“Hi, Thanks for your reply. If you happen to have a recommendation list of what herbs to avoid during pregnancy please let me know. Thank you! Sara” Vaidya replies: Dear Sara: any herb which is known to be detoxifying, as well as any herb or plant which is highly estrogenic like fennel; or shatavari. Most […]
Alopecia Universalis
March 6, 2015 by 12 Comments
This little girl (age 9) came to us, along with her twin, who had the same diagnosis, in February of 2014. The hair in their entire bodies (including facial hair, leg hair and eyebrows in addition to their scalp) had fallen out entirely, at age 3 1/2. They had been to numerous endocrinologists, dermatologists and […]
5 Key Factors and Practical Tips for Hormonal Balance in Women
April 24, 2014 by 7 Comments
In the SVA tradition, hormones are considered to be ojas. Ojas is the connective factor between the cosmic energy and the biological reality of your body. And hormones are the messengers communicating between the macro and micro-cosm, the universe we live in through our bodies. When that relationship between our bodies and the environment is […]
