Actionable Ayurveda with Salila

Author: Salila Ayurveda for Gut Health, Fertility, Hormones & Perimenopause

I'm Salila an Ayurveda healer from a 4th generation Kerala healing lineage, bringing you science-backed Ayurveda for gut health, hormones, fertility and perimenopause.I rejected my ancestral ways, lost five pregnancies, went home to Kerala, and was healed by everything I'd walked away from. Now I bring that legacy of Ayurvedic healing to you. Each episode gives you the herbs, rituals and teas to activate your Ayurvedic intelligence healing your gut, hormones and fertility from the root. Tune in for your weekly ayurveda micro-dose, sister! p:sJoin 200K women healing @salila.ayurveda on IG.
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The Congee Month Your Body Is Begging For.
Thursday, 17 September, 2026

Sisters, friends, it's time to slow down and heal. 🌾In this episode, Salila takes you home to Kerala, where an entire month is set aside each monsoon season for one ancestral ritual: eating congee. Not the Chinese dish most Westerners picture. The original South Indian kanji, the word Portuguese traders carried into English centuries ago.Salila unpacks why your Agni (digestive fire) craves this predigested, cellular-hydrating bowl of comfort especially when you're feeling bloated, sluggish or just burnt out. Plus, she shares her own personal longevity congee recipe, born out of pandemic-era pantry creativity and now a staple for clients healing their guts the ancestral way.In this episode:* The real origin story of congee - Kerala, not China.* How every culture on earth independently discovered slow-cooked rice porridge (juk, okayu, lugaw, canja).* Why low Agni creates AMA and how congee reverses it.* The Ayurvedic science of cellular hydration through rice-to-water ratios.* Salila's personal longevity congee recipe: grains, legumes, nuts and seeds, no rules required.Try this: Swap your heavy evening meal for a warm bowl of congee just 2-3 nights this week. Notice how you sleep. Notice how you wake up.Cook with love. Eat with awareness. Keep living Ayurvedic. (Kerala's Congee Month just wrapped for the year but this ritual works anytime, anywhere!)Instagram → @salila.ayurveda Email → ⁠healwithsalila@gmail.com⁠This episode is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified Ayurvedic or medical practitioner before beginning any herbal protocol, especially if you are pregnant, nursing ormanaging a health condition.