Why You Should Wash Your Face with Oil Instead of Water
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Why You Should Wash Your Face with Oil Instead ...

Oil is more skilled at cleansing and balancing the hydration of your skin than water, and it is a closer match to your skin’s natural outer layer. It has a...

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Why You Should Wash Your Face with Oil Instead of Water

Oil is more skilled at cleansing and balancing the hydration of your skin than water, and it is a closer match to your skin’s natural outer layer. It has a...

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7 Reasons Castor Oil Is the Secret of Ayurvedic Beauty
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7 Reasons Castor Oil Is the Secret of Ayurvedic...

Finding beauty products that are natural and chemical-free, yet effective, can be quite a challenge. But one of the most effective, most natural, beauty products is as simple as one...

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7 Reasons Castor Oil Is the Secret of Ayurvedic Beauty

Finding beauty products that are natural and chemical-free, yet effective, can be quite a challenge. But one of the most effective, most natural, beauty products is as simple as one...

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What Happened When Healthy Skin Was Put to the Test?
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What Happened When Healthy Skin Was Put to the ...

Dr. Sivamani and his team conducted a four-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with Banyan Botanicals’ Healthy Skin formulation last spring of 2017. The trial enrolled thirty participants.

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What Happened When Healthy Skin Was Put to the Test?

Dr. Sivamani and his team conducted a four-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with Banyan Botanicals’ Healthy Skin formulation last spring of 2017. The trial enrolled thirty participants.

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Why Including Ayurveda in Your Yoga Game Will Change Everything
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Why Including Ayurveda in Your Yoga Game Will C...

Ayurveda and Yoga are dubbed sister sciences and like sisters can be, they are inseparable. Imbedded in each system are practices to heal physically, mentally, and spiritually when disharmony arises.

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Why Including Ayurveda in Your Yoga Game Will Change Everything

Ayurveda and Yoga are dubbed sister sciences and like sisters can be, they are inseparable. Imbedded in each system are practices to heal physically, mentally, and spiritually when disharmony arises.

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3 DIY Ayurvedic Summer Tonics
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3 DIY Ayurvedic Summer Tonics

In Ayurveda, beverages are taken warm or at room temperature and iced beverages are generally avoided. Opt for drinks that are made from ingredients that have a cooling effect without...

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3 DIY Ayurvedic Summer Tonics

In Ayurveda, beverages are taken warm or at room temperature and iced beverages are generally avoided. Opt for drinks that are made from ingredients that have a cooling effect without...

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Why We Became a Certified B Corp
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Why We Became a Certified B Corp

B Corporations are leaders of the global movement of people using business as a force for good.™ Read on to learn more about our Certified B Corporation® status.

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Why We Became a Certified B Corp

B Corporations are leaders of the global movement of people using business as a force for good.™ Read on to learn more about our Certified B Corporation® status.

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How to Balance the Angry (Pitta) Period
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How to Balance the Angry (Pitta) Period

What are the key characteristics of a pitta period? What measures can you take to cool down that excess heat? Read this article to learn how and when to balance pitta...

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How to Balance the Angry (Pitta) Period

What are the key characteristics of a pitta period? What measures can you take to cool down that excess heat? Read this article to learn how and when to balance pitta...

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10 Luxurious Ways to Use Ghee for Skin Care
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10 Luxurious Ways to Use Ghee for Skin Care

Ghee isn't just for cooking. It can be used in many ways to support your health! You can use it to bring moisture to your hands, cuticles, heels, lips, hair—or...

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10 Luxurious Ways to Use Ghee for Skin Care

Ghee isn't just for cooking. It can be used in many ways to support your health! You can use it to bring moisture to your hands, cuticles, heels, lips, hair—or...

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Should I Do a Liver Cleanse?
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Should I Do a Liver Cleanse?

There are many types of liver cleanses and liver flushes promoted today. Would you benefit from doing a liver cleanse? As with anything in Ayurveda, it depends. As we are...

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Should I Do a Liver Cleanse?

There are many types of liver cleanses and liver flushes promoted today. Would you benefit from doing a liver cleanse? As with anything in Ayurveda, it depends. As we are...

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How to Balance the Heavy (Kapha) Period
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How to Balance the Heavy (Kapha) Period

What are the elements of a kapha period? How can you recognize excess kapha in your menstrual flow? Read this article to learn how and when to balance kapha for...

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How to Balance the Heavy (Kapha) Period

What are the elements of a kapha period? How can you recognize excess kapha in your menstrual flow? Read this article to learn how and when to balance kapha for...

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15 Reasons to Start Every Morning with Yoga
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15 Reasons to Start Every Morning with Yoga

Are you an early riser? Do you enjoy waking up with the sun? Most people love their sleep, and many people don’t get enough of it. The idea of deliberately...

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15 Reasons to Start Every Morning with Yoga

Are you an early riser? Do you enjoy waking up with the sun? Most people love their sleep, and many people don’t get enough of it. The idea of deliberately...

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Achieving Vibrant Women’s Health with the 4 Pillars
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Achieving Vibrant Women’s Health with the 4 Pil...

Diet, lifestyle, sleep, and energy. These are the four pillars of Ayurveda. When we neglect them, we inhibit the proper flow of prana, which gives rise to the possibility of...

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Achieving Vibrant Women’s Health with the 4 Pillars

Diet, lifestyle, sleep, and energy. These are the four pillars of Ayurveda. When we neglect them, we inhibit the proper flow of prana, which gives rise to the possibility of...

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The Top 7 Ways to Use Triphala
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The Top 7 Ways to Use Triphala

Triphala is one of Ayurveda's most popular herbal formulas. While it is best known to support healthy digestion, it can also promote vitality, beauty, and more. 

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The Top 7 Ways to Use Triphala

Triphala is one of Ayurveda's most popular herbal formulas. While it is best known to support healthy digestion, it can also promote vitality, beauty, and more. 

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How to Balance the Painful (Vata) Period
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How to Balance the Painful (Vata) Period

In the first part of this series, we covered the Ayurvedic perspective on menstruation and what a balanced cycle looks like. Here in our second installment, we’ll focus on how...

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How to Balance the Painful (Vata) Period

In the first part of this series, we covered the Ayurvedic perspective on menstruation and what a balanced cycle looks like. Here in our second installment, we’ll focus on how...

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Why a Healthy Cycle Is So Important
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Why a Healthy Cycle Is So Important

What is your period trying to tell you? According to Ayurveda, tuning into the nature of your cycle each month can help you gain a better understanding of your overall...

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Why a Healthy Cycle Is So Important

What is your period trying to tell you? According to Ayurveda, tuning into the nature of your cycle each month can help you gain a better understanding of your overall...

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Shatavari: Getting to Know Your Herbal Allies
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Shatavari: Getting to Know Your Herbal Allies

Get to know shatavari (Asparagus racemosus), a sattvic herb best known as a powerful female reproductive tonic but capable of so much more. Find out how this amazing plant can...

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Shatavari: Getting to Know Your Herbal Allies

Get to know shatavari (Asparagus racemosus), a sattvic herb best known as a powerful female reproductive tonic but capable of so much more. Find out how this amazing plant can...

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Easy Spring Greens Recipe with Kale and Cabbage
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Easy Spring Greens Recipe with Kale and Cabbage

Perfect for spring, this recipe combines greens with spices are not only tasty, but supportive of digestion, and balancing for kapha. And almost as good as this recipe is how little time...

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ayurvedic recipes /

Easy Spring Greens Recipe with Kale and Cabbage

Perfect for spring, this recipe combines greens with spices are not only tasty, but supportive of digestion, and balancing for kapha. And almost as good as this recipe is how little time...

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An Ayurvedic Perspective on Apple Cider Vinegar
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An Ayurvedic Perspective on Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple cider vinegar wasn't common in ancient India, but read this article to learn what Ayurveda has to say about this popular condiment and its health benefits.

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An Ayurvedic Perspective on Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple cider vinegar wasn't common in ancient India, but read this article to learn what Ayurveda has to say about this popular condiment and its health benefits.

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Our 3 Pillars and Why They Matter
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Our 3 Pillars and Why They Matter

As an Ayurvedic company, Banyan Botanicals commits to doing what is best—for you, for the planet, and for future generations. Read this article to learn about Banyan's pillars and why...

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Our 3 Pillars and Why They Matter

As an Ayurvedic company, Banyan Botanicals commits to doing what is best—for you, for the planet, and for future generations. Read this article to learn about Banyan's pillars and why...

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Simple & Delicious Granola Recipe For Spring
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Simple & Delicious Granola Recipe For Spring

Homemade granola invites play, experimentation, and creativity in the kitchen. And as long as the ingredients appeal to all the senses, and the oats don’t over toast, there is no...

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Simple & Delicious Granola Recipe For Spring

Homemade granola invites play, experimentation, and creativity in the kitchen. And as long as the ingredients appeal to all the senses, and the oats don’t over toast, there is no...

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The Best Yoga Poses for Moving Kapha and Lymph
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The Best Yoga Poses for Moving Kapha and Lymph

Kapha has a strong association with the lymphatic system. A yoga sequence that moves the lymph should include pranayama, vigorous movement, some inversion poses, and some twisting. Learn which yoga...

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The Best Yoga Poses for Moving Kapha and Lymph

Kapha has a strong association with the lymphatic system. A yoga sequence that moves the lymph should include pranayama, vigorous movement, some inversion poses, and some twisting. Learn which yoga...

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Fennel: Getting to Know Your Herbal Allies
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Fennel: Getting to Know Your Herbal Allies

As an herb with a long, rich history of culinary use, fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) doesn’t need much introduction. With a nutty, sweet flavor reminiscent of licorice or anise, and its...

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ayurvedic herbalism /

Fennel: Getting to Know Your Herbal Allies

As an herb with a long, rich history of culinary use, fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) doesn’t need much introduction. With a nutty, sweet flavor reminiscent of licorice or anise, and its...

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Two Delicious Spring Meals for Balancing Kapha
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Two Delicious Spring Meals for Balancing Kapha

These two simple and fun recipes are a tasty way to stay balanced during spring, also known as kapha season, when the elements of water and earth are at their...

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Two Delicious Spring Meals for Balancing Kapha

These two simple and fun recipes are a tasty way to stay balanced during spring, also known as kapha season, when the elements of water and earth are at their...

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Ashwagandha Lattes for Abundant Energy and Peaceful Sleep
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Ashwagandha Lattes for Abundant Energy and Peac...

Ashwagandha for both energy and sleep? Read this article to learn two delicious ashwagandha latte drinks that harness these dualistic properties of ashwagandha.

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Ashwagandha Lattes for Abundant Energy and Peaceful Sleep

Ashwagandha for both energy and sleep? Read this article to learn two delicious ashwagandha latte drinks that harness these dualistic properties of ashwagandha.

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