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Ayurvedic diet by dosha: which cooking oils suit vata, pitta and kapha
An Ayurvedic diet matches food to your dosha, the season and your digestion. Here is what that means in practice, which oils and ghee...
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Vata dosha in cold, dry months: an Ayurvedic routine
Vata dosha is Ayurveda's principle of movement, linked with cold, dry, windy weather. What it means, the traditional signs of imbalance, and a calm...
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Toasted sesame oil vs sesame oil: how Asia and India use each
Toasted sesame oil vs sesame oil: Korea and China finish dishes with the dark, toasted kind; Japan fries tempura in clear taihaku oil; India...
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Piloncillo, panela, rapadura and jaggery: one sugar, many names
Mexico's piloncillo, Colombia's panela, Brazil's rapadura and India's jaggery are all cane juice boiled down in open pans. Here is how they differ, how...
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Peanut oil allergy: is refined or cold pressed oil safe?
Peanut oil allergy depends on the oil: highly refined peanut oil has almost all its protein removed, while cold pressed, expeller pressed and gourmet...
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Nasya oil: how to oil your nose the Ayurvedic way, safely
Nasya oil is a little oil placed in the nose, an Ayurvedic daily practice. Here is the gentle method, which oils are used, what...
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Kalonji in English: black seed, nigella or black cumin?
Kalonji in English is black seed or nigella, often sold as black cumin: one seed, Nigella sativa. Here are its names around the world,...
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Jamaican black castor oil vs castor oil: roasted or cold pressed
Jamaican black castor oil is made from roasted, pounded and boiled castor beans; cold pressed castor oil is pressed from raw seeds. How each...
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Is peanut oil healthy? Groundnut oil myths, checked
Is peanut oil healthy? Groundnut oil is mostly monounsaturated fat, with some omega-6 and little saturated fat. Here is what the evidence says about...
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Is ghee dairy free? Lactose, casein and who should skip it
Is ghee dairy free? No: it is made from milk, so it is dairy and not vegan. But clarifying removes nearly all the lactose...
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Ghee with warm water benefits: does it help on an empty stomach?
Ghee with warm water benefits, honestly weighed: where the morning habit comes from, what a teaspoon can and cannot do, how much is sensible,...
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Flaxseed in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and more: alsi's many names
Flaxseed in Hindi is alsi; in Marathi it is javas, in Tamil aali vidhai, in Telugu avise ginjalu. A clear table of its names...
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