4. Processing Emotional and Physical Toxins

“There's a saying in Ayurveda that we are not just what we eat, we are what we digest.” – Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh

When you think of digestion you probably just think about the process of your full belly breaking down food into nutrients. In Ayurveda however, digestion also includes the processing of memories, experiences, and emotions.

This week on The Healing Catalyst, Dr. Kumar-Singh discusses how the body digests both mental and physical toxins and how that can lead to dis-ease. She offers a three-step process to clearing toxins and gives an overview on the ancient practice of breathwork. Listen, digest, and breathe.

• (01:34) - Digest everything
• (06:06) - Toxic load
• (09:41) - Digestive fire
• (11:21) - Do an inventory
• (12:17) - Dump your toxic load
• (13:14) - Go for a quick win
• (15:45) - Breathwork

You can follow Dr. Kumar-Singh on Instagram and LinkedIn. Learn more about Avanti and her mission at https://www.avantikumarsingh.com

Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh, is an Ayurveda Wellness Expert on a mission to show how Ayurveda is a health catalyst to achieve optimal wellness in modern life.

Over the two decades of her training, study, and research, Dr. Kumar-Singh has shared her expertise with Fortune 500 companies, at elite undergraduate and graduate institutions, and at prestigious industry and medical conferences. She has been featured in the Huffington Post, goop, Thrive Global and mindbodygreen, and served as the co-lead facilitator of the Faculty Scholars Program in Integrative Healthcare at the OSHER Center for Integrative Medicine at Northwestern Medicine. Dr. Kumar-Singh is also the author of The Health Catalyst.

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