In this in-depth interview with Sacha Stone, Dr. Atousa Mahdavi, holistic health expert and bestselling author of Wholly You, discusses the roots of modern medicine and how Functional and Ayurvedic Medicine offer a path back to true healing. With over 25 years of clinical experience, Dr. Mahdavi explains the importance of natural detoxification, herbal medicine, and lifestyle alignment for restoring balance in mind, body, and spirit.

Discover the holistic approach to health that truly works! Dr. Atousa Mahdavi shares her journey from chiropractic medicine to functional medicine, yoga therapy, and Ayurveda. Learn how intuition, nutrition, hydration, and mindful routines can help your body heal naturally and support youthful, radiant skin.

Discover how Dr. Atousa Mahdavi, holistic doctor and author, guides you through the universal laws of success and how to align your mind, body, and spirit for optimal health. Learn to raise your vibration, break free from stress and fear, and awaken the healing intelligence already within you. Topics covered: • Understanding energetic layers of the body (Koshas) • The role of breath and awareness in healing • Overcoming fear, guilt, and apathy through love and courage • Simple daily practices to quiet the mind and elevate your frequency 🎥 Watch till the end for tools to live consciously and thrive in your highest vibration.

Discover how Ayurveda explains the true causes of disease beyond just symptoms. In this video, Dr. Atousa Mahdavi (The Vitality Doctor) explores how Prajnaparadha (failure of intellect), misuse of the senses, time and motion, and forgetting our true nature contribute to illness. Learn how the mind-body connection, energy pathways (Ida & Pingala), and doshas with their subdoshas affect your health. You’ll also see how breathwork and pranayama practices help clear blocked energy, restore balance, and prevent conditions like constipation, headaches, and stress-related disorders. The first international documentary on Ayurveda. The 5000-year-old sacred science means “The science of life” is also a way of life for complete positive health and spiritual attainments. This documentary shares a learn a ton of tips, techniques, easy-to-practice methods, and mind-blowing health secrets. "Living Ayurveda" Directed by Venu G Somineni

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In an exclusive Desert Living Now - NBC Palm Springs interview, Dr. Atousa Mahdavi discusses the problems with today’s healthcare system, the main contributors to chronic health issues, and the key differences between conventional and holistic approaches to wellness.

Yoga helps cultivate appropriate attitude towards life. These are some of the qualities of a healthy mind resulting from daily mindfulness practices, breath watching, yoga and meditation establishing you in the higher self.

• Beyond anger
• Beyond fear
• Beyond passion
• Devoid of possessiveness and egoism
• Firm in understanding and un-bewildered
• Engaged in doing good for all creatures
• Friendly and compassionate to all
• Pure hearted and skillful without expectation

• B6 plays a vital role in supporting your blood, brain, immune system and metabolism, among other areas
• Signs of B6 deficiency include anemia, confusion, depression, mouth and tongue inflammation and a weakened immune system

Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) is a water-soluble vitamin first isolated in the 1930s.¹ The human body cannot synthesize B6, so one must obtain this nutrient from the diet or in the form of a dietary supplement.  B6 is naturally present in many foods, added to others (like fortified breakfast cereal). B6 is a generic term for six compounds with vitamin B6 activity, namely:^2,3

• Pyridoxine, an alcohol
• Pyridoxal, an aldehyde
• Pyridoxamine, which contains an amino group
• And their phosphorylated forms

About B6, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) writes:

Vitamin B6 in coenzyme forms performs a wide variety of functions in the body and is extremely versatile, with involvement in more than 100 enzyme reactions, mostly concerned with protein metabolism.  ...

Protein:

Protein helps maintain and support muscle formation and repairs within the human body. It can also help with energy. According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, they suggest that athletes should consume between 0.5 to 0.8 grams of protein per pound of body weight. ⁽⁶⁾For example, an athlete weighing 150 pounds would consume between 82 to 136 grams of protein daily. Your best source of protein can be found in the following foods: meats, eggs, beans, seeds, nuts, sprouts, quinoa and nut butters. It is best to avoid proteins with processed soy, dairy, or pork and any lunch meats containing nitrates or nitrites.

Carbohydrates:

Carbohydrates are used to provide energy during a workout or athletic event. Foods that are highly processed or contain sugar unfortunately do not provide the body with adequate nutrition. Over time, processed carbohydrates can cause excess fat storages, low energy levels, and muscle loss. ⁽⁴⁾The carbohydrates you want to avoid are the follo...

You don’t just wake up one day and become diabetic.  In fact, there are virtually no symptoms that you may experience in early stages or in the pre-diabetes stage.  But then one day your annual blood tests come back and your doctor tells you that your Glucose was too high and your Hemoglobin A1C was over 6.4%.  What does that mean?  Where does that come from?  Why wasn’t I warned?  Now what?  All these questions may be going through your head at the time, but what you are about to find out is that there are hidden factors behind medications, diets, the foods we eat, and even hormones that may be contributing to the rise of the diabetic epidemic.  Diabetes does not have to be a progressive disease and can be controlled or even reversed with just a few changes to your lifestyle habits.  Even when you think you are exercising enough and eating the right foods, you may have been misinformed or maybe just “in the dark” about products marketed for weight control.

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It’s that time of the years again, hot and sunny weather has arrived in the Midwest, at least for a little while.  During your participation in summer outdoor activities it may behoove you to be armed with a little bit more critical information when reaching for the sunscreen.

While there are certainly some instances where sunscreen may be prudent, these products are widely overused and contribute to widespread Vitamin D deficiency.  It is a commonly held natural health expert’s opinion that if you follow sensible sun exposure guidelines to prevent burning, these products are rarely needed.  One option is to get out of the sun or wear clothing the moment your skin starts to turn light pink.

Pilot Study Confirms Your Body Absorbs Toxins from Sunscreen 

In an FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) pilot study, four commonly used active ingredients in sunscreen are absorbed into your blood at levels that could potentially pose health risks.  The four ingredients evaluated include: ...