Covid-19 – our collective stress test

Ok…so, after a few weeks, we are all, more or less, adjusting to a global pandemic called Covid-19, I assume. (How) are you adjusting??? Unprecedented times, unprecedented times indeed. Never seen stuff happening like this ever before in the 55 years I walk on this planet called earth. The social distancing, the isolation, the economic […]

Nervous system

Nervous system? I thought you were going to blog about the digestive tract this year?! Rightfully so, but you see, there won’t be complete and lasting healing, if you do not start/include work on your nervous system. Almost every chronic illness comes on, because of a disregulated nervous system. Let’s see why by focussing on […]

Abhyanga

Abhyanga is a form of Ayurvedic medicine wherein the body is massaged with a dosha specific warm oil. A practitioner can do the massage, but you can also do it yourself.  Abhyanga has a cleansing effect and it relaxes. It has a strengthening effect on the nervous system, it relieves stress, fatigue and insomnia. It […]

Dosha

Ayurveda has 3 doshas: vata, pitta and kapha. There are many tests on the internet to determine your dosha. Of course you can also pay a visit to an Ayurvedic practitioner. It is important to know about your dosha, because it will tell you about your digestive tract, your nutritional requirements, what happens when you […]

Periodontitis

In previous blogs, I talked about digestion according to Western, Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine. I will now get on with, sadly, common ailments in the digestive tract from mouth to butt. Digestion starts in the mouth, with chewing well. The more you chew your food, the more your help your digestive tract with the digestion […]

The digestive tract according to Chinese Medicine.

We talked about the digestive tract according to Western Medicine in January. In February you could read about the Ayurvedic view and this month we will talk about the Chinese Medicine view. As you could have read in the blog about the digestive tract according to Ayurveda, Agni is important. Chinese Medicine also knows the […]

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