Issue 38 April 2008
In this issue:
You can balance your weight naturally without special diets or exhausting exercise regimes using the simple health principles of Maharishi Ayurveda. The Ayurvedic perspective is that balanced weight is your normal state and is the natural consequence of good health.
Since good health is natural to life, balancing weight should also be natural, and effortless. So the first step is to throw away your scales because Maharishi Ayurveda is not about counting the pounds but about counting the wellbeing. When health improves, the pounds look after themselves. More
With thanks to Dr Donn Brennan
“May is joyful time of transition – a change of season. Kapha season comes to and end and Pitta season, the one most people love, starts. The reason we love the summer is that it tends to balance our Kapha and our Vata, which our changeable, damp, cold weather overall tends to put out of balance.
However, Ayurveda cautions that we should be discreet and careful at the change of season. Over a two-week period we should let go of strategies for balancing Kapha and adapt and adjust to those strategies which reduce Pitta for the oncoming season.” More
Have you ever wondered what Ayurveda can do for you and which products are suitable for your health concerns? We’ve collected 22 Featured Products articles and listed them on a single page. See list
“You are what you digest”. This month we feature Herbal Digest, which supports balanced digestion and regular appetite. More efficient digestion results in fewer digestive impurities in your system and raises the quality of nutrients for healthy tissues, healthy blood, proper elimination and overall vitality. More
Our biggest ever selection of Offers ends April 30, 2008 and includes products for Heart Health and Weight Balance, a Culinary Guide, two Spice Blends, a Maharishi Ayurveda beginners CD and the latest book on Transcendental Meditation. Plus there’s an ongoing money saving Subscription Offer for regular users of Triphala with Rose. See Offers
The winner of the Prize Draw for March subscriptions to the newsletter and recipient of a £10 Maharishi Ayurveda Products voucher is Anahita Morales. Congratulations Anahita, and we hope you enjoy using our products.
What’s happening around the world? Read about ten projects to improve health in America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australasia, including:
US Army looking at TM to treat post-traumatic stress disorder; a ‘weed’ that fights malarial fevers; France’s first organic region; healthy living spaces; happier Russians; training Aboriginal doctors as a way to increase life expectancy; healthy bees; vegan diet and rheumatoid arthritis; organic food consumption in the Czech Republic and Chinese efforts to reduce smoking in time for the Olympics? More
Rather than a new recipe, this month we include a link to a page that discusses the six tastes Ayurveda says are necessary for a balanced diet, and the page especially highlights two tastes not in such widespread use in the Western diet – bitter and astringent. More
A new “ASK THE DOCTORS” website, www.DoctorsOnTM.org features the expert medical knowledge and endorsements of top medical doctors and scientists, who answer questions from the public about the use of the Transcendental Meditation programme to prevent specific diseases and promote health and longevity.
This is an interactive site and will be updated regularly to add new scientific studies, press coverage, and answers to new questions. Visit site
Maharishi Ayurveda Allergard (MA1788) supports natural resistance to allergens, and we recommend using it for 2 months prior to the start of the hay fever season, then during the month of the season and then for a month after the season.
To encourage everyone to follow a full allergy resistance programme a 4-month supply of Allergard is available at A SPECIAL PRICE OF £41.54 (save £5.66). Offer closes 31st May, 2008.
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