The Elements of Ayurveda Podcast

Episode 329

Dr. Tom O'Bryan is a renowned functional medicine expert in environmental medicine and a leading voice in the field of holistic health and wellness. With an impressive career dedicated to uncovering the hidden impacts of environmental toxins on family health, Dr. O'Bryan offers invaluable insights into nurturing healthier generations.

He holds teaching faculty positions with the Institute for Functional Medicine and the National University of Health Sciences. He is the author of You Can Fix Your Brain and The Autoimmune Fix. His new docuseries The Inflammation Equation: Encoding the Steps for Optimal Wellbeing will livestream on April 4th, 2024. 

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In this episode, Colette chats with Dr. O'Bryan about the following:

• The most common sources of environmental toxins.
• How environmental toxins affect fertility and pregnancy.
• Organic vs. inorganic foods and the effect of inflammation in the body.
• The effects of gluten
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Episode 328

Anuradha Gupta is a Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner, soon to complete her Ayurvedic Doctor program from Kerala Ayurveda, where she is a guest faculty, content specialist and Ayurvedic Practitioner student mentor. She is also an Engineer, MBA, 200 Hr Yoga teacher, social Justice advocate and a volunteer with Project Welcome Home Troops.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental and behavioural disorder that develops from experiencing a traumatic event. Anuradha has presented at the National Ayurveda Medical Association (NAMA) and she shares this information with us and we discuss the following:

• Definition of PTSD and what can cause this disorder.
• Anuradha's personal interest in studying this topic.
• The effect of PTSD on the mental vikriti.
• Ayurvedic approach to managing PTSD.
• Diet and lifestyle suggestions.
• Case studies of PTSD management in animals and humans.
• Building up resilience to stress and traumatic events.

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Episode 327

Ayurveda takes a holistic approach to low body weight and takes into consideration the physical, mental and emotional factors at play. Ayurveda gives guidelines to help promote weight gain and it’s not just a case of eating more food but rather looking at the types of food, the tastes and the qualities of the food along with pacifying lifestyle practices. With each individual having a unique constitution the root causes will vary and most importantly the advice needs to be tailored to each individual.

In this episode Colette shares general Ayurvedic guidelines which will be beneficial for weight gain and she discusses the following:

• The reasons for low body weight.
• Ayurvedic brimhana treatment protocol.
• The effects of stress on body weight.
• When, how and what to eat to ensure good digestion, absorption and assimilation.
• Ayurvedic herbs for tissue building and strengthening.

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Episode 326

Divya Alter is a certified nutritional consultant, educator, and chef in the Shaka Vansiya Ayurveda tradition. Divya and her husband Prentiss founded Divya’s Kitchen, a plant-based restaurant in New York City that reimagines classic dishes through an Ayurvedic lens.

Divya’s brand has since expanded to include a line of plant-based retail food products, educational videos and two books. She is the author of What to Eat for How You Feel: The New Ayurvedic Kitchen and Joy of Balance: An Ayurvedic Guide to Cooking with Healing Ingredients.

In this episode Colette chats with Divya about obesity from an Ayurvedic perspective and they discuss the following:

• Ayurveda's teaching on obesity as a malnutrition disorder.
• The symptoms of the syndrome of obesity.
• Causes of obesity according to Ayurveda.
• Holistic healing tips for the body and mind.
• Preventing obesity.

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Episode 325

Jeannine Rashidi, the founder of Goodbye Tension and Doctor of Ayurveda in training, has guided clients toward physical, mental, emotional, & digestive relief for the last 20 years. Jeannine’s best-selling book, Abundance Beyond Trauma, showcases the EDHIR® process she developed for mental, emotional & physical digestion of traumatic & adverse life experiences. 

Colette chats with Jeannine about her book and her personal journey. They discuss the following:

• How's Jeannine's life experiences influenced her work today.
• The definition of trauma.
• Jeannine's EDHIR® process.
• How she implements Ayurveda into her practice.
• Case studies on the process used in acute and chronic trauma cases.
• Advice for those people who are feeling disconnected after adverse life experiences.

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Episode 324

Clare has worked with Colette for a year now and has committed to a journey of self discovery with Ayurveda. She has participated in each of the group cleanses last year and found each one to be a different experience. They discuss the following:

• How Clare "met" Ayurveda.
• Prioritising self-care and fitting it into her busy lifestyle.
• Connecting with creativity.
• The benefits of repeating the cleanse.
• Clare's future with Ayurveda.

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Episode 323

Colette chats with Dr. Sujatha Kekada about the Ayurvedic perspective on stomach acid. This is a particularly relevant topic after the holiday season where the rich, heavy foods and alcohol can result in high or low stomach acid. They discuss the following:

• What is stomach acid and the Ayurvedic view on the gastric juices, agni and the doshas involved.
• What are the symptoms of high and low stomach acid.
• What causes high stomach acid and how can it manifest into certain conditions like acid reflux, heartburn, GERD etc.
• How does Ayurveda treat high/low stomach acid.
• How can we prevent these conditions from manifesting.

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Episode 322

Colette shares her personal experience of caregiving for her mother with dementia. She shares how Ayurveda has helped her understand and process her mothers declining health. Understanding the tendencies of each dosha to changing and uncontrollable situations like sickness can promote compassion for those who have challenges with navigating these stressful situations. Colette also shares tips on how to manage the needs of your doshas while navigating the role of caretaking for a loved one.

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Colette takes questions from the listeners and covers the following topics:

1. The Ayurvedic perspective on alcohol.
2. Which dosha is aggravated in hyopglycemia (low blood sugar).
3. What causes cellulite and Ayurvedic tips to reduce it.
4. Preventing muscle cramps and spasms.

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Episode 320

Pain affects us not only physically, but mentally also and in this episode Colette takes a look at pain from an Ayurvedic perspective. Ayurveda teaches us that pain is a result of an imbalance in the doshas:

• Vata dosha is involved if there’s pain in the body.
• Pitta dosha may be involved if there’s inflammation.
• Kapha dosha is involved if there’s stagnation.

Colette discusses the following Ayurvedic herbs which are beneficial for pain relief:

• Ashoka
• Cloves
• Devadaru
• Fenugreek
• Indian frankincense
• Myrrh
• Turmeric

She details each herbs energetics and benefits of each of these herbs.

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• Private at-home Digestive Reset Cleanse tailored to you
• Educational programs - Daily Habits for Holistic Health

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