea (Masala Chai) and eac...
03/27/2025

Masala Chai (Indian Spiced Tea)

Chai! There are literally hundreds of recipes for Indian Spiced Tea (Masala Chai) and each one with its special twist. Here is the way it is prepared outside of the Tilak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya in Pune for the Ayurvedic medical students taking a break between classes.

Quantity: For 2 cups

Ingredients:

1 inch Ginger root

¼ inch Cinnamon stick

¼ tsp. Cardamom powder

1/8 tsp. Ground Nutmeg

4 Cloves (whole)

¼ cup Milk, rice milk or soy milk

1 tsp. Black tea

1 tsp. Honey (stevia, agave)

Procedure: To a small pot add 2 cups of water, all the herbal ingredients and the milk. Do not add the black tea or honey yet. Bring to a gentle boil. Now add the black tea and let the mixture simmer. After letting simmer for 2 to three minutes, depending how strong you want the tea, strain into kettle and serve. Only then add the honey as per requirement into the individual cups. Enjoy!

Variation: Quantities of the ingredients can be adjusted depending upon the strength of the tea desired.

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Ayurvedic Acupuncture (Suchi Chikitsa)Prana is the ultimate primordial force which gives rise to the Five Elements and T...
01/30/2025

Ayurvedic Acupuncture (Suchi Chikitsa)

Prana is the ultimate primordial force which gives rise to the Five Elements and Three Doshas which regulate all life. Prana flows through the human body through innumerable channels called nadis which connect both to the energy vortices (chakras) within and to the skin superficially. These skin points can be needled in a deliberate sequence according to Ayurvedic principles to create a healing response.

Today known descriptively as suchi chikitsa (“needling therapy”) it was originally and more aptly called bhedan chikitsa (“penetrating therapy”). The intention is to allow the universal prana of the cosmos to pe*****te, through the skin, to the individual’s pranic channels in order to restore balance.

Suchi chikitsa sessions are 30 minutes and require the insertion of approximately 8 to 12 sterile stainless steel or copper needles.

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Dis-ease….Disease occurs when there is a deviation from natural patterns of living for significant periods of time, whet...
12/19/2024

Dis-ease….

Disease occurs when there is a deviation from natural patterns of living for significant periods of time, whether these deviations be physical, mental, or spiritual in nature. These deviations, depending on the specific nature, aggravate one or more of the doshas which then accumulate. The accumulated doshas impede the flow of "universal life force", i.e. prana, and this creates a disruption in normal physiological processes at that site. If this disruption is addressed at an early stage, disease can be averted; if the process is allowed to proceed a disease will manifest. All diseases follow essentially the same course but vary in the doshas involved, the stage of disease, and the site where manifestation occurs. Through knowledge of the principles outlined in this brief overview, Ayurveda gives us the tools to treat disease with appropriate measures at its root.

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Tis the Season for Pomegranates! Did you know that pomegranate juice carries over 100 phytochemicals? Since centuries, t...
12/16/2024

Tis the Season for Pomegranates!

Did you know that pomegranate juice carries over 100 phytochemicals? Since centuries, the pomegranate
fruit has been put to use as a wonderful medicine. Pomegranate is known to be useful in cancer prevention,
immune support, and fertility. -Dr. Scott Gerson

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