Holistic Healing with Vasudha Rai

This is Holistic healing with Vasudha Rai, Indian author, columnist and podcaster who has been in beauty and wellness sector for around 2 decades, inspiring and advising generations on how to keep a good health. She has won Vogue magazine award for beauty writer of the year. Her bestseller, Glow: Indian Foods, Recipes and Rituals for Beauty, Inside and Out, has revived the use of traditional ingredients in everyday living. She is a social media influencer and advices on wellness and beauty. In this episode she talks about sleep cycle, how important it is as it is the backbone of health. To get a broader perspective Vasudha chats with Dr Gunvant Yeola who is her own ayurvedic doctor and principal of the DY Patil College of Ayurveda. As someone who has treated and taught people from around the world and all walks of life Dr Yeola talks about the ideal routine, herbs and breathing exercises to help you sleep better. Moreover he talks about how to keep up with your sleep cycle and health when you are working in night shifts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s a diet that’s both misused and misunderstood. Vasudha chats with internal medicine MD and functional medicine doctor, Dr Anjali Hooda, who has also authored the book, Think, Eat, Live Smart, to understand the benefits of Keto that go beyond weight loss, how to follow the diet correctly and what are the contraindications. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How to eat, what to eat, when to eat, how much liquids to drink. Vasudha chats with Dr Vignesh Devraj (a 4th generation ayurvedic practitioner and founder of the Sitaram Beach Retreat, Kerala) who breaks down everything you wanted to know about superior gut health in a simple, entertaining and informative episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wood, fire, earth, metal and water. The five elements in TCM govern not only the seasons but also our internal organs. Vasudha chats with Dr Lilly-Marie Blecher, who is a naturopathic doctor and doctor of oriental medicine and is the medical director Soneva Soul. Tune in to this episode to understand how you can optimise your health by being in touch with the seasons and these elements. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode Vasudha chats with macrobiotic nutritionist, chef, and author of several health books, Shonali Sabherwal, to understand how our lifestyle and diet impact our bones, why is magnesium so improtant and how to get enough calcium and vitamin D.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Autism is not an illness but a unique way of being human. In this episode Vasudha talks to Dr Barry Prizant who’s one of the world’s leading experts on autism. He has authored the groundbreaking book Uniquely Human and also runs a podcast by the same name. He talks about the therapies that work, the ones that don’t and how the future hold promise for autistic individuals and hope for their parents.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Whether it’s pollution or mental stress, the environment we live in affects hormones in both men and women. In this episode, Vasudha talks to one of India’s best gynaecologists to understand the effect of emotional trauma, xenoestrogens and other endocrine disrupters, plus what we can do to protect ourselves.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Navigating the challenges of breast cancer is hard. So we got Dr Liz O’Riordan who was a breast surgeon and has battled breast cancer twice. She’s also the co-author the book The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer and runs a podcast called Don’t Ignore The Elephant. She talks about how to deal with the diagnosis, lifestyle changes to reduce your chances and flourishing after you’ve battled this dreaded disease.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you’ve lived with migraines you’d know that there are many lifestyle related triggers that can set them off. Vasudha chats with Nidhi Pandya Bhanshali, a third-generation classically trained Ayurvedic practitioner who practises between Mumbai and New York and gives unusual insights on why they happen, how you can deal with one, and what the temperature of your blood has to do with it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vasudha talks to bestselling author and naturopathic doctor Lara Briden who’s written books such as Period Repair Manual and Hormone Repair Manual. From diagnosing the disease correctly, to the different types of PCOS, to the many ways you can reverse the disease and reduce it’s symptoms, you’ll find it all in this episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.