When you walk into my office, you're not just getting a surface-level Ayurvedic consultation, nor are you getting the usual, cookie-cutter western medical care – you're getting both the depth of Ayurvedic medical care and the insights of modern medical science, seamlessly integrated.

At The Buddha's Medicine, we know how badly it can feel to be churned and processed through the corporate medical system, both from a patient standpoint and a provider standpoint.

Our commitment to maintaining a judgment-free environment goes beyond simple tolerance - it's an active, intentional practice of creating space for all lifestyle choices and everyone's personal preferences.

At The Buddha's Medicine, we value the radical acceptance Ayurveda opens the door to. And we emphasize Ayurveda's true nature as a universal science of life: one that transcends religious, cultural, and spiritual boundaries while offering profound healing wisdom for everyone.

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.

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.

In our shared modern world, healthcare can often feel impersonal and algorithmic. We dislike that as much as you do.

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.

Dravya Guna is core to Ayurvedic medical treatment. Without understanding the qualities of the medicinal substances available, it is not possible to provide optimal, effective, truly individualized care.

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.

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?

The day that I knew I wanted to pursue a life’s work in medicine was September 11, 2001, the hardest day of my life.

Treating spring and other seasonal allergies with Ayurveda.