I'm Dr. Rupi and on this show, I help you feel more in control of your health through food and lifestyle medicine.

There is a fascinating ancient system of medicine called Ayurveda, originating in India over 3,000 years ago,

that's helped millions tune into their bodies through simple food, daily rhythms,

and plants. I've grown up thinking it was just a set of beliefs and traditions, but my guest

today really challenged me and revealed that Ioveda is actually a codified system of experiments documented and debated written in Sanskrit text.

Dr. Vijay, an internationally acclaimed integrated physician who blends Ioveda with modern evidence-based medicine,

has got over 30 years of clinical experience and regularly publishes in peer-reviewed journals.

And it's phenomenal that these ancient practices that we unpacked today actually mirror

a lot of what modern science confirms about gut health, lifestyle medicine and nutrition.

I was grossly skeptical of the entire subject, but I hope that this conversation will

expand your knowledge of traditional medicine and reframe how you look at Ayurveda.

Dr. Vijaymurthi, why do you give us like a one-on-one of Ayurveda for our audience?

Your Vedah is really about understanding of chronobiology.

Because Ayurveda recognizes that we either can adapt well with cycles of light and darkness or we can maladapt to these cycles.

That's why, you know, Ayyveda's way of choosing your diet, how many times to eat, how much to eat, how to eat, how to lead your lifestyle, what kind of

exercises to do, how much sleep should you get, how much of water should you drink, when

should you drink your water, what kind of herb should you take, all of that is about how do

we align ourselves with our cycles.

The cycle can be our own life cycle, like childhood,

young adulthood, middle age, old age, or it's the cycles of time,

like the seasons.

So because Ayurveda developed in, you know, tropical climate or subtropical climates as well,

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