Ayurveda Wellness Talks at the Raj: Dr. John Fagan on Environmental Toxins & Panchakarma We’re delighted to announce the launch of Ayurveda Wellness Talks at The Raj, a new monthly webinar series hosted by Candace Badgett, who—together with her husband, Rogers Badgett—co-founded The Raj Health Center & Wellness Spa. Each month, Candace will lead conversations…
READ MORE →Stay inspired with useful tips that can help you maintain a healthy Ayurvedic lifestyle all year round. The goal of The Raj Blog is to make the knowledge of Ayurveda simple and easy for you to understand and to integrate into your daily life. While Ayurveda is indeed an ancient science, its wisdom is timeless and it is a valuable resource for creating balance in our modern lives.
Join Us in the Future of The Raj
Join Us in the Future of The Raj For decades, The Raj has been known as America’s Premier Ayurvedic Health Center, offering authentic Maharishi Ayurveda, Panchakarma, and rejuvenation programs to guests from around the world. Now, as we step into an exciting new phase of growth, we are seeking a dynamic leader to join us…
READ MORE →Direct Flights to Iowa for Your Ayurvedic Wellness Retreat
Direct Flights to Iowa for Your Ayurvedic Wellness Retreat Planning a visit to The Raj Ayurveda Health Center and Wellness Spa? With direct flights into Cedar Rapids (CID) and Des Moines (DSM) from over 30 major cities, your journey to authentic Ayurvedic healing in the U.S. has never been easier. Whether you’re booking a 7-day…
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Are Hidden Factors Blocking Your Weight-Loss Efforts?
Most people who lose weight gain it back within a few years – with many regaining even more than they lost. What they may not know is that there may be a number of factors triggering their weight-gain that are beyond their ability to control. We’ll go over some of these factors and give you…
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Maharishi Light Technology with Gems: Harnessing the Healing Power of Gems
Light therapy, in and of itself, is not a new approach to healing. It is commonly used in hospitals and clinics around the world as an accepted treatment for many mood and sleep disorders, depression, seasonal affective disorder, and even some skin diseases, According to Richard J. Wurtman, a nutritionist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, “…light…
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Pesticides and Alzheimer’s — Ayurveda Can Help!
A study published in JAMA Neurology found that patients with Alzheimer’s had four times as much blood levels of DDT as healthy people. While the findings are not conclusive, researchers believe the chemical increases the chance of Alzheimer’s and may be involved in the development of amyloid plaques in the brain, which contribute to the…
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Ayurveda Provides a Leading-Edge Approach to Arthritis
Ayurveda often connects joint pain to Vata dosha. While other factors contribute to the development of arthritis and joint pain, an imbalance in Vata dosha is almost always involved. For this reason, one of the most important Ayurvedic recommendations for those who are dealing with arthritis is regularity in one’s daily routine: eating at the…
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Hot Water: The Simplest Ayurveda Tip
Here’s the simplest step to improve health: Drink hot water throughout the day. Ayurveda considers the removal of toxins and impurities from the body — and the prevention of their build-up in the first place — to be a key element in staying healthy. Sipping hot water can reduce impurities; Ayurveda refers to impurities as…
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Cleaning Fat Cells of Harmful Toxins
You can eat right, exercise regularly, take vitamins and herbal supplements, even meditate to get rid of stress—but in our modern industrial age, this it is still not enough to stay healthy. More and more research suggests that reducing environmental toxins is necessary to stay healthy. Hazardous industrial chemicals absorbed by the body have been…
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Ayurveda’s Weight Loss Secret: The Original Science of “Chrono-Nutrition”
The holiday season is over and so is the parade of celebrations and get-togethers with their enticing treats. How many New Year’s Resolutions lists have “Weight loss” (or “Improve diet” or “Cut out sugar and carbs”) near the top? Luckily for the diet-inclined, the ancient science of Ayurveda offers some simple tips that can help…
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