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Selene Anthea Black
- 5 min
Agni - Our Digestive Fire
Ayurveda Describes Agni as a fire that burns within our digestive system. It transforms all food and sensations into energy, and absorbs the nutrients in food into our tissues. It is without a doubt the cornerstone of our health and well-being according to Ayurveda. Lets start with the most basic concept. Agni is our digestive fire that keeps us healthy, both physically and mentally. The food we eat and the other stimuli that we digest is like the wood for the fire. Just like
Selene Anthea Black
- 1 min
A Sore Throat Remedy
Do you ever wake up with a sore throat and swollen glands? I sometimes do in winter and have found the easiest and quickest remedy. Put some turmeric and salt in hot water and gargle. Swish it round in your mouth too and really try to get it as far back in your throat as you can. Do it several times and then don't eat or drink anything for at least 5 minutes. Cleaning your tongue with a tongue scraper will also help as it removes all those nasty toxins that love to hang out
Selene Anthe Black
- 1 min
The Sleepy Nutmeg
After spending hours staring at a computer screen writing my blog yesterday I was so wired that I couldn't sleep. I was lying in bed for ages and then finally got up and decided to give an Ayurvedic remedy that I had read about a try. I was also feeling a bit chilled from a cold that I have so decided to have a hot shower first. Then on to the remedy - hot milk with nutmeg. I only had soy milk as I had changed from cow's milk when I started to get the cold as its lighter and
Selene Anthea Black
- 3 min
What is Ayurveda?
Ayurveda is the ancient art of healing and wellbeing that focuses on living naturally. Todays western approach to medicine and healing is to treat the disease but Ayurveda takes a different approach. Ayurveda does not wait for a disease to appear, it maintains the body on a day to day basis believing that "prevention is better than cure". It is a traditional approach to life that focus on the whole person, not just the anatomy. Ayurveda believes that we are the by products
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