Why your dal isn't delivering its iron and the ancient himalayan fix

Why your dal isn't delivering its iron and the ancient himalayan fix

Let's have a conversation that most Indian nutritionists, doctors, and wellness influencers have not quite managed to have yet. About why so many Indian women take iron tablets for years without fully resolving their anemia....
Shilajit for Skin: the ancient secret to glowing skin from the inside out

Shilajit for Skin: the ancient secret to glowing skin from the inside out

India has a rich and sophisticated tradition of skin care and at the heart of Ayurvedic skin wisdom is a principle that modern dermatology is only beginning to properly acknowledge. Healthy, glowing skin is not...
Shilajit and iron absorption: the answer to India's most common women's health problem

Shilajit and iron absorption: the answer to India's most common women's health problem

India has a quiet epidemic that affects nearly every household and most people have become so accustomed to it that they've stopped noticing. Iron deficiency anemia affects a staggering proportion of Indian women. Not just...
Ashwagandha dosage: the right dose, timing, and form for Indian results

Ashwagandha dosage: the right dose, timing, and form for Indian results

India has been using ashwagandha for thousands of years. The Charaka Samhita describes it. Your dadi probably knew about it. Half of India's supplement market currently sells it. And yet ironically most Indians using ashwagandha...
Berberine for fat loss: the AMPK science behind ayurveda's most potent metabolic herb

Berberine for fat loss: the AMPK science behind ayurveda's most potent metabolic herb

Let's start with a moment of cultural pride. The most clinically interesting natural fat loss compound that global supplement science has discovered in recent decades, berberine, has been growing in India's Himalayan foothills for thousands...
Beetroot: the most powerful natural blood purifier you're not taking yet

Beetroot: the most powerful natural blood purifier you're not taking yet

In Indian kitchens, beetroot has always had a slightly complicated relationship with the people eating it. It turns your hands red. It turns everything else red too. It has a distinctly earthy taste that divides...
Adaptogens: India invented the concept and shilajit and ashwagandha are still the best

Adaptogens: India invented the concept and shilajit and ashwagandha are still the best

Here's something worth knowing. The global wellness industry is currently in the middle of a major moment around adaptogens plants and natural substances that help the body handle stress more effectively. Western science gave them...
Shatavari: ayurveda's greatest gift to Indian women

Shatavari: ayurveda's greatest gift to Indian women

There's a herb that has been growing in India's forests, prescribed in Indian households, and documented in the Charaka Samhita for over 3,000 years as the single most important botanical for women's health. It's called...
Ashwagandha benefits for men: what India's most ancient herb does for modern men

Ashwagandha benefits for men: what India's most ancient herb does for modern men

Indian men are under more pressure than any previous generation and their health is showing it. Long working hours, sedentary desk culture, chronic stress, disrupted sleep, high-glycaemic diets, and urban environmental exposure have created a...