While mango is energizing, yogurt is calming and strengthening, making a mango lassi an excellent choice for the overworked and overwhelmed. Serves: 1 Prep time: 5 min Directions Purée mango flesh with yogurt, water, and remaining ingredients. Garnish with fresh mint and serve chilled. You can also add a dash of cayenne pepper for a…

Summer heat can make your blood hot and your body irritated. The heat literally stresses your liver. Fortunately, kale and bananas come to the rescue. A soothing and refreshing treat, kale cools you down while banana replenishes your energy levels. A great summertime drink! Directions Juice the kale with a vegetable juicer. Add lime juice, kale…

Traditionally sipped at fall and winter celebrations, mulling spices of home-brewed cider chase away the sharpest evening chill. SERVINGS: 4 PREP TIME: 5 MINUTES COOK TIME: 15 MINUTES Preparation of This Healthy Recipe To make homemade cider: 1. Chop and peel 4 apples and add to large pot. 2. Cover with water plus two inches….

Ayurveda is a profound way of seeing. Many begin by dabbling in ayurveda and then quickly realize how potent it is. While it may be challenging to understand at first, exposure to ayurveda reveals that there’s something special hidden in its strange words. Ayurveda means “the science of life” in Sanskrit, the classical language of ancient…

Crispy and hot around the edges, sizzling Potato Latkes will be devoured as soon as they leave the frying pan. As this fun & hearty treat sizzles in the pan, it will warms your heart. Bright green scallions sprinkled on top add a light freshness. A dollop of yummy applesauce or sour cream adds cooling…

This watermelon granita is delicious and extremely refreshing on a hot day! The fresh watermelon and pomegranate juice satisfies without feeling too sweet, or heavy. Bite after bite, you never want to stop experiencing the goodness. (Except taking breaks is a good idea to avoid brain freeze.) With this granita in hand, you’ll be saying…

Shortly after he agreed to support his son’s marriage to a Westerner, my future South Indian father-in-law (appa) gave me this piece of advice: “When cooking, put turmeric in every dish.” I looked at him incredulously and nodded affirmatively, but I was thinking to myself, “Are you really serious?” Cooking with turmeric? I could not…

Buttermilk, known as takra in Sanskrit, holds a very special place in the ancient system of healthy living from India, known as Ayurveda. It was written in one of the ancient Ayurvedic texts: “He who uses takra daily does not suffer from diseases, and diseases cured by takra do not recur.” AND “Just as divine…

Did you know that real frozen bananas (basically one ingredient) could transform into a creamy, homemade ice cream that’s fat-free, dairy-free, and vegan, with zero added sugars? Now you know, and I think you will love this! You don’t need any special equipment to make this. Just your blender. And it only takes a few…

A systematic review by the University of Nottingham on Ayurvedic treatments suggests that natural medicine—original to India—may be effective in treating symptoms of type 2 diabetes (T2D), particularly in regulation of blood sugar. “Current evidence suggests the benefits of a range of Ayurvedic medicines in improving glycemic [blood sugar] control in type 2 diabetes patients,”…