Don’t let Influenza Spoil Your Winter

By Mark Toomey, PhD, Director of Ayurvedic Programs at The Raj Maharishi Ayurveda Health Spa, Fairfield, Iowa

Watch out! The family Orthomyxoviridae is coming to get you. They are incredibly adaptable, stealthy and can be deadly. Most likely they’ll leave you alive but wishing you had never tangled with them. They are known as RNA viruses but we know them as the infectious disease called influenza, or the flu. Once they take hold, you may experience chills, fever, sore throat, muscle pain, headache, weakness, fatigue and general discomfort. If it really gets serious you may get pneumonia and if you’re too young, weak or elderly it may be fatal. Every year up to 35,000 people die and 200,000 are hospitalized in the US from the flu. Fortunately Maharishi Ayurveda offers powerful insight into this threat and how to avoid getting sick.

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Children’s Health: Food for Health (Part 1 in a Series of 3)

By Kumuda Reddy, M.D. and Linda Egenes

Nutrition plays an important role in the developing human immune system. This is especially true during gestation. Undernourished, low-birth-weight babies show persistent immunological impairment for several months, even years.

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The Melodies of Nature - Bringing Balance to Life

By Graciella Zogbi, Vedic Music Vocalist, Health Educator, lecturer and performer in Maharishi Gandharva Veda Music, The Raj , Fairfield, Iowa

As the Earth spins on its axis, every day, from sunrise, to noon, to sunset, to midnight, every hour of the day, it is singing a different melody. These are the changing frequencies in the Earth and in Nature. This is the primary theme of the science and art of Maharishi Gandharva Veda music, the ancient music therapy of the Vedic Civilization.

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My Vedic Kitchen^™
Food for Holiday Ojas
Organic Rose Petal Preserve and Savory Stewed Fruit

From The Raj, Maharishi Ayurveda Spa, Fairfield, Iowa

Pure rose flavoring adds more than grace and flavor—its sweet, astringent qualities are cooling to hot Pitta dosha, and help balance the emotions. And like the flowers themselves, roses in food express love and elegance.

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Digestion’s Hidden Power: Supporting Transformation

The act of eating is life-giving. In Ayurveda, the digestion of what we eat is considered one of the most important functions in the body – it’s the beginning point for all the transformations in the body. That is why digestion is considered a foundation of excellent health and superior quality of life.

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Transforming Digestion with Rejuvenation Therapy

By Linda Egenes

Mary Norvell, a lawyer from San Diego, suffered from a range of health problems. Plagued by debilitating pain in her neck, shoulders, back and hip, she also was feeling muscle weakness in her knees, elbows and hands. Worse, she couldn’t fall asleep at night, which was affecting her mental and emotional health. Her digestion and elimination were off balance and out of control.