The Elements of Ayurveda Podcast

Episode 137

Colette chats with Heather Grzych about her new book The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility. They discuss the following:

• Heather’s story and how she came to write a book on fertility.
• Why there’s such a problem with fertility in our world today.
• The four factors of conception according to Ayurveda –
  • Bija (seed)
  • Ritu (season)
  • Ksetra (region/soil)
  • Ambu (water/nutrition)

• The importance of the preconception stage.
• Heather’s advice for those struggling with fertility.

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Visit Heather’s website heathergrzych.com

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Episode 97

This is the second episode in a three part series on Ayurveda and pregnancy. Ayurvedic Physician Meenakshi Gupta and I discuss the pregnancy and lifestyle advice given by Ayurveda. We discuss the following:

• Do’s and Don’ts during pregnancy.
• Lifestyle advice from Ayurveda.
• The effect of proper nourishment for Mum and baby.
• How the Ayurvedic pregnancy diet can prevent common pregnancy complications.
• Month by month dietary advice.
• Herbal advice during pregnancy.
• Conditioning the skin during pregnancy
• Remedies for common pregnancy symptoms like morning sickness and water retention.

Connect with Ayurvedic Physician Meenakshi Gupta on her website www.ayurroots.com

Episode 95

Ayurveda helps us to understand the importance of preconception or garbhasanskar and the profound effect it can have on conception and the developing fetus. I chat with Vaidya Meenakshi Gupta about this subject and we discuss the following:

• What is garbhasanskar (preconception).
• The importance of preconception for both parents.
• Mentally preparing for pregnancy.
• Cleansing the body before conception.
• Beneficial herbs before and during pregnancy.
• Do’s and don’ts during preconception and pregnancy.
• Beneficial foods during this period.

Visit Vaidya Meenakshi Gupta’s website www.ayurroots.com