The Elements of Ayurveda Podcast

Episode 326

Divya Alter is a certified nutritional consultant, educator, and chef in the Shaka Vansiya Ayurveda tradition. Divya and her husband Prentiss founded Divya’s Kitchen, a plant-based restaurant in New York City that reimagines classic dishes through an Ayurvedic lens.

Divya’s brand has since expanded to include a line of plant-based retail food products, educational videos and two books. She is the author of What to Eat for How You Feel: The New Ayurvedic Kitchen and Joy of Balance: An Ayurvedic Guide to Cooking with Healing Ingredients.

In this episode Colette chats with Divya about obesity from an Ayurvedic perspective and they discuss the following:

• Ayurveda's teaching on obesity as a malnutrition disorder.
• The symptoms of the syndrome of obesity.
• Causes of obesity according to Ayurveda.
• Holistic healing tips for the body and mind.
• Preventing obesity.

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Episode 286

In this solo episode Colette continues her series on the srotas or channels of the body. Meda vaha srotas are the channels carrying nutrients for the fat tissue. She discusses the following:

• The function, root, passage and opening of meda vaha srotas.
• The subdoshas governing this channel.
• The signs and symptoms of aggravation of meda vaha srotas, which includes:
  • Obesity or emaciation
  • Diabetes
  • Hypertension and high cholesterol
  • Lack of lubrication for the joints
  • Sweating in excess and oily skin
  • Poor digestion
  • Breathlessness with little exertion
  • Tiredness and a lack of interest in work
  • Excessive sleep
• Causes of meda vaha srotas aggravation.
• Ayurvedic treatment for aggravation of the meda vaha srotas.

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