The Kansa Comb: A Ritual Rooted in Healing, Not Hype

The Kansa Comb: A Ritual Rooted in Healing, Not Hype

The Kansa Comb is more than a beauty tool — it’s an Ayurvedic ritual of grounding and renewal. Made from a sacred copper alloy, it soothes the scalp, activates marma points, and calms the nervous system through gentle, rhythmic strokes. In a world of constant noise, this simple ritual reconnects hand to head, head to heart — a moment of stillness that nurtures both hair and mind.

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Pre-Pro-Post-Anti Biotics and Gut Health

Pre-Pro-Post-Anti Biotics and Gut Health

Antibiotics can be thought of as a powerful immediate protocol against bacterial infections. Unfortunately, that comes at a heavy price to our gut health and oftentimes long-term changes to our gut flora. The concept of antibiotics did not exist 5000 years ago, but the wisdom of the natural world enabled doctors to know the properties of the plant medicines (dravya or aushadi) that can have the ‘antibiotic’ effect. But the notion through Ayurveda is to support the patient to regain their own health.

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Heal hyperacidity (amlapitta) with Ayurveda

Heal hyperacidity (amlapitta) with Ayurveda

Most people will experience some level of hyper-acidity at some point in their lives and 1 in 4 adults in the UK are affected by heartburn. you may refer to it as acid reflux, or heartburn, making it a common stomach complaint worldwide.

When the symptoms of heartburn become more regular and intense such as twice a week or more, it can be diagnosed as gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD or GORD), and this refers to when stomach acids frequently flow back into the tube connecting your mouth and stomach (your oesophagus).

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Ayurvedic Hangover Remedies

Ayurvedic Hangover Remedies

If you’ve ever indulged in alcohol, you’re going to have to the odd day where it just felt a little too much. Signs of hangover include dehydration, dizziness, blood sugar fluctuations, (cravings), fatigue, weakness, thirst, headache, muscle aches, stomach pain, nausea, sensitivity to light/sound, anxiety, irritability, body shakes, bloodshot eyes, increased sweating and palpitations and a lowered immunity.

Ayurveda defines the illnesses caused by improper consumption of alcohol as ‘Madatyaya’ or Alcoholism and broken down into 4 categories.

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Menopause (Rajo Nivrutti) - A Graceful Transition

Menopause (Rajo Nivrutti) - A Graceful Transition

Menopause is not a health condition or a few hot flashes and an end to the menstrual flow. Menopause is a natural transition and a normal process of ageing and we need to talk about it. Symptoms can fluctuate from person to person and range from mild to extreme and that's why understanding your Ayurvedic constitution (𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘬𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘪) can help us to stay in alignment with the changes.

Many changes are happening in the body that we have come to know as peri-menopause, just like the changes experienced during puberty. We could see changes in our brain, bone density, mood, energy, skin, libido, hormonal balance, appetite, gut microbiome, weight and more. Learn how to stay in balance.

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