The Buddha’s Medicine Blog

Through our blog, we aim to provide a sanctuary of knowledge, inspiration, and practical guidance on … and natural healing. We’re passionate wellness enthusiasts, dedicated to bringing you valuable insights, ancient wisdom, and modern approaches to help you align with the healing power within and discover the path to a harmonious & fulfilling life. Explore the profound & timeless wisdom of holistic living, and unlock the secrets of well-being & inner peace within you.

About Dr. Matt, About Our Practice Dr. Matt Van Auken, MD, MPH, ABOIM, DipABLM, E-RYT, YACEP About Dr. Matt, About Our Practice Dr. Matt Van Auken, MD, MPH, ABOIM, DipABLM, E-RYT, YACEP

Treating Causes, Not Symptoms: Our Pharmaceutical-Free Practice

The Buddha's Medicine is a practice where we take a different approach to healing - one that addresses the root causes of illness rather managing symptoms alone. And you can be sure that our philosophy extends to our stance on pharmaceuticals and prescriptions.

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Dhyana: The Benefits of Meditation

Meditation is a remarkably powerful tool for supporting and maintaining health and well-being. Notably, the time-tested practice of meditation aligns not only with Ayurvedic principles of care, but also has strong support behind it from contemporary scientific research.

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Aging, Longevity & Rejuvenative Medicine, Diabetes & Metabolic Health, Nutritional & Digestive Health Dr. Matt Van Auken, MD, MPH, ABOIM, DipABLM, E-RYT, YACEP Aging, Longevity & Rejuvenative Medicine, Diabetes & Metabolic Health, Nutritional & Digestive Health Dr. Matt Van Auken, MD, MPH, ABOIM, DipABLM, E-RYT, YACEP

Ayurvedic Insights on Weight Management

Ayurveda offers a sustainable, long-term approaches to achieving and maintaining a healthy metabolism and body size by bringing the body and mind into coordinated balance.

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About Dr. Matt Dr. Matt Van Auken, MD, MPH, ABOIM, DipABLM, E-RYT, YACEP About Dr. Matt Dr. Matt Van Auken, MD, MPH, ABOIM, DipABLM, E-RYT, YACEP

Integrating Ayurveda and Modern Medicine - Part 4

There is great potential in the integration of Ayurveda with modern medicine. By combining the strengths of both systems, genuine comprehensive care is possible - care that addresses the root causes of disease and promotes long-term health and wellness.

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About Dr. Matt Dr. Matt Van Auken, MD, MPH, ABOIM, DipABLM, E-RYT, YACEP About Dr. Matt Dr. Matt Van Auken, MD, MPH, ABOIM, DipABLM, E-RYT, YACEP

Integrating Ayurveda and Modern Medicine - Part 3

The integration of Ayurveda and modern medicine presents a uniquely comprehensive and effective approach to healthcare. By combining the strengths of both systems, we can provide hyper-personalized, fully holistic care that addresses the body, mind, and spirit, leading to improved health outcomes and enhanced well-being for our patients.

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Mental, Emotional, & Behavioral Health Dr. Matt Van Auken, MD, MPH, ABOIM, DipABLM, E-RYT, YACEP Mental, Emotional, & Behavioral Health Dr. Matt Van Auken, MD, MPH, ABOIM, DipABLM, E-RYT, YACEP

Embracing Routine, Part 2: Dinacharya - Daily practices for Health and Prevention

The most regularly used Sanskrit term for this is dinacharya (pronounced “din-acharyaa”) - literally, something like “daily conduct” or “daily movement.” The term refers to wholesome habits for daily living that support health. Dinacharya works by bringing balance in simple ways where there might be imbalance, but even more importantly, via prevention.

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About Dr. Matt Dr. Matt Van Auken, MD, MPH, ABOIM, DipABLM, E-RYT, YACEP About Dr. Matt Dr. Matt Van Auken, MD, MPH, ABOIM, DipABLM, E-RYT, YACEP

Integrating Ayurveda and Modern Medicine - Part 2

Integrative medicine is at the foundation of medical practice at The Buddha’s Medicine. We combine lifestyle medicine, evidence-based mind/body practices, hands-on manual medicine techniques, supplemental therapies, and custom traditional herbal care with the advancements of modern allopathic understanding.

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About Dr. Matt Dr. Matt Van Auken, MD, MPH, ABOIM, DipABLM, E-RYT, YACEP About Dr. Matt Dr. Matt Van Auken, MD, MPH, ABOIM, DipABLM, E-RYT, YACEP

Integrating Ayurveda and Modern Medicine - Part 1

The rise of chronic lifestyle and environmental disease - and frankly, the complexity of human health - call for a more integrative approach, in my view: an approach that blends the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda with the scientific rigor of key allopathic tools.

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About Dr. Matt Dr. Matt Van Auken, MD, MPH, ABOIM, DipABLM, E-RYT, YACEP About Dr. Matt Dr. Matt Van Auken, MD, MPH, ABOIM, DipABLM, E-RYT, YACEP

Thoughts on Dosha Questionnaires

I get asked a lot what I think about dosha questionnaires - inventories of questions that are supposed to shed light on a person’s Ayurvedic constitution.

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Nutritional & Digestive Health Dr. Matt Van Auken, MD, MPH, ABOIM, DipABLM, E-RYT, YACEP Nutritional & Digestive Health Dr. Matt Van Auken, MD, MPH, ABOIM, DipABLM, E-RYT, YACEP

The Lifespan of Food and Its Impact on Health

Our bodies are made of food, and all food (or at least, all food worth eating) inherently has a shelf-life to it. The Ayurvedic perspective on this topic is essentially as follows: the shelf-life of food impacts the shelf-life of our bodies. This relates to excessive tamas: the quality of inertia and stagnation.

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About Dr. Matt Dr. Matt Van Auken, MD, MPH, ABOIM, DipABLM, E-RYT, YACEP About Dr. Matt Dr. Matt Van Auken, MD, MPH, ABOIM, DipABLM, E-RYT, YACEP

An Unconventional Journey to Doctorhood

There’s also the practical, training and experience-related side of The Buddha’s Medicine’s history. From a training and experience standpoint, what’s my deal? What do all those letters after my name mean, anyway?

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