The three body types (doshas) are the foundation of ayurvedic medicine. They are based on the Five Elements and the natural qualities that they each possess. By understanding qualities, elements and doshas anyone can choose diet, lifestyle, herbs and other factors to balance disorders or fine-tune for optimum health. more…

Every disease has a beginning. It doesn’t suddenly pop out of nowhere; it doesn’t strike you down like lightning out of the blue.

Yet people treat illness as “bad luck”, as something that has visited them from the outside – usually by means of a germ, a virus, or an allergen. Even medical doctors fall for this erroneous, illogical way of perceiving illness. They look at the symptoms of the full-blown disease, try to treat them, and move on to the next patient without seeking the root of the disease, or how it could be prevented. This is a tragic shame, because it is such a superficial approach – and it is often done too late to easily restore the body to its previous health. more…