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Minal Vazirani, MD Earns Board Certification in Integrative Medicine from the American Board of Physician Specialties

SL2025-10-16T13:46:50-04:00

WARREN, NEW JERSEY, AUGUST 24TH 2025 - Minal Vazirani, MD, of Warren New Jersey, has been re-certified in integrative medicine from the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) / The American Board of Integrative Medicine (ABOIM). This certification is valid until 2033. Board certification from ABPS / ABOIM demonstrates mastery of a physician's skills, knowledge [...]

Minal Vazirani, MD Earns Board Certification in Integrative Medicine from the American Board of Physician SpecialtiesSL2025-10-16T13:46:50-04:00

Our Favorite Apps – Taking the Health Initiative

The Start Small Movement2025-10-21T15:32:18-04:00

Building healthy practices like meditation and movement into our daily routines can be difficult between work, family, and other commitments. Since we are all about helping you harness the power of ancient wisdom with modern technology, we’ve compiled a list of our favorite apps to help structure your quest towards better mental and physical health! Whether you’re looking to return to old health habits or begin new ones, you’ll find colorful, soothing, and accessible environments for relaxation, growth, and fitness in the list below [...]

Our Favorite Apps – Taking the Health InitiativeThe Start Small Movement2025-10-21T15:32:18-04:00

Sleep and the Ayurvedic Clock

The Start Small Movement2025-10-10T14:20:15-04:00

The Ayurvedic Clock Sleep is one of the most fundamental aspects of health, yet it is often neglected in the fast-paced work-life balance that dominates our culture today. Nearly 40% of American adults report having insufficient sleep, defined as less than 7 hours of sleep per night (CDC). It is no mystery to modern scientists [...]

Sleep and the Ayurvedic ClockThe Start Small Movement2025-10-10T14:20:15-04:00

Ayurvedic Skin Care for Pitta Skin

The Start Small Movement2025-10-21T15:27:13-04:00

Ayurvedic care for pitta skin uses natural ingredients like aloe, turmeric, and sandalwood, and cooling foods, to calm and balance the skin.

Ayurvedic Skin Care for Pitta SkinThe Start Small Movement2025-10-21T15:27:13-04:00

Yoga for Optimal Health

The Start Small Movement2025-10-10T15:13:15-04:00

Yoga has many benefits for the mind, body, and soul. There are many different poses (called "asanas") that help with all of these. One common asana is Downward Dog, also known as Adho Mukha Svanasana. This stretch targets and benefits hamstrings, calves, shoulders, arms, and the back. Other common poses include Warrior I (Virabhadrasana [...]

Yoga for Optimal HealthThe Start Small Movement2025-10-10T15:13:15-04:00

Feeding the Gut Microbiome: Functional Ayurveda MD™ Style

The Start Small Movement2025-10-21T15:29:26-04:00

Feeding the Gut Microbiome… Functional Ayurveda MD™ Style! Homemade Yogurt, Buttermilk, Chaas, and Lassi In every culture, nourishing the gut microbiome is extremely important as it helps your immunity, nutrition, absorption of B12 (think: energy!!), conversion of Vitamin K (for important functions like blood clotting, bone health, heart health, and much more!), and so much more!

Feeding the Gut Microbiome: Functional Ayurveda MD™ StyleThe Start Small Movement2025-10-21T15:29:26-04:00

The Benefits of Ayurveda

The Start Small Movement2025-10-21T15:31:30-04:00

Ayurveda, or Ayurvedic Medicine, is a core tool we use to help people heal here at our Integrative Health Clinic in New Jersey. For many new patients at our practice it's totally new to them and they have a lot of questions. Some common questions that we get from patients first learning about Ayurveda are [...]

The Benefits of AyurvedaThe Start Small Movement2025-10-21T15:31:30-04:00

Tongue Scraping

FunctionalAyurvedaMD Team2025-10-10T14:57:05-04:00

What is Tongue Scraping? Tongue scraping, known as Jihwa Prakshalana, is an ancient Ayurvedic practice which traditionally uses a slightly rounded tool made from copper, silver, gold, or stainless steel (Here are two we love!). It has been used to scrape off build up of bacteria, dead cells, fungi and toxins formed on the tongue [...]

Tongue ScrapingFunctionalAyurvedaMD Team2025-10-10T14:57:05-04:00

Oil Pulling

FunctionalAyurvedaMD Team2025-10-10T09:07:25-04:00

What is Oil Pulling? Oil pulling is an ancient Ayurvedic technique which dates back over 5000 years where oil is swished in the mouth to cleanse and remove toxins by "pulling" or drawing them out. Oil pulling has the potential to benefit many ailments from gum disease halitosis asthma constipation migraine arthritis dental caries / [...]

Oil PullingFunctionalAyurvedaMD Team2025-10-10T09:07:25-04:00

Oatmeal Banana Cookies

DrV2025-05-09T14:10:57-04:00

Oatmeal Banana Cookies In the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda—a 5,000-year-old holistic healing system from India that balances body and mind in various ways including conscious food choices—every ingredient serves a purpose beyond mere taste. These oatmeal banana cookies embody this philosophy perfectly, with each component offering specific benefits: ripe bananas provide natural sweetness that calms [...]

Oatmeal Banana CookiesDrV2025-05-09T14:10:57-04:00

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