Integrative Medicine Blogs
Balanced Chakras = Balanced Life
The chakras mystified me for years. Yes, they are the seven energy centers that lie along the length of the spine. But what does that really mean? You don’t find the chakras on the operating room table. They are not (normally) visible to the naked eye or even with an...
Pranayama: Secret to Energy, Calmness and Youth
Last week's blog touted the power yoga has to slow the aging process, starting with the asanas, the yogic poses. The asanas as physical exercises make up the popular notion of yoga in the West today. They strengthen and the body and keep it supple and relaxed. A...
Yoga: Fountain of Youthfulness
Yoga: The Real Fountain of Youth There is a lot of hype these days about anti-aging, especially when it comes to beauty creams, diets and supplements. But what about real anti-aging? — youthening the entire body-mind, not just the skin. Turning back the clock is...
Mantra Medicine
This month I'm delighted to introduce my guest blogger, Gemma Perry of Australia. Gemma is an active contributor in the field of mantra meditation research. Her fascinating Ph.D. is a study on mantra as medicine -- mantric chanting and the positive psychological and...
Natural Weight Loss: Ayurveda’s 3 Keys (Part 2)
Diet don’t work. Period. So what does? Ayurveda, the healing branch of yogic science. It guides us gently toward successful weight loss by giving us knowledge — the knowledge of what foods to eat and when, the knowledge of life and longevity, the knowledge of...
Natural Weight Loss: Ayurveda’s 3 Keys
As a Western physician, I've watched an endless stream of fad diets and weight loss schemes come and go over the past 30 years. The questions I am asked the most are: "What are the keys to natural weight loss?" and "What type of diet do you recommend?” My answer is...
