Ayurveda uses herbal medicine to help balance health issues. These “problems” can be a pre-disease state or subtle issue, not yet diagnosed by a Western medical doctor. When corrected before disease, the stress on organs is less and return to health is easier for the body. For example, heartburn indicates a situation of elevated Pitta. A digestive herb blend with fennel or red raspberry helps to diminish Pitta. Sesame seed milk or mung bean sprouts could also be added to the diet. Other practices would also help to balance Pitta to return to the strong metabolic fire that it is meant to be, not the destructive inferno it can become. This outcome is easier and less dangerous than waiting for that stomach ulcer to erupt.

We apply traditional Ayurvedic formulas and herbs as well as Western herbs and individual formulas to help the body align itself. Herbs are taken as teas, decoctions, medicated ghee or oil, and also in capsules with honey or milk. The time of day, how the herb is taken, and the carrier can be different for everyone.