Sahara Rose (@iamsahararose) is an author, public speaker, podcast host and Ayurveda expert. She is the best-selling author of "Idiot's Guide to Ayurveda" with foreword by Deepak Chopra and has been called "a leading voice in the millennial generation into the new paradigm shift" by Deepak.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The degradation of Sahara's health
• Sahara's first hot yoga experience
• Adopting a strict raw vegan diet and the long-term negative consequences
• Giving Ayurveda a shot, in a modern way
• Ayurveda is the world's oldest health system that originated in ancient India
• How yoga and Ayurveda are intertwined
• Yoga was never supposed to be a physical practice
• Stop starting the day with a cold drink
• The time between digestion is the time for detoxification
• How does eating meat impact digestion?
• Is it ok to drink with meals?
• Consider an elixir over a smoothie, in the morning
• An Ayurvedic seed tea recipe
• Doshas 101
• Are you a Vata, Pitta, or Kapha?
• At lunch, everyones digestive fire is burning the brightest
• Earth naturally provides us with the food we need to eat, at that time
• Tongue scraping is important for oral and digestive health
• Oil pulling for 20 minutes isn't necessary
• Remove the dead skin cells off your body with dry skin brushing
• How to... dry skin brushing
• Self-oil massage helps drain your lymphatic system
• An awesome recipe for quinoa breakfast porridge
• Sea salt lamps are great source of light, before bed
• Don't burn incense, in the house
• Wait at least 3 hours after finishing your last meal, before going to bed
• Health is a means to an end

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Related links:

Sahara Rose - Ayurveda (Idiot's Guides) (book)

Sahara Rose's website

Follow Sahara Rose on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Sahara's dosha quiz

Highest Self Podcast with Sahara Rose (Apple Podcasts)

Listen to Deepak Chopra previously on TUHP (episode #141)

Deepak Chopra (books)

Institute for Integrative Nutrition

A Real Treat: Nourishing Grain-Free Desserts and Healing Elixirs (Marni's book)

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Dr. Tung's oil pulling concentrate

Dry skin brush

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