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Mumtaz Mahal (1593 - 1631) was born as Arjumand Banu Begum in Agra, where her father was a high-ranking Persian grand vizier serving in the Mughal Empire. In 1612, she was married to Prince Khurram, later the famous Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. Mumtaz bore her husband fourteen children, including…

Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar known as Akbar the Great (1542-1605) was the most important ruler of the Mughal Empire and one of the greatest rulers in Indian history. His father, Emperor Humayun, upon receiving the happy news of his son's birth, presented his faithful palace messenger with a very p…

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (1630-1680) was a legendary warrior and wise ruler of the Maratha Empire, which occupied much of what is now India. His capital city was Pune, where he ruled as a "Raja" king and later assumed the title of emperor "Chatrapathi", formally raising himself to the level …

The secret of physical health and good mental condition lies in knowing one's own Ayurvedic Dosha constitution and an active care to maintain its balance within the daily Ayurvedic cycle.

The juicy guava fruit, known from exotic cocktails, ice creams, desserts and other culinary specialties of countries with a warmer climate, has become a symbol of tropical paradise thanks to its sweet, refreshing and delicious taste reminiscent of pears and figs. Guava or apple guava is a small…

According to ayurveda, red lentils are tridoshic, i.e. suitable for all three constitutional types of vata, pitta and kapha and their combined types.

"Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food.“ This ancient proverb forms the basis of Ayurvedic wisdom. When we learn to eat right - that is, in harmony with our physical and mental constitution - our body will be in balance and healthy.

Sweet potatoes are a nutritionally valuable and, according to Ayurvedic terminology, sattvic food. Sattva is one of the three qualities of nature manifested by balance, light and lightness. Sattvic food keeps the body in harmony and fosters a healthy and balanced mind.

Spinach is known as palak in India and is part of one of the most popular dishes in northern India in the main course known as Palak paneer, a spinach and cream sauce with paneer cheese served with basmati rice or Indian naan bread or chapati flatbread. Spinach is an excellent source of vitamin…

Tridosha is the basic concept of Ayurveda, which says that health is based on the balance of the three life energies (doshas) vata, pitta and kapha. Each of these forces is responsible for different physiological functions, and their different proportions in each individual create his distinct …

After the cold winter months comes the season of awakening spring, which according to Ayurveda is the ideal time for overall detoxification of the body. The liver is a key organ for spring detoxification and therefore deserves our attention. Let's get started with a spring liver cleanse!

The end of winter and the beginning of spring is a good time for overall detoxification of the body. Our series on Ayurvedic cleansing has already focused on lymph & blood detox, the intestinal tract detox, and cleansing of the skin, and now we are also introducing the important detox for th…