Sahara Rose (@iamsahararose) is an author, public speaker, podcast host and Ayurveda expert. She is the best-selling author of "Idiot's Guide to Ayurveda" with foreword by Deepak Chopra and has been called "a leading voice in the millennial generation into the new paradigm shift" by Deepak.

In this episode, we discuss:

The degradation of Sahara's health
Sahara's first hot yoga experience
Adopting a strict raw vegan diet and the long-term negative consequences
Giving Ayurveda a shot, in a modern way
Ayurveda is the world's oldest health system that originated in ancient India
How yoga and Ayurveda are intertwined
Yoga was never supposed to be a physical practice
Stop starting the day with a cold drink
The time between digestion is the time for detoxification
How does eating meat impact digestion?
Is it ok to drink with meals?
Consider an elixir over a smoothie, in the morning
An Ayurvedic seed tea recipe
Doshas 101
Are you a Vata, Pitta, or Kapha?
At lunch, everyones digestive fire is burning the brightest
Earth naturally provides us with the food we need to eat, at that time
Tongue scraping is important for oral and digestive health
Oil pulling for 20 minutes isn't necessary
Remove the dead skin cells off your body with dry skin brushing
How to... dry skin brushing
Self-oil massage helps drain your lymphatic system
An awesome recipe for quinoa breakfast porridge
Sea salt lamps are great source of light, before bed
Don't burn incense, in the house
Wait at least 3 hours after finishing your last meal, before going to bed
Health is a means to an end

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Related links:

Sahara Rose - Ayurveda (Idiot's Guides) (book)

Sahara Rose's website

Follow Sahara Rose on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Sahara's dosha quiz

Highest Self Podcast with Sahara Rose (Apple Podcasts)

Listen to Deepak Chopra previously on TUHP (episode #141)

Deepak Chopra (books)

Institute for Integrative Nutrition

A Real Treat: Nourishing Grain-Free Desserts and Healing Elixirs (Marni's book)

Dr. Tung's tongue scraper

Dr. Tung's oil pulling concentrate

Dry skin brush

Himalayan salt lamp

Himalayan salt night lights (2 pack)

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224: Sahara Rose - The Ancient Wisdom Of Ayurveda For The Modern World

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