The news on green tea just keeps getting better. As we read the avalanche of scientific research over the last few years, it truly has emerged as a pharmacy in a cup....

Are you having one of those days? You woke up totally tired- all you want is to go back to sleep. It’s 11:00 a.m., and you're half way through your third cup of coffee....

We all drink it for breakfast, and for a special treat, we have a glass of fresh-squeezed. Still, who know it was such a heart health booster? Orange juice, I mean....

If we can believe a recent study, it looks like skipping breakfast is not such a hot idea if you are looking to lose or maintain your weight. Forgoing the first meal essentially bamboozles your brain into making you crave higher-calorie foods, and that increases your risk for weight gain....

New study out this week that shows some benefit from a few herbs for weight loss....

I am always gladdened when people turn their lives around and find their life’s passion. Ricky Williams, a star running back, called himself “the poster child for marijuana.” And yep, he did fail a drug test, causing him to be booted from the National Football League....

Most natural healing systems stress the need to let your digestive process finish off one meal before embarking on the task of digesting the next. Ayurveda is particularly strict about that angle, and seriously recommends about four hours between meals. That’s four hours with- sorry- no snacks....

It seems to me that one of the most profound things you can do to impact your long term health is to control inflammation....

In my 37 years in the health and nutrition field, I have studied a lot of natural health systems. For me, two stand out, and I use them literally every day....

On a personal note, I have done a lot of detoxification over the years, using many programs, as they became appropriate. Since I’ve been at this game for 37 years, that adds up to a lot of cleaning out....

You’d have to live under a rock to miss the green tea explosion of the last decade. I think this healthy beverage can be a great addition to a healthy diet and herb program....

I’ve studied healing systems from all over the planet, and I use techniques from a lot of them, but when I’m eyeball to eyeball over the exam table with someone, my mental wheels are turning along the paths of Ayurveda...

Welcome to the fresh, new Yogi website and this brand new Yogi blog....

Khalsa, Yogi's senior research scientist and herbalist, has been practicing Ayurveda for more than 35 years. Khalsa is one of the country's foremost natural healing experts, holding certifications as a dietitian-nutritionist, nationally registered herbalist, nationally certified massage therapist, state registered counselor, registered yoga teacher, certified international kundalini yoga instructor and is the only American to hold the title Yogaraj in Ayurveda....