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This fortnight on the Vital Beta podcast

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. If you're planning on traveling

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India or Asia , you've

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got to listen to this episode . This is to avoid

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getting those parasites getting

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the runs , getting the deli belly , getting the barley

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belly . These tips are designed

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for foreigners , including , in our eyes , non-residential

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Indians . The reality is , our

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microbiome is so

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foreign to the local land as much

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as you've been there . There are a few

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Ayurvedic remedies that you can travel with

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, but there's one which is like what I

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call the Ayurvedic first aid kit . As an Ayurvedic

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health practitioner and seasoned traveler in

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India , I used to keep thinking I'm

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strong , I'm so used to it

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, I've got a strong immune system , but still

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it took me multiple

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, multiple times to learn my lessons

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. Welcome to the Vital Vader

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Show . I'm your host , dylan Smith . I'm an aortic practitioner

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and holistic health educator and

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someone who has a heart

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in India and Asia

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, and I have spent a lot of time there

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and I probably

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spent a few lives . There is what many people

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tell me , but the reality is , if

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you're joining me now , it's because you're

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maybe traveling to India , you're traveling to Asia

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, you're going to these countries maybe for the first time

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. Maybe you're a bit nervous because you don't

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want to get quote-unquote barley belly or deli

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belly in any of these Asian countries , which

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is very common , especially

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for foreigners , and these travel-related

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illnesses can be avoided and you

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can have an enriching and unforgettable experience

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. So , as an Ayurvedic practitioner

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, holistic health educator , I've compiled

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these guidelines for you to enjoy

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your trip , to help you enjoy your trip without

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the discomfort of digestive disorders

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. And I

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myself thought I was accustomed to

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Indian food and the environment . I mean , I've

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got a good digestion , I've got a good immune system

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At least I think I do , and

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I've been there so much

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and I'm really into the local . I don't

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go to the touristy spots , I'm local but

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still I kept getting parasites

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. And although the parasites

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severity was becoming less

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and I I didn't get as bad

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of a reaction was , I still

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had to be diligent

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. The more diligent I got , the less

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severity they got . But still there were things

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which I was doing and I'm probably

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still learning and experimenting and dancing

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with this . But there's a lot of things I've learned and

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I'm going to hit you up with the essential guidelines

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. And I want to first say

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that in Ayurveda we're a lot about

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detecting disease early , detecting

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the imbalance before it's

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really manifested , and this can be slight

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digestive discomfort . Tuning into

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intuition and your feeling in your belly . Did

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you eat something not good ? And if that's

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the case , then definitely do

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not continue to eat heavy

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foods or risky foods , which we'll

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talk about in a bit . Rather , be

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more towards a fasting diet , especially

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if your appetite is not hungry . On

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your appetite , drink some things . We're

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going to talk about these . So a few

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principles . I want to just list

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them out . By the way , as all

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these podcast episodes

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, we have show notes . The show notes are going

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to be helpful because they're going to be a list

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of these guidelines for safe eating and drinking

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and in the end , I'm just going to chuck in a few

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little guidelines on safe travel

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, not related to food or digestion , but related

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to blending in , particularly with Indian culture and

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also avoiding some potentially

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dangerous circumstances . But

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first of all , with the guidelines

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for safe Indian drinking , the really important thing . Number

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one water . Of course , bottled

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water . This is a known , pretty

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common but really important to

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check that the bottle of water

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you're purchasing has not been tampered with . Sometimes

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they fill it up and tamper the seals and

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don't seal the lid properly or the cap

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. So that's what you want , to make sure . But

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even instead of the small selling

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the water bottles or the one liter or the half liter

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water bottles , which are good , they're safe , but

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then you risk the microplastic

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absorption , just like in the West and other

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countries . Microplastic

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absorption , just like in the West and other countries . So you're better

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off going for the 15 liter large water bottles that are delivered into local

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houses , because even a lot of locals

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these days they're drinking filtered

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spring water or filtered

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reverse osmosis water . So just check . This is also

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going to reduce your risk of contamination . Also , ensure the restaurants that you're eating at

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is cooking with clean water . They're not going to reduce your risk of contamination . Also

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, ensure the restaurants that you're eating at is

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cooking with clean water . They're not going

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to be necessarily cooking with the 15 liter deliveries

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of water , but at least they have a good

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reverse osmosis system . That's very common in

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India to use reverse osmosis . Although

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it strips the nutrients , it strips

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a lot of the pathogens , so

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and it's not that expensive

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compared to other filters . So

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that's common what they use . I'd even add

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in to make sure that you brush your teeth and

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rinse your mouth with this bottled

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water . Second principle is

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consume hot food . Food

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should be steaming hot . This

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will kill any potential bacteria . Prevent food

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poisoning , so especially

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rice . This can harm bacteria

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when left out too long and because rice is so

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common in India , you want to get the rice

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that is steaming hot . Make

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sure your food's hot , freshly cooked . Third

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point is choose high quality restaurants

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. While dining at reputable

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establishments can reduce the risk

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, it's still not foolproof method

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. Okay , you've got to follow the other

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safety guidelines I'm talking about in this , but

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if it's possible for your budget and

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your means of travel , do choose the higher

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quality restaurants . On

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that note , I want to talk about

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street food . It's definitely something

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to be cautious about . I know

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it's very tempting , but I

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would say it's also probably

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the main area , definitely

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the main area . I would say in my experience

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that people are picking up parasites

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and pathogens . You know , only

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after covid 2019 or whenever

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that thing started . We I was

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seeing a lot of patients when they got back to travel and they

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were kind of nervous and I was doing consultations

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just for advice to how

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to travel India and how to be safe with their digestion

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and with viruses and things . But

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street food is a big common place . If

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you're going to eat street food , make sure

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the vendor is very busy . This

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is indicating that the food is fresh and the food is

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hot . That includes chai wallahs , like

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the , the stores that are serving chai

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. They should be high turnover . This is ensuring the

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milk is fresh and it's not left out for

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long periods . Again getting that bacteria . The

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last time I got a parasite

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, which you know was minor , but

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I was fever for a few days . I couldn't go out

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explore . I was only in a town doing

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a pilgrimage for a short time and I got

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it from a chai . And this

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was recently and I

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really thought and I did have

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good health . But it just shows how sensitive

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we can be when you're not growing up . And

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, as I said , even Indians are becoming sensitive

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because they're becoming habituated to

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the West or to the ways that the West

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doing it , or

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they're traveling in the West a lot , or living in the west they go back

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to india . They also cannot deal with this microbiome . So with fruits

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, you want to ensure that they're peeled properly . Okay , so get fruits

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that you fully peel or fruits

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that have a hard skin that you're not doing

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it . In relation to that , fruit

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juices , smoothies , sugar cane , sugar

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cane juice Sugar cane juice is

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tasty , it's cheap . In India it's

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so good , but really that's

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another common place . People can pick up parasites

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. You need to be very careful with

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sugar cane juice and with all fruit juices

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. The problem is the water they use to

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wash the fruits probably tap water

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. You're

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better off washing your own fruit . On sugar cane juice

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, called ik ras in Hindi , it

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requires a lot of washing before juicing

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it and some vendors are

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not washing it enough , so

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be careful with that , please

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. And of course , these

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are principles , but what also helps

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is when you have a good digestion and good immune

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system particularly a good digestion and

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that we speak about in other episodes . Or

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if you want to do a consultation to optimize your own

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digestion , you can book a consultation

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with me , a health consultation at vitalvatorcomau

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. Forward slash bookings , but it

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does help to be more resilient and have the

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remedies which we're going to speak to about in

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a bit . Some more principles , though Avoid

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ice and also cold dairy . The

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ice can be made from contaminated water

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in most of the situations . Better to avoid

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it . You may not know they're using ice . Think about

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the fruit juices they're making , the sodas , the

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ice cream . There's a lot of this contaminated

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ice around India and probably

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around the rest of Asia . So be careful

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with that , and same with the cold dairy products

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. They can harbor harmful bacteria . Another

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principle is an Ayurvedic principle and that is to

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avoid incompatible food combinations

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. Food

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, any cuisine , any culture , and be able to apply the principles of Ayurveda , which are principles

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of nature , in order to approach that food in a way that it's

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going to digest , the best for you , that it's going to suit you , how

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to use that food as medicine

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. This is what we could do , the essence of Ayurveda nutrition

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. And there's one component on

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what we call virudhana , which

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means incompatible food combinations

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. There's a bunch and again it's principles

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, but I'm going to share with you one principle

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of virudhana which is

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very commonly abused in

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India One food combination which is

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abused and it's become incompatible

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. It is incompatible and it

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is particularly related with parasites , and

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that food combination is mixing cow's

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milk with salt . Why

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is this so common ? Look at meals

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like drinking a masala

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chai with your samosa or your dosa

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for breakfast the samosa or dosa has salt

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and the chai is cow's milk . Or

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even after a meal after lunch

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, people having chai as if it's

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a dessert Very , very

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common in India . After a meal after lunch , people having chai as if it's

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a dessert Very , very common in India . So this combination of milk

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and salt creates quite

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an ideal breeding ground for parasites

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and this is one

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food combination you want to avoid , even though

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many people do it . It

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is not good for health on many ways , particularly if you're being sensitive . In

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India and we do it in the West as well we have our cow's milk coffee with our avocado

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toast and salt on the toast . So we

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want to really avoid that in general . So

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these are some principles on the food . Some

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extra things is the utensils

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that are used , even

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people themselves in India , because

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India is actually a very clean country in

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certain ways . They're very clean

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people as a culture . They purify things

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before using it . They have a good cleanliness

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due to the purity that they want

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to embody . When they visit a temple

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, for example , they

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actually wash things a lot . I've

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seen a lot of Indians where I lived in South India

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. In the neighborhood it's common

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for people to clean their car every day . They

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sweep their floor every day at the front of

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their house . They clean their house every day

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. In the West we get to clean it once a week , once

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a fortnight , do a vacuum and mop that

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bed sheets once

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a week . Indians have a

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refined sense of cleanliness

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in a way , and I guess some

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of them have to be when you're living in such overpopulated

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and polluted country in

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certain parts of the country . And

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one thing which they'd sometimes do when they would sit at

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a restaurant is clean their utensil themselves

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. So this can be simply pouring

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some water on the plate and washing it and rinsing

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it . You can even carry

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your own utensil , you

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can clean it yourself , you

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can wipe it with tissue . Eating on

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a banana leaf is very good because that's fresh

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, mostly always fresh and

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not being used before , so it has good

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energetics . But still the banana leaf

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, due to dust and transportation , should

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be cleaned with water . But still the banana leaf , due to dust

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and transportation , should be cleaned with water . And you'll see in the temple , if you'll

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serve the prashad , the holy food

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, the blessed food on banana leaves

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a common thing they'll , after they

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give you your leaf , they'll pour some water

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on it for you to clean your own leaf before they

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serve . So it's a good habit to

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clean your plate before receiving food

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. And with the water bottles , carry your

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own water bottle is ideal if , especially

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if it has a built-in filter or a built-in restructuring

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system or you have some portable

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restructuring unit that you can travel around

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. I highly recommend that . In india

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I travel around with this awesome

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unit . It looks like a funnel . It's

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from natural action technology

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, which is one of my favorite , if

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not my favorite water restructuring uh

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systems , and what it does is it's a funnel

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and it literally just goes in and out the other other

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end and it's got vortex technology and it's

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got certain materials in it which spins

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the water and allows that

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dead water , especially from reverse osmosis

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, to be restructured into

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a more lively , prana

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, life force filled state

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, more sacred geometrical

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state , more energy and

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more structured water

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. We're restructuring that water back

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to how it should be and how it was

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. So that's a good thing to carry around

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. There's a thousand and one ways to

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restructure your water , but you

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13:47

20 years or something , because you don't have to replace like

13:49

a filter , it just restructures anyway

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. Good to good to also have your own water bottle

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or your own water system , even if

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you're getting the filtered water to , to refine

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that , of course . Another

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thing is wash your hands regularly . It's

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simple , it's obvious , but really

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do it more regularly . Be like the indians who

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, who , who , clean themselves a

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lot before toilet , after toilet , especially

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when , before eating or touching your face

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, please don't forget to wash your hands and

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if you do find some

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issues are occurring , seek medical advice

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. There's plenty of Ayurvedic doctors

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around India , physicians who can help you

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. And , yes , consult

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a healthcare provider , for personalized advice

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is always important . Now

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, ayurvedic remedies to travel with

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is going to help you . So one

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of the things definitely is

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the number one herbal formula that I prescribe

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, the number one herbal formula that we dispense

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at Vital Veda , and that's a herbal formula called Shodhanavati

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, and I could talk a lot about

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this , but I'll just say it does many

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things , one being ensuring

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your body is regularly detoxifying

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, and that is ensuring regular detoxification

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through the bowels , through the urine , through

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the sweat and even other

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waste products like pus or

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wax in the ears or mucus

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and blood , menstrual

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blood . It ensures the body is regularly

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detoxifying and it's

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supporting the body's natural cleansing

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processes . So that should

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be taken in general , but

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especially if you're traveling to one of these places . Ideally

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you take it before and during . You're

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ensuring that during your travel you're

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regularly detoxifying . Shodhana

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Vati is very easy . It literally means purification

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tablet . Shodhana means purification

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, vati means tablet . You take three to five

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tablets before dinner , or even two

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to five tablets before dinner , and that

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dose you can adjust according

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to your

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ability to detox . If you're

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more on the runny , loose stool side

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, then you peel back

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to one or two before dinner . If

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you're feeling constipated or you're not having a

15:56

good complete bowel motion in the morning , first

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thing then have

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maybe three or four or five Shodha

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Navati . You can dance with that

16:05

and learn that herb . Another

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remedy to travel with , really important

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for India , is called Nasika , and these

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are medicated nasal drops , and what they

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path

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your nasal channel , your nostrils

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, enhances their capacity to filter

16:24

pollution . And this is especially important for

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whether it's in a polluted

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Indian city or it is a mountain

16:30

town or high up

16:32

in the Himalayas , where the

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oxygen is altered

16:37

and it's lower , you

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want to enhance your ability to intake

16:41

prana and filter pollution . This

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herbal infused oil is a great way

16:46

to protect your respiratory system from airborne

16:49

viruses , particularly that are entering

16:51

through the nose . So those

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are the two which I will say for general

16:56

. Definitely to travel with . Shodanavati

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tablets before dinner and Nasaga

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nose drops drops then I'm

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going to now talk about herbs to have on

17:05

hand in case any

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symptoms manifest and I'm talking

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we want to detect earlier , not

17:12

feeling quite right . Take the herbs

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, there's no harm . Every herbs are

17:16

like food , at least the ones we prescribe . Some

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people are doing extracts . That's another conversation

17:20

, but these whole herbs you

17:23

can take . Okay , the number one

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ayurveda first aid kit

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absolutely essential is

17:29

called prana drops , this

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small bottle of liquid . It's a small

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bottle , 15 milliliters , the same size as

17:36

the nasal drops . You just carry it around

17:39

with you everywhere . It helps with parasites , fever

17:41

, cold , cold congestion , pain , virus

17:43

, diarrhea , nausea

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, insect bites , much more

17:47

. All you do is you put a drop of this

17:50

in hot water , inhale the steam

17:52

and drink it . It helps . It's a lifesaver

17:54

. Many people call it a

17:56

lifesaver . That is the number one

17:59

first aid kit . Second important

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thing to travel with is called Shulagna

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Vati . Shula means pain

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in Ayurveda , shulagna means removes

18:09

the pain , shulagna Vati . But

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it does much more than removing

18:14

pain . This formula is particularly

18:16

for parasites , fever

18:18

and viruses , also

18:20

for headaches , pain , diarrhea , but

18:22

it's again very small

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tablets , a small

18:27

bottle , easy to travel with , and that's

18:29

again . Feeling any fever , feeling

18:31

any parasites coming , you

18:33

feel that you're developing , then take that as

18:35

need and the dose is different

18:38

for according to the situation . You can learn

18:40

about that on Vidalaveda , these formulas

18:42

, but one

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I remember once I traveled on a

18:46

pilgrimage going to this

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was kind of in my early days of traveling around india

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and my teacher told me to take this as a preventative

18:53

. And now I've not learned . People

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can take it as a preventative . If you

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feel vulnerable , you

18:59

can take it , but it's not really needed . It's if

19:02

your gut feels vulnerable or if you're in a place

19:04

where the food is very foreign to you

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, you're eating local food , you feel a bit

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unsure . Then you can

19:10

take this tablet four

19:13

times a day , four tablets four times a day

19:15

, the tiny little tablets , as a preventative

19:17

for parasites . Those

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two are kind of the main , really crucial

19:22

first aid kind of kits

19:24

for particularly parasites . There's

19:27

another one for parasites which is a

19:29

bit stronger , a bit more specific for

19:31

parasites , whether the shalagna does fevers

19:33

and and pain and so many things . The

19:36

other form is called akrimi

19:38

and that's a vital beta formula

19:40

specific for parasites and

19:43

it's good to take , especially if you're with

19:45

a group of people and you want just that extra

19:47

extinction of unwanted

19:50

parasites . You can take half a

19:52

teaspoon of Acrimi for adults twice

19:54

a day , whether with hot water

19:56

or with honey . Milavati

19:59

is another tablet . This is

20:01

not so much for parasites , it's more for colds

20:03

and flus and nasal congestion and

20:05

viruses and it acts kind of

20:07

like an antibiotic , but more

20:09

on that upper respiratory system , even

20:12

also the lungs . But rather

20:14

than a parasite it's more of a respiratory

20:17

viral illness or cold

20:19

. And the last one is

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an easy herb

20:24

you can get from India . The rest of the herbs are

20:26

vital beta formulas , but the last

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one is a classical formula and it's

20:30

called Amrit Arishta . Amrit

20:33

means immortality and

20:36

Arishta is a wine

20:38

. So this is a fermented beverage

20:40

which promotes immortality . But

20:42

what it's also really good at amongst many

20:45

of its karmas , amongst

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many of its actions , amrit

20:49

Arishta is very good for fevers

20:52

and you

20:54

take for adults 25 milliliters

20:57

twice a day after food . That

20:59

is the general dose and

21:02

that can be attained from most Ayurveda

21:04

pharmacies . So that's

21:06

it for the digestion

21:09

part . Remember , this is all

21:12

educational purposes

21:14

only . This is not intended to diagnose

21:16

, treat you or help

21:18

you with your specific conditions

21:20

. That requires a consultation with a quality health

21:22

practitioner or a physician

21:24

. This is just for educational purposes

21:27

only , and it is always recommended to consult

21:30

someone to be more specific

21:32

to you . So a few

21:35

other things I like to recommend to my

21:37

friends and patients and people who I speak

21:39

to about traveling to India . Of course , dress

21:42

modestly In many parts of Asia . Dress modestly

21:44

In many parts of Asia . Dress modestly . It's not only

21:46

a sign of respect , but it can also avoid

21:48

unwanted attention

21:50

, especially women . Women

21:52

should consider covering their shoulders , their chest

21:55

, their knees . Men should avoid wearing

21:57

shorts in particularly specific

21:59

cultural or religious sites . This

22:01

is going to also help you have a better

22:03

time because you'll be more respected . You

22:05

will be more blending in , more

22:08

treated like a local which is always nice while traveling

22:10

, rather than being the tourist person who doesn't

22:13

get to experience certain things . Another

22:15

fun one I like to recommend

22:18

to women is , when you get to India , buy yourself a silver

22:21

toe ring and put it on your second toe

22:23

and let people see it . I

22:25

mean , people will see it because you

22:27

are mostly barefoot

22:29

in India . A lot of places do

22:31

not require shoes and either or you're

22:33

wearing sandals and your toes are exposed . Wearing

22:37

a silver toe ring on your second toe

22:39

signifies that you are married

22:42

and that may reduce

22:44

a little bit the likelihood of receiving

22:46

unwanted advances from

22:49

men , which can be common

22:51

in India , especially if you're a

22:53

white woman that

22:56

is in the ripe age of fertility

22:58

, or any age you

23:01

can definitely experience that , any

23:07

age you can definitely experience that . But there's a whole other conversation

23:09

around that and about confidence , and in fact you can listen to an

23:11

episode we did with Luke Holloway and

23:13

that is all about personal security and this

23:15

goes through these circumstances

23:19

and why it's on a podcast

23:21

like this . It's not only about health , this podcast , but

23:23

it's about your health , of

23:25

your security , your health of your

23:27

home , the health of your body . Another

23:30

thing is be aware of local customs , understand

23:32

respecting local customs . This can help you

23:34

enhance your travel experience . Like I said , it

23:37

can prevent misunderstandings . An

23:39

example is , instead of shaking hands

23:41

with someone , we usually say namaskar

23:44

or namaste , and

23:46

that's a prayer gesture . So instead of shaking

23:48

the other person's hand , you can keep your both hands

23:50

to yourself at the chest in a prayer position

23:52

and that way you can greet

23:55

and attend to people . This is especially

23:57

useful for when , for example

23:59

, men are trying to shake the hand

24:01

of a woman because they want to touch them , or

24:04

anyone wants to shake the hand of a woman because they want to touch them , or

24:06

anyone wants to shake the hand of a man because they want to touch them , just

24:09

wanting to touch you . You may not want

24:11

that for various reasons

24:13

for energetic reasons , for hygiene reasons

24:15

, it's all related . The

24:18

best reflection you can do is namaste

24:22

, because this

24:24

indicates that this person is . It's

24:26

almost a a

24:28

different level of greetings

24:30

, it's a higher level in in certain

24:32

ways , and it almost

24:35

snaps them out of if they

24:37

were trying to touch you . For , you

24:39

know , it doesn't have to be a strong desire

24:42

to touch you , but even just they're

24:44

getting a bit excited . It

24:47

it actually creates that calmness

24:49

and it invites

24:51

that higher aspect of being

24:53

into all circumstances . That's

24:56

a great one . So a

24:58

couple others , very quick . Staying well-known accommodations

25:01

definitely good . Definitely get to get reputable

25:03

hotels or guest houses or someone you know

25:05

, definitely some of them

25:07

can be a bit corrupt , you

25:10

can say , and sketchy

25:12

, as we say in australia , and

25:14

stay connected , have reliable means of communication

25:17

. Get a local sim card or a roaming

25:19

plan international , and you can keep

25:21

so these ayurvedic remedies

25:23

, these guidelines which I've shared with you today , you're

25:25

going to significantly reduce your

25:27

risk of contaminating foodborne illnesses

25:29

so you can have a happier journey

25:31

in asia . A little

25:34

caution goes a long way . It's going

25:36

to make your travel smoother , enjoyable

25:39

, so I hope

25:41

you do not experience a very gastronomic

25:44

adventure , which many people do

25:46

in india . And if you do

25:48

, well , here are some remedies . Another

25:51

remedy which I didn't mention is better

25:53

to fast and just drink cumin tea , or

25:56

drink kanji , which is a rice

25:58

gruel with cumin seeds and a dry seeds . These

26:00

are things which you can get easily from places

26:03

which you're at otherwise . Go find an ayurvedic

26:05

clinic and take refuge there , or a panchakarma

26:07

center or or an ashram

26:10

, something which also caters to foreigners

26:12

that know how to

26:14

peel their vegetables , how to wash the vegetables

26:17

properly in good quality water

26:19

, using good quality water for cooking

26:21

. This is why , in the accommodation

26:23

aspect , it's good to or at

26:26

least the restaurant aspect , to go

26:28

to those places which understand

26:30

this fact

26:32

that the foreigner's microbiome

26:35

is so foreign

26:37

to the local

26:39

environment . And we need to , we can adapt

26:41

, we can mingle with the microbiome in a beautiful

26:43

dance and beautiful loving

26:46

way and tasty way , but

26:49

it is important to safeguard your health so

26:51

that you can fully immerse yourself in the rich

26:53

culinary landscape of these vibrant

26:55

regions . So

26:57

thank you for joining me . If you appreciate this

26:59

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27:02

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27:04

health and travel more healthy , you can book consultation

27:06

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27:12

until next time , I really hope

27:14

you travel smoothly and

27:16

blissfully and while you travel , you

27:18

radiate the bliss and joy

27:20

to all those who see

27:22

you .