By Dr Rakesh Ayureshmi, Ayureshmi Ayurveda Wellness Centre, Kollam, Kerala, India   The Forgotten Intelligence of the Belly What if your mood, memory, and mental clarity weren’t ruled by your brain — but by your gut? Today, neuroscience calls it the gut–brain axis, revealing that our intestines communicate directly with our brain through a vast neural network and the vagus nerve. But Ayurveda, over 5,000 years ago, described the same truth — that a disturbed “Jataragni” (dig

By Dr Rakesh Ayureshmi, Ayureshmi Ayurveda Wellness Centre, Kollam, Kerala, India The Gut That Rules the Body Modern medicine calls the gut our “second brain.” Ayurveda said this thousands of years ago—long before microbiomes were mapped or probiotics were patented. Among all the therapies described in Ayurveda, Vasthi (medicated enema) stands out as Ardha Chikitsa—literally, half of all treatments. Why? Because it not only cleanses the colon but resets the Vata Dosha, the m

By Dr Rakesh Ayureshmi, Ayureshmi Ayurveda Wellness Centre, Kollam, Kerala, India Why Your Gut May Be Causing Your Head to Hurt Have you...