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Feeling Depleted? Nourish Your Vitality with Ojas | Ojas Nightly Tonic, Moon Milk + Golden Milk Recipes

by John Douillard on January 31, 2019 | 40 Comments

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According to Ayurveda, there is a special substance in the body that governs aging, immunity, radiant skin, vigor, mood, sleep, digestion, spirituality, and physical strength. This substance is called ojas (OH-jas). In Sanskrit, ojas has two prominent meanings. In the context of physical health and vitality, it means “vigor, virility, and vitality.” In the context […]

Categories: Aging & Longevity, Ayurvedic Health, Emotional Health, Energy & Vitality, Immune Health, Skin Health Tagged: ashwagandha, digestive health, ghee, immune health, longevity, melatonin, milk, mood health, ojas, oxytocin, shatavari, skin health, sleep health, turmeric, video

Good Mood Food: Ayurvedic BDNF + Serotonin Boosters

by John Douillard on January 26, 2019 | 19 Comments

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Are you worried about what you’ve done to your brain over the years? For decades, our understanding of brain chemistry was that we are all gifted with a certain number of brain cells at birth and if you kill them with, say, too much alcohol or drugs, you can never grow them back. That understanding […]

Categories: Circadian Medicine, Cleansing & Detox, Cognitive Health, Diet and Seasonal Eating, Emotional Health, Herbs & Supplements, Nutritional Deficiencies Tagged: #3SeasonDietChallenge, ashwagandha, ayurvedic detox, bacopa, brain health, cognitive health, emotional health, fat, fish oil, fish oils, turmeric

Alcohol, Ayurvedic Herbs & Your Liver

by John Douillard on December 27, 2018 | 9 Comments

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Are you curious what healthy and unhealthy drinking looks like and some natural ways to provide your body with harm reduction? Alcohol is a serious issue: it is the third leading preventable cause of death in the US, contributing to ~30% of all motor vehicle accidents.1 While most folks drink responsibly, there seems to be […]

Categories: Dangerous Food & Herbs, Herbs & Supplements Tagged: amalaki, heart health, liver health, turmeric, video

Ayurvedic Golden Moon Milk Recipe for Healthy Sleep, Sex & Energy

by John Douillard on December 22, 2018 | 25 Comments

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That cup of hot milk your grandmother gave you before bed has been shown to deliver special peptides that support health, energy, virility, and natural sleep cycles.1-3 Researchers have found that when milk is taken before bed, the milk’s bio-active peptides support: deep healthy sleep1 restorative sleep1 relaxation needed for sleep2 healthy stress response2 healthy […]

Categories: DIY Ayurveda, Immune Health, Recipes, Sleep Health Tagged: ashwagandha, ghee, immune health, ojas, shatavari, sleep health, turmeric

Dr. John’s Winter Immune-Boosting Plan for the Whole Family

by John Douillard on December 8, 2018 | 46 Comments

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While raising our six children, I experimented with every type of immune-boosting concoction you could imagine to keep our kids healthy. One report suggested that kids get sick 6-8 times a year on average.13 With six kids and each cold lasting a couple of weeks, I did the math: six kids x six colds per […]

Categories: Immune Health, Kids/Teen/College Health Tagged: ashwagandha, chyawanprash, ghee, immune health, turmeric, video, vitamin d3

Gerald Pollack PODCAST | Finally: How to Source the Best Water

by John Douillard on December 3, 2018 | 6 Comments

Ancient Wisdom Discovered Magic Water We all grew up knowing that water can be a liquid, a solid (like ice), or a gas (like steam), but, more than a half-century ago, scientists discovered what is called “the fourth phase of water,”1, 2 a crystalline, hexagonal gel-like substance that scientists believe may be linked to the origin […]

Categories: Energy & Vitality Tagged: energy, exercise, ghee, Tulsi, turmeric

Superfoods For Your Body Type: Winter Edition

by John Douillard on November 29, 2018 | 18 Comments

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Choosing the right foods to eat has become extremely complex, controversial and confusing for most people. With promises coming from every angle of the food pyramid, from paleo to vegetarian to vegan to being gluten and dairy-free, making healthy food choices has become more confusing than ever! In this article, I will describe the very […]

Categories: Ayurvedic Health, Diet and Seasonal Eating Tagged: ashwagandha, beets, Brahmi, coconut oil, ghee, turmeric

Ashwagandha for Anxiety, Stress, and Sleep

by John Douillard on October 23, 2018 | 5 Comments

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According to a report in the Alternative Medicine Review, an estimated 75-90 percent of primary care visits may be related to stress. (1) Stress has been linked to a host of health concerns involving immunity, cardiovascular system, sleep, mood, bone, brain and cognitive function, breathing, muscle tension, circulation, fatigue, metabolic concerns such as blood sugar […]

Categories: Emotional Health, Herbs & Supplements, Sleep Health Tagged: #3SeasonDietChallenge, ashwagandha, immune health, sleep, stress, turmeric, vitamin d3

How Ayurveda Activates Herbs for Maximum Results

by John Douillard on October 6, 2018 | 4 Comments

According to Ayurveda, herbal formulations can be “activated” in certain ways to boost their bio-availability and effectiveness. Herbal formulas using whole, organically-grown herbs of good quality, combined with other herbs to enhance their intelligence, and taken in-season can provide a combination of nutritional benefit, probiotic support, and a needed therapeutic impact. In this article, I […]

Categories: Ayurvedic Health, Herbs & Supplements Tagged: amalaki, ashwagandha, bacopa, Boswellia, guggul, manjistha, neem, shilajit, turmeric

7 Easy Hacks to Curb Winter Weight Gain

by John Douillard on September 18, 2018 | 11 Comments

As summer winds down, a common question I get from my patients is, “How do I avoid gaining weight during the fall and winter?” Each fall, our ancestors would greatly increase their fruit, grain, nut, and seed intake. This intake of excess calories would accomplish winter insulation and energy storage—as the famine of winter and […]

Categories: Diet and Seasonal Eating, Optimal Weight Tagged: #3SeasonDietChallenge, ayurvedic detox, melatonin, triphala, turmeric, weight balancing

8 Foods for Gallbladder Sludge

by John Douillard on August 18, 2018 | 15 Comments

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Gallbladder removal surgery (cholecystectomy) is the number one abdominal surgery in America today, but problems may begin years before the manifestation of biliary sludge, also known as gallbladder sludge or bile sludge. (12) Bile sludge is basically when the bile becomes more thick and viscous and congests inside of the gallbladder. The sludge is a […]

Categories: Diet and Seasonal Eating, Digestion & Elimination Tagged: beets, blood sugar, digestive health, liver health, turmeric

Turmeric: A Heart Healthy Pre-Workout Alternative

by John Douillard on July 24, 2018 | 11 Comments

Turmeric has been shown to deliver outstanding support to the heart. So much so that it inspired researchers to compare it to exercise in regard to cardiovascular support. Specifically, they studied curcumin—the constituent of turmeric that gives it its yellow pigment. In the study, 32 post-menopausal women were assigned to 3 groups. One group took […]

Categories: Fitness/Nose Breathing, Heart Health, Herbs & Supplements Tagged: turmeric

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