Blueberry Purple Sweet Potato Pie
Vata dosha by nature is cold, dry, light and mobile and can be aggravated during the Vata season of fall and winter in central and northern United States. To balance Vata dosha in your body and mind, favor cooked, heavy, moist, warm and slightly oily foods. This pie I am sharing with you below is super easy to make and is a perfect candidate in Vata balancing. It is warm, heavy, moist and little oily. It is dairy free, sugar free, egg free and gluten free. It makes a great
Ayurvedic Winter Spiced Water
Winter can easily weight on one's energy and well-being. Days are short and dark, weather is cold, dry, and windy. Vata dosha predominant qualities such as light, cold and dry, that are present everywhere in our environment can affect mental, physical and emotional balance. Vata dosha out of balance may manifest in the mind and body like the following symptoms to name a few: nervousness, anxiety, tics, tremors, spasms, dry or rough skin, constipation, gas, bloating, interrupt
Ayurvedic Winter Cookies
It is one of the coldest days of the year here in Chicago and if you find your sleep is light and interrupted, or you are feel fearful, anxious or nervous during this Vata dosha aggravating season, it’s time to ground yourself with Vata pacifying food to calm and settle. And these Ayurvedic cookies definitely count too! While I am writing this post, I am sitting nicely wrapped in my blanket, cozy at the fireplace, my pup is resting at my feet. I am drinking hot apple cider m
Energy & Immunity Drink for Cold days
Despite the lovely warm weather we are experiencing in Chicago this week, fall is slowly and surely approaching, trees are changing its leaves to the gorgeous palette of colors and we know that it is the time of the year when sun light is gradually shortened, temperature drops, rainy grey days come and it might make us more tired and sleepy than usual. Fall is sometimes the very busy season for most of us, we come back from holidays, return to our regular routines, children g
