In today’s podcast, we speak with Katie Silcox M.A, the New York Times Best-Selling author of the book Healthy, Happy, Sexy - Ayurveda Wisdom for Modern Women. She explores Ayurvedic solutions for  women dealing with an array of issues from problematic skin to low sex drive, all of which can be healed through conscious habits. By understanding your body type through the Ayurvedic classifications of Vata, Pitta or Kapha it becomes clear what approach is necessary to heal each individual. We often look for quick solutions but Katie encourages us to have patience and start building a foundation of health through simple lifestyle changes that will have a dramatic influence on your overall well being.    Takeaways: [3:00] Ayurveda is life science and allows us to understand our natural patterns [5:00] Skin is a byproduct of your digestive system [6:38] The 3 Ayurvedic boxes: Vata (Degeneration), Pitta (Metabolic transformation), Kapha (Heavy Holding) [11:15] You must identify your own body type because there are different solutions to each individual problem [14:50] Treatments may be seasonal and dependent on the stage of your life [17:45] Everything is connected: Start at the basics to build a foundation of health [19:00] Properly eating requires a calm environment, adequately chewing and stopping before you’re full [22:00] There is no single treatment, health is an amalgamation of your daily habits [25:30] Daily detoxing morning routine: Lemon water + Neti pot + Tongue scraping [27:10] The Neti Pot energetically cleanses and channels the left and right brain to come into harmony   Mentioned in Episode: www.theshaktischool.com Instagram - theshaktischool Free Gift or Offer Link: SHAKTI10% Offering 10% off for listeners to our year-long certification program    Twitter: “Your skin is actually a byproduct of your lymphatic system, your blood, your fat, your muscle and primarily your digestion.” [5:19] -Katie Silcox   “These books from 1000’s of years ago tell us that we have to adapt the tradition to the time, place and people in which we’re presenting it.”   [17:30] -Katie Silcox   “I pretty much can eat whatever I want as long as I eat how Ayurveda says; eat in a calm environment, chew the food to an even consistency, eat things that your great grandma would’ve recognize and don’t eat until you’re full, just stop right before.” [19:10]   “When you do this triad (lemon water, Neti Pot, Tongue Scraping) you initiate a detoxification process that affects every tissue layer down-river from your digestive system.”  [25:33]   Podcast Disclaimer:  https://resources.thespadr.com/the-womans-doctor/#disclaimer