How do we define a sustainable healthcare relationship? At The Buddha's Medicine, we consider a sustainable healthcare relationship to be a direct one: one wherein there is regular, consistent access and communication; one in which availability is high; one that is defined by trust and ample opportunities to develop that trust; and one that is financially transparent.

As I write this piece (early November, 2025), however, our healthcare situation in the United States is looking rather dire, for a variety of reasons. One of the chief contributors to this grim outlook is the cost of care - and in particular, the cost faced by regular, every day people - to get the care they need.

It is possible to live in a world with nearly zero measles, polio, whooping cough, diphtheria, and more. And it is possible for us to have enough health and well-being to withstand the intentional stressor of vaccines, and then to move forward with even more health and well-being.

Safe, sustainable plant-based alternatives to dairy products are essential to practicing Ayurveda healthfully in our modern world. This is true from a health standpoint, an environmental standpoint, an animal rights standpoint, and a personal choice standpoint.

As an Ayurvedic physician with extensive background in both Western and Eastern medicine, I'm often asked about the benefits of a plant-based diet. In this special post, I share my thoughts on how Ayurveda and plant-based living can work together in constructing a powerful, personalized approach to health and wellness.

In the Ayurvedic tradition, behavioral health is considered central and paramount to overall well-being.

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.

What we eat, how much we sleep, how we stay active, the ways we practice hygiene, and so much more must be flexible and change with the time of day, the phase of the moon, and the season.