Episode 17: Balancing Your Body, Mind, and Hormones with Ayurvedic Counselor Nimisha Gandhi from Attune + Align

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Episode 17: Balancing Your Body, Mind, and Hormones with Ayurvedic Counselor Nimisha Gandhi

1 hour 11 minutes Posted Sep 15, 2023 at 1:41 am.

setting. Plus, Nimisha shares a functional medicine perspective on hormonal health and details how her attunement to the mind-body-spirit connection is both an intuitive, and research-backed calling that she now shares with others, directly from the soul.

) Big moments in Nimisha’s life that inspired an intuitive awakening

) Nimisha’s journey into functional medicine and how it blends with her previous work

) What is Ayurveda?

) The 5 Great Elements, the Pancha Mahabhuta

) Nimisha introduces the three doshas—Vata, Pitta, and Kapha

) Nimisha explains your Prakruti vs. Vikruti

) Doshas also represent phases of life: Childhood, Midlife, Old Age

) How your dosha can inspire life choices relating to home and career

) Different ways to discover your dosha, including pulse reading, online tests, and 1:1 work with a practitioner

) Nimisha shares why “all disease begins in the gut”

) Nimisha describes Ayurvedic seasonal approaches and makes midsummer recommendations for Pitta-predominant Marisa

) The Ayurvedic perspective of "like increases like" and "opposites balance each other"

) A story about Nimisha’s grandmother, cumin, and watermelon

) Why Nimisha calls seed cycling “the gateway drug to improving your overall hormonal health"

) Nimisha notes the possibility of perimenopause symptoms beginning for some women as early as age 35

for an overview of holistic vs. functional nutrition.

to learn why a Vata imbalance can feel like “Running really fast but not going anywhere.” 🏃💨

to hear Marisa’s symptoms— Is it burnout? Or is it perimenopause?

to hear Nimisha answer some rapid fire questions from Marisa. 🔥🔥🔥

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In this episode, I am speaking with my friend, Nimisha Gandhi, a functional medicine nutritionist, Ayurvedic Counselor, Yoga Nidra and meditation teacher, and former tech founder. Nimisha and I discuss holistic nutrition, functional medicine, and Ayurveda, along with her perspectives on hormonal health including perimenopause and seed cycling.

Nimisha shares an overview of the three Ayurvedic doshas: Vata, Pitta, and Kapha, and clarifies the difference between your Vikruti and Prakruti. Then, Nimisha shares different ways to learn about your doshas, whether in person, online, or in a

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Kaikeyi: A Novel by Vaishnavi Patel

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